Experience

Hult International Business School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mid-weight Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Courtney L Ellis Illustrations

• London, England, United Kingdom

• Illustrator and Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  In January 2020 I started my work as a self-employed Illustrator under Courtney L Ellis Illustrations. Although this is an ever-changing role, the main areas of my business include: working on client design projects and running my e-commerce store. Key Responsibilities: Working with clients on personal and commercial projects including visual identity and logo branding, digital web/UX design, book and editorial design, and providing illustration graphics. Running an eCommerce store and online business using Shopify and other previous website platforms. Learning and implementing the newest sales and marketing strategies. Building a brand and social media presence, running digital ads and marketing. Networking, attending, and hosting events and art stalls. Working on new art pieces and ideation of products for sale as clothing and art prints. Show less



Creditspring

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Visual Designer, Brand & UI

  • Feb 2023 - Jul 2023



World Cancer Research Fund

• United Kingdom
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Designer

  • Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

  At WCRF UK (World Cancer Research Fund) I work as part of the in-house design team to evolve the WCRF brand and produce creative assets for the charity's website, socials, ad campaigns, and printed marketing. Key Responsibilities: Creating content that aids in spreading key health messages and awareness of the charity; using full Adobe Suite to produce creative assets, videos, and motion graphics for use across socials, websites, and print. Working on the charity's new rebrand helping to best implement this throughout the company. Carrying out admin tasks such as: meeting and diary management; briefing for subcontractors and freelancers; setting up project admin and briefs; equipment inventory checks; organising photography library and image licenses. Show less



Ascape LLP

• London

• Architectural Designer

  • Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

  Previous role working on a temporary contract for a small Architect firm to help with a demanding workload. Fast-paced changing role I learnt to work up ideas quickly hand sketching then moving into the digital design stage. I spent time laying out carefully curated presentation boards and writing persuasive design access statements to win clients and planning departments over. I would regularly attend creative meetings to discuss ideas, forms, structures and build methods, learn fast, take onboard creative criticisms to constantly review design ideas and amend concepts. Key Responsibilities: Modelling and designing concept ideas for architectural and interior design client briefs, presenting ideas to clients aesthetically through moodboards and 3D visuals. Submitting proposals and research for planning permission. Developing ideas ready for onsite construction and managing on-site queries. Show less



P+HS Architects

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Architectural Technician

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2020

  Post qualification I joined P&HS as part of the technical design team. The role was dynamic and allowed me to work with high profile public clients such as NHS. Attention to detail, a keenness to learn fast, strong graphic and presentation skills were paramount as well as multitasking, prioritising and effectively taking on board constructive feedback to meet deadlines. Key Responsibilities: Responding to site and client queries; producing and presenting design ideas through the use of adobe creative cloud software and architectural software; amending and drawing up of construction packages and details; Production of interior layouts, finishes & FF&E schedules; document control through the use of cloud based systems - Asite & Viewpoint and general office admin. Show less



UrbanEdge

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Architectural Technician

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  I undertook this role with UrbanEdge Architecture as part of my university placement year. Here is where I learnt skills in professional creative workflows such as how to professionally use photoshop for presentations to clients, hand sketching and deriving design concepts from site research. I learnt to work fast with an eye for detail to same-day deadlines, quickly moving ideas on from concept to finalised drawings and architectural designs. Key Responsibilities: Urban masterplanning for land development schemes; revised construction drawings to onsite queries and changes; learnt to professionally use drafting software such as AutoCAD and Revit and Adobe Creative Cloud; became aware and adhered to graphic and architectural design principles and architectural quality management systems to correctly produce and organise documents and drawings. Show less