Experience

Bespokely Creative

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Designer

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Knibbs

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  My role at Knibbs Design Limited is as a graphic designer and project manager. This includes the designing, developing and building of websites, using different CMS software. Firstly the websites are designed in the adobe creative suite, before being html coded within php and css files, and finally are populated using the CMS software of choice. My graphic design role also includes; illustrations, SEO, print and packaging design. Whilst fulfilling the role as designer I also manage clients, external developers and consultants in a project management role. Ensuring that the design process is as seamless and efficient as possible and meeting the client's needs and expectations.



Loughborough University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Designer

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2021

  Product Design at Loughborough University has inspired me to further pursue a career in design. I particularly enjoy the opportunity to work on a project from initial idea, to final working product and all the challenges that brings. I am enjoy immersing myself in new learning and life at university, for example involving myself in sport activities. I hope to further build upon my skills, by making the most of all the opportunities and experiences available to me, in order to pursue my passion for design.

• Design School Peer Mentor

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2018

  I was a peer mentor at the design school and use my design knowledge to help steer the younger designers in the right direction. My role is to work as part of a wider team of mentors, we offer our advice and help mentor the new starters to the university. It has helped to expand my people skills and helping people offers a great morale reward.



designjunction

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Volunteer

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  During my time at designjunction I assisted in the project management of the London Design Festival. This included organising the build of the exhibition centre in which dozens of design companies displayed their latest products. During my time at designjunction I assisted in the project management of the London Design Festival. This included organising the build of the exhibition centre in which dozens of design companies displayed their latest products.



Next

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  During the summer of 2017 I worked as a Retail Designer in Next Home Department at their headquarters in Leicester. During my time there I worked alongside a team of designers and worked directly with senior designers for the next home department. As well as regularly attending important design vision meetings the Director and founder of Next Home. I worked on various projects such as identifying up and coming trends in the market and then presenting these trends to the team of designers. In addition, producing my own designs for the accessories and kitchen-ware department.



Tesco

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Assistant

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2017

  My role at Tesco was a customer assistant, as part of the stock control team. This has improved my people skills dramatically, as I have to deal with a wide variety of situations, including agitated customers, solving their shopping problems and doing my best to assist them. These skills transfer to my design course, by giving me a better understanding of people and their problems. Clearly, this is very relevant to design, as making a user friendly product is a crucial part of the design process. Further skills include, completing tasks to a high standard in a given time frame, in order to meet deadlines. On some occasions my manager is not present and I have to lead and help co-ordinate my team to be as efficient as possible. This shows that I can handle pressure and responsibility and that I excel under these conditions.