Experience

FIX8Group

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer & Visualiser

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  As working as a member of a small team, flexibility and proficiency in a wide range of skills is essential.My personal tasks vary on a daily basis and frequently include: • Collaborative creative direction• Concept visualisation in-situ & image retouching (Adobe Photoshop)• Sketch conceptualisation, illustration & story-boarding (Hand sketching, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop)• Creation of screen content for clients (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & After Effects)• Compiling presentation documents & updating the company portfolio (InDesign & PowerPoint) • Brand development; including FIX8Group’s recent internal re brand & the creation of our brand guidelines along with the associated branding rules; branded merchandise; the creation of template documents (Adobe InDesign template documents, CC colour swatches and font styles, Microsoft Office templates).• Content creation for social media & company advertisements for digital & print (Adobe After Effects, Photoshop & Illustrator)• UI & UX Design (front end); app flow design & graphic elements (Adobe Illustrator & After Effects)• Refinement of the concepts & files, as created by other members of the team• Daily research tasks & the creation of mood boards for both team & client inspiration• Occasional content animation and motion graphics (Adobe After Effects).



Freelance Designer / Self Employed

• Industrial Designer

  • May 2015 - Oct 2018

  During this time, commissioned work was primarily graphics based and was created both by hand and in Photoshop / Illustrator. These ranged from high end image retouching to the production of detailed product sketches, concepts and visuals, which were then ready for final development in CAD.Projects Included: • Medical products: Research of the problem & existing products; product development; concept design & styling,• Children's toys: Concept design, illustration & packaging,• Luxury chocolate: Aesthetic design & packaging,• Power tool design: Aesthetic branding,• Apparel: Photoshop visuals and graphic templates in collaboration with manufacturer• Company re-branding work: Including the development of brand guidelines & associated document templates.



NORTH WEST MOUNTAIN BIKE CENTRE LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education

• Support Staff

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Part time staff, alongside my Design freelancing and cycling training to gain new insights into the world of running a small business, customer communications and stock organisation, alongside a keen interest and passion in cycling.



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Officer Cadet (EMUAS)

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2015

  I joined the East Midlands University Air Squadron (EMUAS) in my first year of University, where I stayed for 2 years. I was invited back for my final year after returning from placement, which is only given to students who have previously done a lot for the Squadron.Whilst on the Squadron, I participated in parades on special days; volunteered at airshows; attended debating nights every week; learnt to fly a Grob Tutor; went on several training expeditions (Including sailing on a leg from New York to Boston) and was also given the role of Social Secretary (to name but a few).During the role of Social Secretary, I had the task of organising weekly socials and helped to plan and prepare for larger events, such as balls and formal dinners.



Smallfry Industrial Design

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Designer

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  The role was applied for and undertaken as a placement year as part of my University education.During my time at Smallfry, I worked on an extensive range of products where I had the opportunity to input at different stages of the development process. Primarily, tasks were at the front end; research, conceptualisation and product visualisation (hand sketches, Photoshop & Illustrator Visuals). In addition I also had the opportunity to develop many of these concepts in CAD (Solid Works), where they were developed for rapid prototyping & manufacture.Physical model making was also often key in product development and initial testing.



Machin Bate Associates

• Secretary

  • 2007 - 2011

  In addition to secretarial work, I carried out simple design tasks, helping with the production of technical drawings and plans.