Experience

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  We Are Reach

  • Bath, England, United Kingdom

  • Art Director

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  AgencyUK

  • Bath, England, United Kingdom

  • Lead Graphic Designer

    • Nov 2020 - Nov 2021
    • Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Sunhouse Creative Ltd

  • Bath, United Kingdom

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2017 - Oct 2020
    • Bath, United Kingdom

    Sunhouse Creative is a Bath-based design studio specialising in FMCG and packaging. Whilst at Sunhouse, I worked across some of their most prestigious contracts including Magnum, Boston Tea Party, Danone and Unilever.Although Sunhouse made its name producing FMCG packaging, I was designing a range of media including posters, presentations, assets for video animation and illustrations. I have seen my illustrations use on products around the world - and it's a real buzz to see my designs out in the wild.

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  Red Central

  • Bath, United Kingdom

  • Middleweight Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2014 - Apr 2017
    • Bath, United Kingdom

    Embedded within a small creative team, I am no stranger to tight deadlines.Discovering, developing and applying trends to a range of brands, products and diverse media.Thinking creatively for illustration, typography, layouts, patterns and print.

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  TheAgency

  • Bath, United Kingdom

  • Creative Designer

    • Feb 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Bath, United Kingdom

    My role at The Agency required me to produce strong concepts to enable brand development, as well as the redevelopment of existing brands, working to very specific briefs as detailed by my clients.I was responsible for developing initial concepts to create visual identities, corporate logos and communications via print design, templates and client websites - producing work of the highest quality on time, and within budget. I built, managed and maintained successful client relationships and accounts, and confidently juggled multiple projects.I am proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite and demonstrated a range of multi-disciplinary experience including illustrative, print and digital and played a key part of the creative team, developing pitches and promoting the company; pulling together design territories.

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  Stuff Advertising

  • Bristol, United Kingdom

  • Junior Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Bristol, United Kingdom

    Stuff is a Bristol based advertising agency, founded by Richard Spruce, the former head of creative at Mcann Erikson, Bristol.My main roles included assisting the creative director in developing spreads, creating graphic and illustrative icons unique to specific articles, photographic specific product shots and assisting with photo shoots. Design of promotional and advertising projects for clients such as Nestlé and Trunki.

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  iLivExtreme

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2011 - Jan 2013

    The UK’s No.1 Extreme Sports Blog has 3 internal sections : iLivExtreme, Adrenalin Chronicles, and The Music Show.For all 3 sections, I am in charge of all public facing brand recognition including main logo designs, idents, T-shirt designs, web layouts, television advert storyboarding, advertising and incorporating sponsors such as Relentless and SkullCandy within logos.I maintain a professional line of communication providing updates and progress reports on the different stages of my designs, as well as meeting strict deadlines.

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  The Constant Media

  • Swansea

  • Junior Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012
    • Swansea

    The Constant Media specialise in web development, web-design, copy-writing, social media, graphics and web-marketing. My more challenging roles within the company were liasing with numerous high-profile companies on a regular basis.Working closely with a team of freelance support web designers and developers to complete work for our clients, often to a very limited timeframe.

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  Big Cat Group

  • Graphic Designer Internship

    • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

    Learning key skills for advertising, marketing and customer service. During my time at Big Cat I dealt with customers and often had to meet strict deadlines. I was often asked to organise finished and on going projects, Photoshop editing photographs and also coming up with advertising ideas for Rospa and music festivals taking place in Birmingham.

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  Cube Creative Solutions Summer

  • Graphic Designer Internship

    • May 2004 - Sep 2004

    Flyer and logo design, Throughout this 5 week placement I learnt a great deal of the daily goings on within a small freelance design office, having different tasks set every day such as branding and advertising opportunities.