Experience

ID&C

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • May 2021 - Present

• Artworker Designer

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2021

  Within 6 months became the “dedicated designer” for the largest clients ID&C has, including Live Nation, Wimbledon, Silverstone, Keith Prowse, Lords and S.J.M to name a few.Emerged as organisation’s ‘knowledge bank’ for all things Creative Cloud, happily supporting team members to better their understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to improve company productivity and efficiency. Also responsible for the training and mentoring of new staff within the team. Championed and spearheaded the development of the company brand identity by redesigning all sample products to ensure a consistent message is communicated to its audience. Fronted the development and updating of the brand guidelines - something which had previously been neglected.Instrumental in the development of 5 new product lines and the procedures required to produce print ready artwork for these new products. These new procedures have helped reduce print errors from 10% to less than 1% on average for new products. Created bespoke designs for individual clients through a person-centred approach, ensuring each vision was converted into striking and memorable designs. Through this was able to reduce the turnaround time for larger festivals by up 50%.



identilam

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • May 2021 - Present



Robbo Designs

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2021

  Supported numerous start up businesses to design and launch a brand identity that stands out in an overcrowded and saturated market. This includes logo design, brand identity, marketing material and website mock-ups. Commissioned to create a myriad of work for clients. Type of work includes print designs, formatting of documents and company branding. Ensured customer satisfaction by implementing a structured feedback process and ensuring designs delivered meet exact customer specifications and deadlines. Managed the finances and budget of the business, as well as the local and national promotion through various marketing methods.



WORDZWORTH PUBLISHING LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Book Designer

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  Successfully became the designer assigned with the implementation of book covers for the largest orders. Utilised strong knowledge and skill with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to become a trusted company designer. Spearheaded and developed a new system for how amendments are requested by customers and then implemented by staff. Budgetary restraints meant a dedicated service to achieve this was not feasible, so instead devised and created a system using PDF comments. Through completing all the tasks for the apprenticeship was able to successfully increase the average number of books designed and implemented by up to 75%.