Experience

Semaphore

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Freelance Design; Self-employed

• United Kingdom
• Graphic Design
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Creative Designer/Illustrator

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  I have over 24 years experience in graphic design, litho, large format, signage and exhibitions industry with agency background. Ability to demonstrate high level of creative thinking and produce concept work using hand sketches or computer software to a professional standard. Comfortable with client meetings and design pitches, worked in print for many years, dealt with major clients from The O2, The Royal Mint and Nestle Purina. I have over 24 years experience in graphic design, litho, large format, signage and exhibitions industry with agency background. Ability to demonstrate high level of creative thinking and produce concept work using hand sketches or computer software to a professional standard. Comfortable with client meetings and design pitches, worked in print for many years, dealt with major clients from The O2, The Royal Mint and Nestle Purina.



Exhibit Hire Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2019

  I am presently working at FabFab and Exhibit group where I helped grow the business from scratch by getting sales, meeting clients, taking briefs, ordering stock, designing all the way through to completion.Artworking, Printing on the Canon Arizona flatbed, cutting on the Zund. I also prepared and printed panels and various bits of signage and bespoke elements for Exhibit Group I am presently working at FabFab and Exhibit group where I helped grow the business from scratch by getting sales, meeting clients, taking briefs, ordering stock, designing all the way through to completion.Artworking, Printing on the Canon Arizona flatbed, cutting on the Zund. I also prepared and printed panels and various bits of signage and bespoke elements for Exhibit Group



Promotion Line

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Artworker

  • Oct 2016 - May 2018

  Working with a team of Designers on mostly High End branding Projects such as Nestle Purina (Bakers, Felix,etc) Ensuring guardianship of the brand. Working with a team of Designers on mostly High End branding Projects such as Nestle Purina (Bakers, Felix,etc) Ensuring guardianship of the brand.



PrintHouse Corporation

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Graphic Designer / Reprographics

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2016

  Responsibilities Working as a Lead Designer within a busy London design and print studio with the responsibility of organising 2 designers and artworker, liasing with repro department, pitching to clients, meeting briefs, preparing artwork for press. I have worked with AEG, O2, BBC, Lloyds Market Association, Starkmann, Orexis, Bureau Van Dijk, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Chapman Ventilation, People1st, Sportsrabilia, Brampton College, Mossbourne School, Everyman Cinemas, Hamilton Court, London Maccabi, The Shire Golf London, Population Matters, Giraffe Restaurants and Coventry City FC.



Tolputt Keeton

• London, England Metropolitan Area

• Graphic Designer

  • Apr 1998 - Mar 2004

  Responsibilities I worked here for over 5 years as a graphic designer, in which I experienced many aspects of design through to print. My duties included preparing incoming artwork for press and setting artwork for customers. With my hard work and dedication I turned the company into a major force in the printing trade. Skills obtained were handling big clients, meeting deadlines, organising jobs to go to print, working on CPT, Quarkxpress, Coreldraw, Indesign, Photoshop. Most of my time I dealt with Numark Pharmacy, so there was a lot of catalogue work, shooting products, pos, photoshop clipping, photo-retouching, typography, colour correction, brochures etc. Other clients were Burton Albion Football Club, Key Lekkerland and Nottingham Forest Football Club. This is where I recieved Employer of the Year, Tamworth & Lichfield Business Awards 2003, which I am very proud of. Accomplishments Employer of the Year, Tamworth & Lichfield Business Awards 2003



Cosigns Flexographic Printing

• London, England Metropolitan Area

• Artworker

  • Apr 1994 - Feb 1998

  Responsibilities Working for a flexographic printing company as a junior graphic designer, reproducing artwork for photopolymer plates to be printed on many types of bags for retail outlets. The company eventually relocated to Cornwall. Skills Used Coreldraw, Typographical Skills Responsibilities Working for a flexographic printing company as a junior graphic designer, reproducing artwork for photopolymer plates to be printed on many types of bags for retail outlets. The company eventually relocated to Cornwall. Skills Used Coreldraw, Typographical Skills