Experience

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  Cedar Group

  • London

  • Creative Director

    • Apr 2018 - Present
    • London

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  Adoozie Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Creative Director

    • Jun 2012 - Mar 2021
    • London, United Kingdom

    Graphic design, illustration, websites, stage design and murals

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  CBRE

  • London, Greater London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
    • London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    Infographics and brochure design for global reports (EMEA). Print and digital design. Event design.

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  M-is

  • London

  • Senior Designer

    • Feb 2017 - Feb 2018
    • London

    Responsible for overseeing the graphic output with the multidisciplinary creatives working in parallel with other creative leads from our supporting teams. Gained even more experience working alongside our highly conceptual teams in a highly creative and innovative environment. This role gave me greater exposure to working on large experiential projects and an understanding of how differing development methodologies worked as part of the creative process. Within this role I managed projects, dealt with suppliers, overseeing and advising other designers and artworkers on a day-to-day basis.Projects and achievements:» Helped develop creative communications for AR and integrated interfaces for world-wide brands» Brand development & key identity for international events

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  BLAC

  • London, Greater London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
    • London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    Responsive web design and brand development for lead financial corporate, direct mail for charities, advertising for Leica, infographics and brochure design.

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  HeadcastLab

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • May 2016 - Jul 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Some nice digital design work for HeadcastLab updating the branding, design and imagery for their upgraded app. The app lets you quickly create, store, view and share 3D animated characters as messages. Great fun

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  Ipsos MORI

  • London

  • Graphic Design & Illustration

    • May 2016 - May 2016
    • London

    Infographics for Paradontax.

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  CBRE UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer & Illustrator

    • Dec 2015 - Apr 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Infographics and brochure design for global reports (EMEA). GUI design for CBRE's web portal.

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  Odd Eyes Theatre

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Animator

    • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Re-branding, logo design, marketing materials and animation for their re-branded website. Campaign and advertising materials for their theatre production #Haters.

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  90TEN Healthcare

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer & Illustrator

    • May 2015 - Nov 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Branded infographics, proposals and pitch presentations for best practices for the global healthcare community. Clients included: Allergen, NHS, Novartis and UK universities.

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  Hobs Reprographics

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic designer & illustrator

    • Apr 2015 - Nov 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Pitch-winning presentations, proposals and corporate brochures. Clients included: Barclays, Bouygues UK, Balfour Beattie, Hitachi Rail UK, Engie, JLL and Tideway.

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  ADP

  • London

  • Graphic designer

    • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015
    • London

    Web marketing materials, guidebooks and advertising for BT.

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  Magnet Harlequin Group

  • London

  • Graphic designer & Illustrator

    • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
    • London

    Branding for retail outlets, direct mail, event design, advertising, infographics and brochure design.

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  Vital Xposure

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Feb 2015 - Jul 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Production pack design for the theatre production of Let Me Stay. Poster design and marketing materials for the theatre production of The Disappearance of Dorothy Lawrence.

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  JLL

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Design

    • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Creating material for pitches, marketing and infographics.

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  Switch Brand

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Designer

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for conceptualisation and design of internal and external event design for Investec, working with a team of 3 designers. We maintained the corporate identity implementing advertising, events marketing for sports and cultural events (e.g. The Ashes), conferences, charity events and other promotional material).

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  23red

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Infographics Designer & Illustrator

    • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Design a set of illustrated infographics for the NHS' healthcare professionals sector.

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  Bell Pottinger

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for developing the visual brand, pitch work, event material and social media. Working alongside the senior designer, mid-level designers, partners and the CEO regarding visual brand and it’s values. Working with other designers and managers ensuring a cohesive relationship between print and multimedia. Handling external suppliers, strategic brand planning and creative direction. Managing external designers, photographers, printers and sign makers.Projects and achievements:» Helped push the percentage of successful pitches up to 65% in a three months» Developed the sub-brand Blogger’s Breakfast initiative to help understand blogging and bloggers and how that effects online marketing

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  inVentiv Health

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer and Illustrator

    • Apr 2013 - Aug 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Graphic design, infographics and conceptual illustration for client advertising and marketing pitches

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  Thomas Newman Consulting

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Web Designer

    • Mar 2013 - May 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Online re-brand and website design for financial consultancy companywww.thomas-newman-consulting.com/

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  JWHB Associates Ltd.

  • London

  • Web Designer

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2012
    • London

    Branding and website design for financial consultancy companyhttp://www.jwhbassociates.com/

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  CLS Group.

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Brand and Design Manager

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2012
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for driving, developing and policing the design and visual brand of the company forward. Working with senior management, business development teams and CEOs regarding visual brand and it's values. Working with other managers ensuring a cohesive relationship between print and multimedia. Creating the promotional and marketing materials.Handling external suppliers, strategic brand planning and creative direction. Managing external designers, photographers, printers and sign makers. Projects and achievements: • Singularly project managed internal and external global brand refresh with roll-out• New York and London office design refit of photographic imagery, way-finding and large format internal graphics. Including the design and overseeing installation of a 124 foot glass wall graphic in our NY office• CLS Currency Program — an international communication package for all the central banks globally• Sibos 2008–2012 — full event design, including all promotional materials and exhibition stand design• Bespoke A3 acrylic retirement awards• CLS intranet GUI design • CLS internet GUI and functionality design• Innovation of internal and external graphics to digestible infographics• Art direction of new brand imagery for roll-out in 2012

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  Warner Bros. Studios & hitRECord

  • United Kingdom

  • Animator

    • Mar 2010 - May 2010
    • United Kingdom

    Inception (DVD bonus disc documentary): “Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious”.Created animation dream sequence for movie documentary.

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  ActionAid

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Illustrator

    • Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
    • London, United Kingdom

    T-shirt design for PoverTee campaign

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  Dresdner Kleinwort

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Designer

    • 2005 - Jun 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for conceptualisation and design of solutions from concept to completion. Creating marketing, advertising, event packages, annual reports, brochures and web material for the international bank. Art directing 7 designers and 4 presentation staff with the projects; that they met with the original concepts and deadlines, from birth to final implementation and roll-out. Projects and achievements: • Global brand implementation and roll-out• Sponsorship brochure “Going the Extra Mile” — won the European Excellence Award in the Finance category• Frankfurt Marathon tram graphic design• Created sub-branding for Revolution

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  Spy Design

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Nov 2004 - Dec 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Marketing material for publications; such as Hollywood Report.

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  Taylor Wessing

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • Sep 2004 - Nov 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Internal branding and communication design for business development, events, annual reports, packaging and promotional material for the city legal firm.

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  Lambie-Nairn / VCCP

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Design

    • Jul 2004 - Jul 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Artworked advertising material for O2 ‘3 friends/Cuthbert Dibble Grub’ and ‘Rugby’ campaign.

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  The Direct Marketing Practice

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Lead Designer

    • 2003 - 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for the organisation of the design studio, art directing freelance designers alongside the art director. Working on corporate branding, promotional packs for conferences, charity pledge-packs, annual reports, advertising, websites and email campaigns. Clients included Jo Matthews Production, WWF, NDCS, JPMorgan Fleming, AIG and the AITC. Projects and achievements:• Promotion form graphic designer to Lead Designer in charge of design studio within a year• Upgraded workflow and client-interaction practices within studio• Rebrand of Euromoney Books logo• Design for WWF Guardian factsheets

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  Heresy

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2003 - Apr 2003
    • London, United Kingdom

    Esso campaign

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  Markel International

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Web (intranet) and Graphic Design Consultant

    • May 2002 - Feb 2003
    • London, United Kingdom

    Intranet and internal online branding design

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  Mercer

  • London

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
    • London

    Designed corporate brochures. Worked on marketing and branding campaigns for Esso and Texaco

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  Greythorn

  • City of London

  • Graphic Designer

    • 2002 - 2003
    • City of London

    Work as a freelance designer for Mercer (Jan ’03), Markel International (May–Nov ’02 & Feb ‘03) and Heresy (April ’03)

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  Hudson York Farrell & Career Legal

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • May 2002 - Dec 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Marketing and advertising material. Designed application capability test for new recruits.

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  Jamdown Music

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Design and Web Consultant

    • 2002 - 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Created new branding and new website for the record company to promote their current and future releases

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  Goldman Sachs

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Designer

    • 1999 - 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for conceptualisation and design of solutions from concept to completion. Working with a team of 4 designers and 3 presentation operators. We maintained the corporate identity implementing advertising, annual reports, events marketing (conferences, charity events and movie premieres), web design and large multimedia presentations. Projects and achievements:• Acted as a consultant and project management with external design agencies, such as Ogilvy & Mather• GS Challenge campaign, promotional and marketing material for their children’s charity• Project managed communication and branded materials for the first global town hall conference, incorporating 9 countries

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  The Black Bull Arts Centre

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Web Designer

    • Aug 2001 - Aug 2001
    • London, United Kingdom

    Website design for local theatre

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  Deloitte & Touche

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic design and web consultancy

    • Aug 1999 - Aug 1999
    • London, United Kingdom

    Pitch material, marketing and web design.

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  Post Office

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic design and web consultancy

    • Mar 1998 - May 1999
    • London, United Kingdom

    Intranet architecture and web design, and graphic design consultancy.

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  The Internet Web Design Company Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Designer

    • Aug 1997 - Mar 1998
    • London, United Kingdom

    Marketing, advertising, corporate identity and websites. Clients included MPG Associates, Fraser Trading International, Leisurescope, Guardian Finance, Wards of Gresham Street, Harts Brown Solicitors, Internet Network Services and Centurfax.Projects and achievements:• Introduced the option of business branding to all new websites; thus converting the company from IT website design company to graphic design company

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  Chase Beaumont Group

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Illustrator

    • Nov 1994 - Nov 1994
    • London, United Kingdom

    Magazine illustration for "High 5 — US Sports Monthly"

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  Passion Pictures

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Matte Painter & In-betweener

    • Sep 1992 - Nov 1992
    • London, United Kingdom

    Matte painter & in-betweener on BBC film; “The Making of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”.

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  Blaze Neon Ltd

  • Broadstairs, Kent

  • Draughtman's Assistant

    • 1986 - 1989
    • Broadstairs, Kent

    Voluntary unpaid Draughtman's Assistant

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  Key Scheme

  • Margate, Kent

  • Graphic Designer and printer

    • 1987 - 1987
    • Margate, Kent

    Working trainee designing and printing advertising and marketing materials