Experience

Rocketbox Design

• United Kingdom
• Graphic Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rob Loxston

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  2013 — PRESENTCreative DirectorLeading a small team in an integrated agency. Working with clients such as the NHS, Ironman UK, National Museum of Royal Navy, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Somerset County Council, MET Office, Millfield School. • Excellent drawing/visual communication skills in client facing environments.• Motivator and resourceful creative, developing and inspiring design team.• Ensuring consistent high quality creative output from Rocketbox• Interpreting/writing client briefs.• Managing and briefing in-house designers outsourcing specialisms to freelancers.• Extensive experience managing print and digital projects.• Exhibition interpretation strategies, implementing technologies such as projections, video, sound design, 3 dimensional structure design.• Understanding brand positioning and tone of voice.• Visual direction.• Ensuring momentum of projects signing off, go-live and arranging press passes.• Massive print & reprographics and Apple Mac experience.• New business proposals.• Leading business development of Rocketbox.• Presenting at pitch level. Show less

• Creative Director

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  We are Rocketbox.We make dynamite opportunities fly.We create persuasive brands from the ground up.We engage in intuitive digital.We design print that’s as functional as it is beautiful.We can launch you. WHAT ARE WE?We’re a boutique Creative Agency.We’ll use our knowledge to create a brand strategy that utilises great design & typography, intuitive digital and web, powerful UX, image creation and even video or motion graphics. We produce all of this in-house at our Somerset studio. We’ll show you how amazingly effective a creative agency can be to your business. WHY WE DO IT?We want you to enjoy the experience and the solution. We want to make great work, that we’re (you’re) proud of. We want your business to succeed, makes us look good (and you).We want to tell your story. Show less



Design Training South West

• Somerset

• Founder key trainer

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Offering Adobe software and pre-press training (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Tutored by experienced agency creatives and professional teachers. Our training ensures that you leave with practical experience as well as useful tips and tricks. http://designtrainingsouthwest.co.uk/ Offering Adobe software and pre-press training (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Tutored by experienced agency creatives and professional teachers. Our training ensures that you leave with practical experience as well as useful tips and tricks. http://designtrainingsouthwest.co.uk/



Strode College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Lecturer in Graphic Design (PT)

  • 2006 - 2014

  Strode College, Somerset – Delivering Foundation, BTEC ND Graphic Design and A-Levels. Design and present exciting lessons that actively engage learners, differentiating session delivery to a range of learning abilities (FE) Strode College, Somerset – Delivering Foundation, BTEC ND Graphic Design and A-Levels. Design and present exciting lessons that actively engage learners, differentiating session delivery to a range of learning abilities (FE)



Freelance Illustrator/creative

• Freelance

• Freelance Illustrator/creative

  • 1993 - 2005

  Represented by London Agent, New Division. Worked with Saatchi & Saatchi US, WH Smith, Marks & Spencer, Cosmopolitan, British Gas, American Express, Hodder & Stoughton, Random House, Oxford University Press, Pearson Educational to name but a few. Using digital and traditional mediums in a variety of styles. robloxston.co.uk Represented by London Agent, New Division. Worked with Saatchi & Saatchi US, WH Smith, Marks & Spencer, Cosmopolitan, British Gas, American Express, Hodder & Stoughton, Random House, Oxford University Press, Pearson Educational to name but a few. Using digital and traditional mediums in a variety of styles. robloxston.co.uk