Experience

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  Suzannah Leigh Design Ltd

  • Surbiton

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • Surbiton
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  Easyfairs

  • Belgium
  • Events Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Creative Design Manager

    • Jun 2016 - Nov 2022

    • Head of the design team at Easyfairs UK• Coordinating brand standards across multiple territories• Management of team work scheduling, resource and allocation• Management of design freelancers, agency outsourcing, photography and print work• Coaching and training the marketing teams to brief and understand design• Execution of design across 20+ events/products - such as collateral, signage, video, and digital etc• Design Wordpress/Elementor website templates• Lead on re-branding and new creatives whether done in house or through an agency• Work with the digital marketing team on PPC campaigns, email and website design

  • Graphic Designer

    • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

    • Execution of design across 15+ events/products - such as collateral and digital.• Working with the marketing teams to creative design solutions and concepts.

  • Temporary Marketing Executive

    • Dec 2014 - Feb 2015

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  Reed Exhibitions

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Marketing Coordinator

    • Oct 2012 - Aug 2014
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Managed team schedules, admin tasks, and show photography briefs, ordering supplies and merchandising products. • Worked as part of a team to plan marketing events to advertise IBTM Global Events portfolio product range (M.I.C.E) in the Travel and Corporate Events sector. • Looked after show so...

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  Jaego London

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Womanswear Designer & Brand Marketer

    • Oct 2011 - Oct 2012
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Was solely responsible for designing the 2013 occasion/evening wear, wedding and ‘mother of thebride’ ranges.• Sourced fabric for both existing and new collections, and completed the pattern cutting for bothranges.• Recruited models and worked closely with photography agencies. Also assisted wi...

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  Burberry

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Temporary Administrator

    • Aug 2011 - Oct 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Assisted the Sales Managers by monitoring collection purchases and assisting with communications to key franchise clients.

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  SooziQ.Design

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Designer & Illustrator

    • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    Skills include: Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Construction/embellishment, Print Design, CAD-Photoshop/Illustration, Crotchet.

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  Artexis Easyfairs

  • Twickenham, United Kingdom

  • Marketing & Artworker Assistant

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
    • Twickenham, United Kingdom

    • Worked as part of a team to market the trade shows which easyFairs held for clients.• Responsibilities included brand design, customer communications, data management, web design, and created artwork for adverts, htmls, buttons and banners

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  Richmond Adult Community College

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Receptionist

    • Aug 2010 - Oct 2010
    • London, United Kingdom

    Client facing, manning the phones, communicating with students and teachers. Booking appointments and looking after schedules.

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  Pretty Maids

  • Production Assistant

    • Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

    Wedding dress/Special occasion wear construction and embellishment

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  Dege & Skinner

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Intern

    • Jul 2008 - 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Work experience with tailors in Kingsley Street. Helping with pattern drafting/cutting. Also observing and assisting in the front of shop in Saville Row at Dege and Skinner suit makers.

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  Gap Inc./Gap

  • Visuals Assistant

    • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

    • Organising window and in store visuals; dressing mannequins, arranging wall hangings, shelves and wall advertisements for the different collections and general presentation of store. • Managing deliveries and helping to the running the shop floor. • Requested to do visuals for other southwest...

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  C J Hall Vet

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Receptionist

    • 2005 - 2005
    • London, United Kingdom

    Customer facing, manning the phones, various admin tasks, booking appointments and looking after schedules. Coordinating shop sales and surgery orders.