Experience

YMCA East Surrey

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  • Design and produce high quality designs for print including brochures, newsletters, advertising, leaflets, flyers, infographics, web banners, signage, posters, pull up banners, street banners to powerpoint presentations and stationery. • Design images for use in YMCA East Surrey social media from FB, Twitter to Instagram. • Design and produce eye-catching YMCA Annual review yearly. • Manage the design process from initial brief to completion, including prioritising projects, scheduling print workload, logging all print jobs, proof reading and invoicing to relevant departments. • Ensure quality of final work is produced to schedule and budget. • Ensure that the national YMCA brand guidelines are implemented correctly in design work and across the organisation. • Manage the photo library. • Assist the Marketing manager with updating content on the YMCA East Surrey website. • Produce and edit short videos to promote YMCA East Surrey’s services. • Write necessary copy to support the design of new marketing materials. • Manage relationships with printers and other suppliers Show less



British Dental Association

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Oct 2013

  • Managed the design team within the Marketing directorate, ensuring that all marketing collateral plus the Events team annual conference work was designed to very high quality, on time and within budget. • Managed the production schedule for the design team to ensure publications met their deadlines set by the marketing team, are of the requisite quality, within budget and conformed to the BDA corporate guidelines. • Created, designed and managed the BDA annual conference brochure and all conference related marketing/promotional materials as well as emails and web banners. • Designed a range of promotional materials ranging from handbooks, advertising, leaflets, brochures to conference materials and e-media for web. • Undertook all print buying and print quotes for the BDA to ensure value for money and quality. Liaised directly with external printers and suppliers and responsible for signing off all proofs. Show less



Diabetes UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Nov 2000 - Dec 2004

  • Responsible for the design and layout of Diabetes UK’s fortnightly magazine, Balance alongside a team of editors. • Designed and produced layouts for the Diabetes Update quarterly magazine. • Designed and project managed a range of promotional materials ranging from advertising, flyers, brochures, leaflets, catalogues and all fund-raising materials. • Managed the designer and contracted freelancer, making sure their work is of high standard and adhering to Diabetes UK’s guidelines. • Managed and liaised with photographers and illustrators. Show less



Hodders & Stoughton

• London, United Kingdom

• Designer

  • Apr 1998 - Oct 2000



Octopus Design

• Wokingham

• Junior Designer

  • Dec 1996 - Mar 1998