Experience
Senior Campaigns Co-ordinator
SYSTRA UK & Ireland
2020 – Now
Graphic Designer and Campaigns Co-ordinator at a world-leading transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering business. Defining the evolving brand alignment across all platforms and the wider business. Managing and driving a vision for content design and project development. Delivering work across a broad range of media daily, including small and largescale print, digital assets for internal platforms and social media, video concept and creation, copy for communications and managing/creating targeted campaigns.
Marketing and Graphic Design Manager
Venture Lighting UK & Ireland
2018 – 2020
Marketing/Graphics manager at an established lighting design specialist organisation, collaborating with an in-house technical team and external regional sales partners. Specialising in rebranding packaging, websites and brochures, alongside assisting with video production, product photography, 3D Keyshot/Sketchup drawings and exhibition design for Venture Lighting Europe and Sunmaster light fixtures. Artwork featured online and in print with clients such as Professional Electrician (and Builder), STEARN, Electric Center and exhibitions. Role made redundant due to COVID-19.
Graphic Designer
WernerCo
2015 – 2018
Graphic design and website maintenance for the world-leading Towers and Access company WernerCo incorporating four unique brands; Youngman, ABRU, Werner and BoSS. Maintaining brand distinction and considering different consumer audiences’ requirements; ‘Trade’, ‘Professional’ and ‘Home Owner’.
International / nationwide packaging, exhibition space design and website rebranding of Abru and Youngman ladders. Creating engaging social media compaigns for new releases. Managing application / product photoshoots and utilising my own photography when required. Creating unique challenging artwork for external brands (designing nine languages for a small space / map-fold product instructions). Worked in collaboration with external regional sales teams.
Artwork featured online and in print with clients such as Argos, Homebase’s Ideal Home Exhibition, Lampe, Centaure, HSS and B&Q.
Graphic Designer and Website Support
Landau Forte Charitable Trust
2013 – 2015
Sole Graphic Designer managing and collaborating with six college/school campus staff to produce print and digital marketing campaign materials across the spectrum from primary school age through to school leavers; material had to be appropriate for different audiences.
A broad range of content was produced. Local newspapers, large external banners, bus branding, open air billboards, prospectuses, student magazines, social media, restaurant menus, on-site digital television advertising, concise wayfinding signage and websites were regularly designed and updated across all six academies to tight deadlines.
Freelance Part-time Designer
SISO/Rethinkyourmind
2012 – 2013
Temporary position. Designed promotional material and cd/vinyl inlays for the band Refuge. Contributed photography/designed a mental health book, sent to all mental NHS Health Care Trusts in association with Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax at the House of Commons.
Historical Archive Transcriber
BECTU Sector of Prospect
2012
Temporary position, project managing UK-based volunteers, and transcribing historical archive material within the UK’s media and entertainment trade union and the BFI’s library.
Freelance Designer
FD2D/Tate Galleries/Leicester City Council
2012
Working with SEED Creativity and From Dusk 2 Dawn Magazine. Pitched to Tate Gallery and Leicester Council. Won a competition to create a recycling campaign, featured in From Dusk 2 Dawn magazine and Leicester Council merchandise.
PA & Administrator
foundation degree forward
2007 – 2011
Provided PA support for two external Senior Directors, managing their diaries, ensuring effective use of time and resources. Booked travel and accommodation for up to 25 geographically dispersed regional staff based throughout the UK. Selected as member of project team set up to fund and enable the creation of health and social care foundation degrees throughout the country. Monitored progress over a two year period.
Business Administrator at SENTA
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
2007
Provided PA support for two external Senior Directors, managing their diaries, ensuring effective use of time and resources. Booked travel and accommodation for up to 25 geographically dispersed regional staff based throughout the UK. Selected as member of project team set up to fund and enable the creation of health and social care foundation degrees throughout the country. Monitored progress over a two year period.
Administrator
Winkworth
2006 – 2007