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London, England, Gb

St Albans, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Creating luxury skincare packaging renders & final print-ready artworks for multiple new product launches, including Platinum Pep8 Stem Cell Serum, launched exclusively at Harrods.• Creating and editing print-ready packaging artworks – covering all primary, secondary & leaflets• Collaboratively working with NPD Department• Quality control for all packaging - primary, secondary & gift packaging• Working alongside Senior Packaging Designer on all gifting kits and New Product launches, from researching, conceptualising & sourcing to delivery of finalised product• Using awareness of differing global market requirements to create instructional illustrations for launching into new markets worldwide, for use on web and mobile• Creating accurate packaging renders for management review• Managing project to update artworks & transfer to new supplier ahead of changes in production location• Designing & developing graphics that are fit for purpose & in-line with brand guidelines• Gathering research, creating mood boards & populating design presentations both within beauty & external industries• Establishing brand packaging colour tolerances & guidelines• Working with suppliers to ensure packaging print colour tolerances are adhered to• Meeting with and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers• Attending packaging exhibitions

Remote

A variety of projects including Logo Design, Branding, Business Card Design, Packaging Design, Artworking, Icon Design for Packaging & Web, Website Banner Design. Event Signage, promotional materials. Product realisation using 3D software.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I took on multiple commissions for Wedding Invitations, Illustrations and Stationery.Going on a journey with the client from their ideas and preferences in the initial briefing through to arranging final prints and delivering to the client.

Welwyn Garden City

I worked within a team managing and arranging utility contracts. Building strong relationships with external utility suppliers to manage billing and metering enquiries.

Stevenage, United Kingdom

An interim role as I had just moved back to Hertfordshire. Remedy Fulfilment is much merchandise fulfilment company, specialising in orders of merchandise within the music industry. I worked managing deliveries and stock, liaising with stockists and clients and carrying out quality checks.

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Cover Artist completing book cover illustrations for a series of 20 book covers for the most famous of William Shakespeare's titles. The brief was to create engaging new covers encourage to interest of new readers in a style reminiscent of theatrical posters. A quote was chosen from each play, which was incorporated into each design.

Hatfield, Hertfordshire

I worked within a busy Human Resources RPO on site at Pitney Bowes, supporting the HR Partners for just over 2 months. I took on the role from the previous occupant, as she progressed into her new position within the team, owned the role for a month and relayed my knowledge to the New Starter when she began. The purpose of this role was to provide a full range of first class administrative support to our Client Services Teams and to deliver exceptional service to our client and candidates. This involved advertising roles, arranging interviews, creating contracts and offer packs, assisting candidates and conducting recruitment surveys with candidates for their feedback.I enjoyed training the permanent Recruitment Co-ordinator and working alongside her as she developed into the role. This required me to be adaptable, a fast learner and a good teacher, I feel that I succeeded in this and added some fresh ideas to the process in the short time I was there.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I worked as part of the In-House Resourcing Team within HR. This role spanned the entire recruitment process, from advertising new opportunities, briefing agencies, arranging Interviews and Psychometric Tests, to conducting Credit Checks and ensuring candidates Pre-Employment Screening can begin. I worked closely with a Resourcing Advisor to manage both Permanent and Contractor roles. I especially enjoyed liaising with the Hiring Managers and Candidates and get a sense of satisfaction from supporting a candidate from the application stage right through to the offer stage and seeing them start in the business. This role required attention to detail and a good team spirit, as it is a fast paced environment providing support across teams during busy periods is very important.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I worked in the Resourcing Team within the HR Department at The Co-operative Group, providing specialist resourcing services to the corporate function. The main focus of this role was to support the Resourcing Advisors and carry out the Pre-Employment Screening and Credit Checks for all candidates being interviewed for roles. This was a key role that demanded a keen eye for detail, a firm understanding of legal requirements, the business’ policy and the importance of adhering to these strictly. I really enjoyed the variety that this brought to the role as I spoke to different employers every day.

Welwyn Garden City

I worked for Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), a Project Management and Quantity Surveying company with a predominantly retail focus. I worked for a variety of clients including LOCOG, M&S Plc, Tesco Stores Ltd.I was seconded to Tesco Stores Ltd for a Communications role for three months, on the Click & Collect scheme, (a rebranding exercise with new signage and new storage solutions to support a 3 year growth plan). I showed a great aptitude for communication whilst working in this role, which involved communicating across the hierarchy of the company - from the store staff up to the Store Development Manager within Head Office, as well as with external suppliers. I successfully displayed tolerance and understanding in a complex and contentious situation, while still keeping to timescales and deadlines.

Hertford

I worked for the Information Governance Unit; in the Data Protection Team liaising with public to provide them with access to confidential and Social Care records, as well as in the Information Access Team providing documents requested by the general public when requested under the Freedom of Information Act. I have extensive experience managing phone calls and queries of a complex and stressful nature in a sensitive and calm manner.I effectively coordinated the administrative needs across three different teams to ensure strong, clear communications between all three and a cohesive end result. I was responsible for making sure deadlines, a fundamental part of the process, are kept to, as there are legal timescales, which must be adhered to.I demonstrated an excellent ability to manage my time effectively across these teams and escalate any issues raised from different colleagues. I worked alongside the Records Management Service to retrieve files from archives and offsite storage.

Ba (Hons), Illustration, 2:1

Btec Diploma Foundation Studies, (Art & Design)