Clara Marcus Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

United Kingdom

Managing Agent & Producer at The Jacky Winter Group’s UK office. Established in 2006, the Jacky Winter Group is a creative production agency representing over 100 leading contemporary illustrators, animators, and image-makers across the globe, with agency offices in Melbourne, New York & London. Our full-service animation studio, Flutter, brings to life the work of our artists (and others) to deliver animated and live-action content for TVCs, digital, film, music videos, VR, AR, art installations, live events, and more.Alongside our day-to-day work producing world-leading creative content, the Jacky Winter Group is responsible for a whole host of other fun ventures - jigsaws, gallery shows, podcasts, publishing, artist residencies, educational resources, and creative conferences. Get in touch and let’s create something special!

Melbourne, Australia

As Senior Producer & Agent, I specialise in strengthening creative collaboration between artists, agencies, and clients. A background working in design and production roles for artistic charities, publishers, and creative studios informs my practice. I apply her firsthand knowledge of artistic processes to liaise between the vision of the artist and the objectives of the client, and establishes thriving creative environments in which artists have the knowledge, support and security to deliver outstanding work.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

As Relationship Manager, I demonstrated high level interpersonal and business development skills and passion for communication design to raise the profile of Principle Design, an award-winning ethically focused graphic design studio based in Collingwood, Melbourne.- Developed and implemented a pro-active, strategic and coordinated marketing strategy using both traditional and innovative approaches.- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills when developing and maintaining relationships with key clients, partners and suppliers.- Translated business objectives into brand, design and marketing strategies for external clients.- Led design workshops to define project briefs.- Identified and generated sales leads to meet monthly sales targets.- Demonstrated excellent written communication skills. Produced proposals, tenders and successful awards entries.- Reported on Google analytics and managed SEO suppliers.- Produced a monthly eDM. Developed and maintained the company website and launched and produced content for journal page.- Demonstrated excellent budgeting and financial management skills.- Attended regular networking events.- Demonstrated strong management and negotiation skills whilst working with external suppliers.

London

As Project Manager at Module, a full service creative agency, I was responsible for managing digital and print projects for a varied and discerning client base. In this role I demonstrated an ability to fill multiple roles within a small team and interact effectively with all departments. Involvement in all stages of a project; from initial briefing and quoting through to delivery and on-going support. - Proven track record of delivering projects on time, within scope and within budget. - Main point of contact for a varied client base; from city law firms to creative start ups. - Gained technical knowledge and experience using bespoke and out of the box content management systems.- Collated credentials documents, contributed to proposals and delivered project pitches. - Directed daily workflow for creative and technical teams.- Improved in-house communication. Encouraged collaboration and cross-functional skills. - Reviewed and refined studio processes resulting in improved efficiency. - Accumulated data for SEO audits and assisted in the delivery of on-going SEO and social media campaigns and strategy. - Expanded upon knowledge of print production. Liaised with suppliers. - Delivered projects to extremely tight deadlines in a high pressure studio environment. - Developed general studio management and administrative skills. Please note: gap in employment between February and October 2014 is due to travel across Australia and New Zealand.

London

The Campaign for Drawing / The Big Draw is an independent charity that raises the profile of drawing as a tool for thought, creativity and social and cultural engagement. As a member of a small team my position as Creative Projects Coordinator encompassed a wide range of roles. - All in-house design including promotional materials, e-newsletters, web assets and event signage.- Jointly managed all social media platforms. Launched the successful ‘Big Draw Blog’ as an informal communication tool. Introduction of Pinterest and Instagram accounts. - Ideas generation, design and delivery of ‘Drawing Differently’ digital resources launched using the Issuu platform. - E-commerce – developed and promoted the online shop and coordinated the sale of merchandise through larger retailers such as the Tate. Analysed sales patterns and designed and ordered new Big Draw merchandise which sold successfully to a newly identified market. - Identified opportunities for Big Draw pop up shops at arts events across the UK and was responsible for sales. - Contributed to generation and delivery of successful ‘Faber-Castell’ sponsorship bid. - Coordinated volunteers at Campaign for Drawing public events in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the National Gallery. - Proposed ideas for future ventures to trustees at bi-monthly board meetings.- General administration and customer service.

London

Interned with the design team at world-renowned monthly arts and fashion magazine Dazed and Confused, and accompanying website Dazed Digital.- Designed magazine spreads and web assets. - Gained an understanding of commercial print processes and designing within brand guidelines. - Liaised with photographers and agencies. - Responsible for magazine archives and distributing past issues.

Brighton

Interned with leading digital media company and contributed to projects for clients including The British Museum and The Virginia Historical Society. - Created design concepts for apps and websites. Contributed ideas and artwork to proposal presentations for clients. - Gained an understanding of user centered design, designing for the web and web trends. - Completed image research projects.

Ba(Hons), Graphic Design

Foundation Diploma In Arts And Design, Distinction

A Levels, Fine Art, Textiles, English Literature, English Language, A,A,A,A