Clients include:Brand Me, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, The Children's Society, Sue Ryder, Marie Curie Cancer Care, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, YorkCVS, NSPCC, Hand in Hand International, Plan UK, Alzheimer's Society

Lead creative across a range of projects – dissecting briefs prepared by the marketing team, brainstorming ideas and creating concepts for pitches and then presenting work to internal clients. Collaborating with copywriters to ensure creative synergy and effective communication.Creative direction and creative services management – managing and trafficking work through a studio of designers and artworkers; encouraging, mentoring and motivating junior team members. Also commissioning photographers and art directing on shoots, both in studio and on location.Brand guardianship – evolving our brand guidelines and working closely with appointed ATL agency to ensure brand is positioned correctly across all comms.Design consultancy – running branding workshops and training sessions across the organisation and externally for our rostered creative agencies. Also evaluating and art directing complete redesigns of the communications suite.Experienced across a range of formats and media – including internal comms and corporate literature, promotions, merchandise and high profile external campaigns, working in a variety of media, including front-end web design and Flash animation.

Largely freelancing with a great little agency, now part of Story Worldwide.

• Working across a range of projects, from identity, brand guidelines and literature, through to internal campaigns, web design and flash programming. • Dissecting briefs, brainstorming ideas and creating concepts for pitches. • Collaborating with copywriters to ensure content and design work together to best effect. • Presenting work to clients, taking feedback and refining concepts – often to strict deadlines. • Selecting stocks and finishes that complement the design and meet the client’s requirements.