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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

My role at Teviot has developed positively and extensively as the business has grown. Initially, Ijoined Teviot as Lead Designer on the Regis Corporation (Brand Maintenance) account, responsible for the design and production of all hair salon promotional marketing across North America. This role required me to produce and implement effective, brand compliant, print and digital design solutions for the world’s largest owner/operator of hair salons. I utilised leadership, management and design skills in equal measure to drive very high standards of design, production and process management.Key achievements:• Guiding the maintenance team from infancy to a thriving and profitable production team.• Developing and maintaining the brand direction for 12 hair salon brands.• Creating and shaping file resource systems to benefit the productivity of the team.• Mentoring and developing individuals within the team to increase knowledge and skill levels.• Developing efficiencies and processes via client workshops in Minneapolis.• Learning management skills and increasing the number of staff I line manage.While continuing as a Senior Designer, I also hold a Design Team Manager role. It is myresponsibility to design and develop lean processes that support the Design Team in deliveringefficient, best-in-class output.• Support Head of Design in designing functional improvements.• Support leadership team with driving the understanding of commercial awareness.• Design and implement changes to best working practices.• Establish good practice for consistent and efficient project completion.• Work with Client Service Team to improve the briefing process.

Leith, Edinburgh

As lead creative my role included; generating and developing creative promotional and design concepts, managing the creative team, overseeing the production and planning aspects of the design studio and strategic development of the agency new business marketing plan. Clients include; Citibank, The Edrington Group, Burn Stewart Distillers, VisitScotland, International Beverages, Festivals Edinburgh, Scottish Council for Independent Schools, The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

A full service, RAR top 100 agency, highly focused on results based success. Clients included; British Gypsum, Bridgedale Socks, Scarpa, Mountain Equipment, Derby University, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Commission for Employment Skills. Day to day tasks include strategic brand development, conceptual thinking, art direction, copywriting, advertising, direct mail, point of sale, packaging and illustration. I was part of a creative team that continually and consistently brought measurable success to our clients. I was personally responsible for key new business wins in the outdoor clothing and equipment market. Other notable wins included contracts to produce numerous reports for the government agency UKCES; and creating over thirty new retail brands and packaging designs for Smiffy’s, the country’s largest supplier of fancy dress costumes.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Highlights included; Pan European advertising campaigns and corporate communications for Rexam Glass, one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers; exhibition, promotions and corporate literature for multi-national steel company, Outokumpu Stainless; designing and implementing consumer facing brands for Compass Group, the leading global food services company; retail packaging solutions for aggregates and decorative suppliers Tarmac Trupac and Vitrex.

Yorkshire

Freelance for agencies across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. I took part in brand, creative, design development and artwork projects for Brass (formerly Brahm), Propaganda and Linney Design amongst many others. Clients included; Persimmon Homes, Triumph Motorcycles, Costcutter, Mira Showers, Government Departments, NGOs and educational institutions.

Hagley, West Midlands

Achievements included marketing campaigns for Alcon Engineering – suppliers to motorsport teams worldwide; direct mail campaigns for Philip & Tacey – supplier of educational aids to schools; corporate identity and literature for Raft International – a financial services company; annual report for London & Cambridge Properties – owners of a nationwide property portfolio worth over £600m.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Achievements included brand implementation for Rugby Cement; creative marketing solutions for Sema Group; corporate literature for National Grid and Diageo Group; annual report design for Ofwat and identity projects for the Lottery funded arts group, Birmingham Arts Marketing.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Designer for the technology transfer company based at the University of Leeds. Designed brand identity and marketing solutions for university start up companies.

Hnd, Design Communication

Btec, Art Foundation

A-Level

Gcse