George Walker Email & Phone Number

Covent Garden

2011-2012 Art Director of a portfolio of magazines for The Co-operative Group, including Membership, Southern Counties and internal communications. Developing all creative, liaising and presenting to the client, commissioning photography, illustration and the management of all schedules and budgets.2009-2011 Art Director of a mix of financial titles, for Gartmore, Blackrock, St James' Place and Ashcourt Rowan, Marks & Spencers Money, ranging from newsletters to magazines, including a successful Wordpress website for Gartmore. 2010-2011 Digital Art Director, working closely with River’s Web Developer designed sites utilizing content from River’s contract magazines, including Healthy, Walk, Investment Perspective , and Dream, plus pitch work for many others. Also fulfilled complex weekly e-mail marketing campaigns for Salon Services, whilst creating monthly e-mail campaigns for The Ramblers & Walk Magazine2009-2010 Art Director, Superdrug Point of SaleWorking closely with the client and a team of creative art workers and designers, I spent a year overseeing the delivery of creative customer communications from shelf talkers to window adhesives, directed beauty shoots and seasonal media.2003-2009 New Business Art DirectorCreating an exciting new magazine to match the corporate tone of a client, whilst interpreting the clients marketing needs, against the clock, is probably the most exciting job in corporate publishing, especially if you win against your competitors. A few of the winning pitches were Virgin Holiday, Moss Bros "magalogue", Blackrock, Ashcourt Rowan, Gartmore, Lincolnshire Co-operative, The Co-operative Group, The Ramblers, The Birmingham Bullring shopping centre, Hamptons International (estate agents), and Harrods. Plus launch work on titles such as The Sunday Times Travel magazine, Inside Out WeightWatchers, Superdrug's Dare, and Shape. 2002-2003 Art Director of Healthy, the best selling UK health magazine for Holland & Barrett.