Gethin Oliver Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, Gb

Portsmouth, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

As the Senior Designer at Really B2B I am responsible for pioneering award-winning creative for a wide range of UK and international businesses. From designing content pieces such as infographics and eBooks to crafting Big Ideas and re-imagining brand identities, I’ve been sculpting work that has had cut through and delivered amazing results in a competitive landscape.Alongside helping Really B2B rank as a UK’s top 10 B2B Marcomms Agency 2020 through empowering creative, last year we were also the most awarded agency at the B2B Marketing Awards - taking home a total of 6 gold and 2 silver in categories such as Best Multi-channel Campaign, Best Use of Direct Mail, Most Commercially Successful Campaign, and Best Corporate Decision-Maker-Targeted Campaign. As lead designer, I have worked alongside the Creative Director and Head of Content to generate ideas, craft campaign aesthetics and deliver the creative executions which lead to such a grand achievement for our business.Since joining the agency in 2017, I have worked within a creative studio which has consistently delivered award-winning campaigns for our clients, including:2020GoldM&S – ‘Be Unforgettable’ won ‘Best Lead Generation or Nurturing Campaign’, ‘Most Commercially Successful Campaign’ & ‘Best Corporate Decision-Maker-Targeted Campaign’Kettyle Irish Foods – ‘The World’s First’ won ‘Best Use of Customer InsightSilverBritish Gas - ‘Energising Efficiency’ won ‘Best Use of Account-Based Marketing’Kettyle Irish Foods – ‘The World’s First’ won ‘Best Product Launch Campaign’Continuing on from last year’s high, Really B2B have been nominated once again for another 5 awards at the 2021 B2B Marketing Awards.As official Creative Partner of the 2018 International B2B Marketing Awards, I was presented the opportunity to work on the Big Idea to create a campaign of stunning, illustrative-collage visuals based around the theme ‘Artists of Change’.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

In my initial role at Really B2B I was responsible for overseeing and developing alldigital-related content which passed through the studio. This responsibility gave me the opportunity to enhance my skills and evolve the agency’s digital design offering across websites, landing pages, HTML and interactive publications including playbooks, eBooks, tipsheets, mobile tipsheets and infographics.Becoming brand guardian for Really B2B allowed me to apply my specialist branding skillsin developing the brand style to better-suit the contemporary B2B space. I was also in constant communication with the Marketing Director and marketing team to ensure allpublic content was consistently on-brand.

Waterlooville, Hampshire

At Thomas Sanderson I was the brand champion. My responsibilities entailed makingsure that all external and internal visual communications cohere with the brand guidelines, which I helped create and evolve during my two years at the company.My role as the in-house graphic designer included co-ordination with the marketing department, external agencies and suppliers on outbound marketing activities.I was involved in customer-facing campaigns, direct mail and front-end digital artworkfrom initial idea generation to implementation.The success of the business relied on my dedication to learning new skills andsharpening creative tools to keep the brand as a forerunner in the window stylings industry. Consequently, helped the business save money by discovering effective communicative solutions, which assisted with external marketing and internal communication.

Fordingbridge

In this role I assisted the Creative Director and Senior Graphic Designer in the creationof a wide range of branding and advertising materials for print and digital. This requiredme to utilise my knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite as well as learn Quark Xpress.I helped the agency introduce digital solutions to their service offering, including best practice web design, pixel-perfect retina size imagery and social media campaigns. This is where I also cut my teeth with learning WordPress - developing wire-frame sketches into fully functional websites on the platform.In this role I also had direct daily contact with clients through e-mail, phone calls andface-to-face meetings. Additionally, I was in regular communication with a range oflocal suppliers, including paper-based and display printers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: Printmaking, Calligraphy, Media Architecture, Letterpress, Fundraising

Foundation Degree, Art/Art Studies, General

Activities and Societies: Life Drawing