Greg Edwards Email & Phone Number

Southend On Sea, United Kingdom

TUPE Transfer from Canon as part of the print contract for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.My main responsibility is still producing bespoke artwork for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. However, my client base has now expanded to cover customers such as CNH, Iveco, New Holland, UCL and RNLI Southend as well as working on internal marketing campaigns.Although my role is less customer-facing than previously, I have maintained and built upon my relationship with customers at the Council. I work particularly closely with the Council's media and communications team who, as part of the change in the print contract, are very keen to maintain a level of consistency and quality throughout all of the various council departments publications and marketing. As such, I worked with them to refresh and build the Council's brand guidelines which have been implemented since mid-2017.I also worked closely with them to produce the 11+ multichannel campaign to encourage pupils to apply for grammar school education. This was nominated by the Council for the LGC campaign of the year award.In addition, my duties also now include building cross-media marketing campaigns using Direct Smile Cross Media and preparing customer provided artwork for pre-press using Prinergy.

Southend On Sea, United Kingdom

Nominated twice and short-listed once for the Council’s prestigious annual STARS in-house employee awards and won two quarterly Canon awards for customer service excellence. Managed all bespoke design and artwork for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. This included developing campaign concepts across a range of channels including outdoor advertising, newsletters, leaflets and posters. Campaigns range from a borough wide “blue food waste bin” recycling campaign, increasing food waste recycling by 64% in first five months, through to large scale mixed media campaign for the 14-18 Now Poppies: Wave installation.Pre-flight, impose and amend supplied artwork files ready for print, and act as ‘brand guardian’, ensuring they comply with corporate guidelines and meet quality standards.As Océ/Canon – Sourced and supplied quotes for outsourced print, ensuring best quality and value for the customer, as well as manage in-house large format printing, including production bus stop posters distributed across the borough.Complete understanding of repro equipment and processes including digital press, transactional print/mailing solutions and finishing equipment and provide both technical and physical support to the team.Maintain archive of artwork and resources and keep accurate reports and data relating to my activity.

London, United Kingdom / Southend-On-Sea

Produced high-quality print-ready artwork for various clients often at short notice, whilst being able to quickly adapt to unfamiliar house styles, work-flows and surroundings.Areas of work included financial and corporate literature, POS, pre-press, presentations branding and corporate identity.

Southend On Sea, United Kingdom

Implemented a print master-class, teaching degree level publishing students to use core software and equipment to a professional level, along with teaching advanced concepts such as colour theory and print processes.Designed and produced department newsletter.

London, United Kingdom

Created POS, presentation and exhibition graphics and material for a number of high profile clientsResponsible for small format colour printing, 35mm slides imaging, OHPs, scanning and archiving.

Graphic Design, Btec Diploma In Art & Design Foundation Studies, Specialised In Graphics Pathway

Multi-discipline foundation course covering fine art, graphic design, sculpture, fashion, spatial design, industrial design and cultural.

A Levels In Art & Design, Music And English

A levels in Art & Design, Music and English.

9 Gcse'S

Activities and Societies: Member of the school orchestra

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