Ian Gleadell Email & Phone Number

Tamworth, Gb

Loftware is the global market leader in Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management Solutions with more than 5,000 customers in over 100 countries. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive digital platform, with SaaS, cloud-based and on-premise solutions, Loftware redefines how enterprises create, manage and print complex labeling and packaging artwork and scale across their operations.

I have the privilege of working alongside a diverse range of prospects across a variety of industries, getting to understand them, their business and their unique challenges. Lead member of the Presales Team, responsible for crafting the overall strategy, collateral, and approach for our client demonstrations and outreach of our enterprise SaaS solutions. Provide pre-sales domain knowledge and product support to the sales process, partnering with the sales team to attend and deliver a gold standard demonstration experience for Kallik’s clients and partners. Create and deliver “world-class” catalogue of demonstration materials, including online and off-line communications and system demonstration scripts and presentations to accelerate Kallik’s sales process. Responsible for client discovery, leading the solution and product aspects of Request for Information and Request for Proposal documentation. Work alongside the sales-team to qualify and communicate with prospect client-teams to demonstrate Kallik competitive advantages including product functionality benefits, service and support and Return on Investment. Achieved record growth in FY2020, expanded the company client base by 40% with key wins in the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and PetroChemical verticals.

Tamworth, Staffs

I enjoyed a wide and varied role that encompassed everything from project management, development and client-facing responsibilities through to mentorship and overseeing our own internal design and creative output.As a leader on projects, it was my responsibility to guide our clients and lead them on the path to integrating their creative output through our data systems and deliver stunning results. In addition to this, I also had the privilege of travelling worldwide to provide training to our clients on our artwork systems and was a constant presence afterwards providing support and aftercare.I also performed a key role in supporting the sales team during this period, understanding the needs and requirements of potential clients and then presenting and demonstrating how our solution can aid them.Functions and Accomplishments• Main point of contact for all design-related matters both with clients and within the business.• Responsible for the direction of development for our own artwork platforms.• Responsible for providing delivering effective and dynamic training solutions to our clients.

Burton Upon Trent, Staffs

As the Senior Creative Artworker I was responsible for the production of Packaging, POS, Display & Window artwork for our key accounts. In addition to this I oversaw and mentored the artworking team, provided creative direction and ensured the high standard of each project that left the studio.Functions and AccomplishmentsResponsible for the creation, development and presentation of creative concepts to clients in addition to directly liaising with clients and providing strategic development and implementation of briefs.Responsible for evolving and improving the efficiency of creative processes in the studio including the development of guidelines and creative resources as well as proofing and quality checking the work of the artworking team.Lead creative on several key projects such as Pringles’ Christmas POS, the relaunch of Mothercare’s premium ranges, the development of Timberland’s Pan-European display marketing strategies and Kellogs in-store POS activities.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for the design and production of Annual Report and Account documents for FTSE listed corporate clients. From receiving the initial brief, it was my job to help our clients tell their story and to engage their shareholders with clear and accessible information whilst maintaining brand values, ensuring consistency and delivering work quickly and accurately.Functions and AccomplishmentsResponsible for the development and deliverance of Pitch and Presentations to major clients.Responsible for generating and developing creative concepts and taking them through to artwork stage and then completion.Delivered award winning Corporate Reports with FTSE100, FTSE250 and AIM clients.

Tignes, France

Responsible for the design, layout and assembly of this weekly snow sports orientated publication. Working to very tight deadlines, I was involved in the designing, artworking, proofing, photo retouching & editing of the publication in addition to offering design services to our advertisers and local businesses in the area.Functions and AccomplishmentsDeveloped and raised the profile of the magazine, taking it from a small home printed magazine to a glossy publication attracting international advertisers and local advertisers alike.

As the only designer in the organization, I was responsible for all creative output, branding exercises and marketing activity the company undertook. Enjoying a complex and varied role, I worked on projects up to and including helping the company through the rebranding process, developing retail catalogues, packing, point of sale material, websites, e-marketing and even the production and authoring of an instructional DVD series.Functions and AccomplishmentsHelped to develop and introduce brand values to a fledgling organization.Successfully rebranded and re-launched corporate acquisitions made during my tenure.Successfully helped the brand expand into new areas of the industry, notably expanding their reputation and exposure in high end and student markets.