Mark Barnes Email & Phone Number

Stoke, Birmingham And London

Stoke, Birmingham And London

Leading strategic creative services for the UK business, specifically delivering design solutions for each client or potential customer across the private sector.Services are split between the ISS brand and bespoke design concepts centered around the needs of our customers. When working with key customers or segments, I oversee the Creative Services Team.

Stoke, Birmingham And London

Strategic decisions within the business led to the Creative Services Manager role changing significantly. Moving creative delivery from an outsourced model to a predominantly in-house offering.Adopting an agency mindset with my in-house team, I helped to deliver significant financial reductions and reduced business risk by minimising reliance on 3rd party.

Stoke, Birmingham And London

I was asked to lead the creative function within one of the FM industry's largest and most competitive sales teams.As Creative Services Manager I was responsible for working closely with chosen strategic suppliers and managing the workloads of my own team.In addition to the management and design elements of this role, I was actively encouraged to support.

Stoke-on-Trent, London, Mobile

Following on from the ISS UK acquisition of GSH Group (UK and Europe), this was a continuation of the Visual Communications role that I held previously with GSH Group.

Stoke-on-Trent, London, Mobile

Interim Marketing Manager

Stoke-on-Trent, London, Mobile

• Having gained recognition in supporting the sales and marketing team, I was promoted to the role of Visual Communications Manager - reporting to the Group Managing Director. This role combined my creative experience.
• Brand development (S3 Compliance - GSH's new start compliance business)
• Brand protection
• Sales Presentations
• Web Design
• External Brochures

Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

• I worked as a senior graphic designer for GSH in a rather niche position. I received project requests from many of GSH Group's different functions - both in the UK and across Europe and America.The job was sales.
• Bespoke infographics
• Bid document branding and bespoke bid graphics
• Client facing brochures
• Bespoke presentations (PPT and Flash)
• Web graphics

Stoke On Trent & Crewe

• I was recruited to head up the creative team at BlueBox media, helping to launch a host of property magazines. Responsibilities included:
• Creative Direction
• Supplier Management
• Graphic Design
• Web and Flash Design

Stone, Staffordshire

• I was recruited by Datel 3 months before finishing the final year of my degree at Staffordshire University. Working with in-house software I developed a multitude of products for different systems including:
• PC
• Sony PlayStation 2
• Nintendo GameCube
• Nintendo Game Boy Advance
• Nintendo DS.Products created included:

Ba (Hons) Degree, Multimedia Graphics

Also, 3 years of Design Management electives.

Btec National Diploma In General Art And Design, Specialising In Illustration And Graphic Design

High Merit - with additional qualifications achieved for Photography and Graphic Design

Gnvq, Information Technology

Graphic Products and Art