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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Leading and developing multiple creative design projects daily. Directing, motivating, and utilising a high performing team of digital and graphic designers to maximum effectiveness across the business. Monitoring the quality of assets and creative output of the creative team, adhering to industry practices and design specifications. Interpreting client briefs quickly, by distilling abstract business concepts into refined, and impactful creative solutions. Employing a rich knowledge of colour, type, illustration, photography and various print and layout techniques when supervising/designing projects.Working to tight deadlines and juggling multiple projects at once. Building and maintaining strong sustainable relationships across our client base. Keeping up to date with new industry trends and software.Deliverables include:• UI/Website & Email Design• Social Media Design • Logo/Brand Guidelines Design • Brochure & Poster Design • Ebook & Newsletter • Presentation Design • Vehicle Vinyl design • Merch Design

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Interfaced with a large range of clients and all their design needs daily. By creating, maintaining, or improving current client’s brand identities. Keeping direct communication at every stage of the design process for each project, working to the business day turnaround unlimited design subscription model. Developing corporate brands by designing cohesive visual styles across cross-media marketing materials, in a wealth of different sectors and campaign sizes. Collaborating with business owners, marketing managers and other external designers to create impactful, engaging, and innovative design work. Examples of deliverables include:• UI/Website & Email Design• Social Media Design • Logo/Brand Guidelines Design • Brochure & Poster Design • Ebook & Newsletter • Presentation Design • Vehicle Vinyl design • Merch Design

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Mahre Holdings hired me to be an integral part of the marketing team that would create and grow the multiple brand identities within the business through their social media and end consumer experience. On most days working on the design for multiple brands, while also being on hand to help the sales team for added value to help win sales. In specific while working for the Vital Life hand sanitiser brand we had a quick turnaround to create brand identity and guideline that would help carve out a space in a saturated market but also be quick to be ahead of the curve. I was a big part of the product development, branding and packaging design, and also creating all marketing materials from their social media, product brochures, online market places like Amazon, and designing the exhibition stands. I was also part of the pitch and creation of the Viacom licensed PAW Patrol and Baby Shark products. My bespoke designs also helped win business with some great organisations like Blackburn Rovers FC, M&Co, and also Homebase.

Manchester, United Kingdom

While working at Media Agency Group I was the sole designer of the agency working to win and maintain successful advertising campaigns. Some of our clients included, Pretty Little Thing, Missy Empire, I Saw It First, Liverpool One, Gordon Ramsay and Easy Money. These campaigns varied from print and online, featuring on taxi and bus liveries, to billboards or newspapers, or even handling their social media or goggle ads needs. We ran some successful award winning campaigns, and some successful campaigns like the Pretty Little Thing taxi awareness campaign up and down the country which is still running to this day.

Bury

Sambro hired me to work as part of their large designer team that worked on a catalogue of children’s stationary products for multiple licensed products. I created and developed product packaging for projects from brief to final product for licensors including Disney, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. During my time at Sambro I worked on over 100 packaging designs and 2 large toy convention shows, all while working in synergy with our brand development and sales teams.

Bury

Airpure hired me as the sole designer mainly to create stand out product packaging and branding for air fresheners in a saturated value for money market. I was there to support the sales team with their marketing materials while also growing the brand identity to the end consumer. While working at Airpure we won the licensing contracts with MTV (Viacom) and Walls Ice Cream, while offering white label services for B & M stores and Savers, and also winning contracts to be featured on the shelves at Tesco being our biggest achievement. I worked on multiple brands daily that featured in shops such as Home Bargains, Savers, One Stop, Online Pound Store, and online marketplaces. Using my fundamental abilities to create all packaging design, marketing materials and sales pitches for all brands in the company.

Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design

Foundation Degree, Art/Art Studies, General

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