Self published author and illustrator for children's books. I have illustrated several other children's books for various local authors one including Craig Wilde.I use a traditional style of drawing to then edit the text and layout on adobe photoshop and indesign.

All jobs are voluntary. The Naturally Native ProjectNorthumberland Wildlife Trust 2021Surveying the Water Voles - Kielder ForestTasks and SkillsTracking signs of water vole such as droppings, tracks, feeding signs and condition of burrows and habitat.Identifying other animal tracks, droppings, burrows and wildlife species which could cause threats to the water vole and their habitat.Undertaking difficult terrain for field research.The Kielder Osprey ProjectNorthumberland Wildlife Trust 2022The Visitor Centre - Kielder Water Park - Tower KnoweTasks and SkillsWelcoming visitors with a warm and polite attitude when they arrive on site to the watch out cabinShowing and guiding the visitors on how to use the high powered scopesSharing interesting facts to the visitors about the osprey such as habitat, food source, migration, breeding and the safety of the ospreys

What are my responsibilities?• Meeting with customers to discuss their artwork requirements such as showing them paper stock and paper finish as well as pantone color pallet• Understanding the customer’s needs over the phone or meetings as I easily deliver in a confident and happy attitude which leads to discussing and developing suitable concepts which customers are always happy to discuss with me• Emailing proofs and responding to emails in a polite and professional manner• Estimating the amount of time needed to complete projects as a result I always deliver successfully to deadlines to a high standard• Artworking customer’s original design/artwork that includes adding bleed and creating any text to outlines and checking vector performance and any image resolution issues.• Designing different types of illustrations or logos from hand sketches to vector images suitable for print and website use• Photo editing using Adobe Photoshop CC, using typography appropriately, from playful to strict, producing creative layouts using suitable typefaces and colour swatches with Adobe CC• Setting up artwork for digital print understanding the use of CMYK and SPOT colours• Developing negative and positive plates for lithographic printing making sure all related work is cost effective• The ability to problem solve awkward tasks at a speedy pace, as I always achieve my deadline goals in an organized fashion whilst multitasking with other projects• Designing labels and disproing for flexo plates and negs for label printing