I am a highly motivated and versatile Head of Creative Design, with over 13 years of leadership experience and design direction in advertising through all channels of communication. I have lead and collaborated on numerous successful B2C & B2B campaigns, licensing pitches and brand advertising from concept to consumer. I am as adept at working independently as working in a team, with a wealth of experience in stakeholder management, agency collaboration, off-site and off-shore team management. Hands-on, with excellent concept, art direction, design and artworking skills. Expert knowledge of industry-standard Adobe CS applications. I believe that excellent communication with an efficient work ethic and a happy team dynamic promotes quality creative output. I am always striving for excellence, challenging the ‘every day’ and driving creativity to exceed expectations.• Self-motivated, creative and versatile lead designer• Inspirational creativity and direction of successful business, campaign and product launches• Over 13 years experience in leading creative teams. Always maintaining high levels of creative excellence without compromising productivity• Excellent TTL design and advertising knowledge, understanding of multi-channel communication, direction and production knowledge• Excellent experience in presentation and creative delivery• Expert in print, digital production and managing workflows• Expert Adobe Creative Suite knowledge & skills, including the digital publishing functionality• Good skills for digital motion & animation in Adobe Flash, Edge Animate and Celtra• Knowledge of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and some HTML5• Experienced freelance designer, creative artworker and retoucher working with on-site and remote clients• Knowledge of Keynote, MS Powerpoint, Word and Excel software for presentation, reports, pitches and showreels• Completion of an 8-part Management Training Program• Experienced in recruitment, retention, training and development for all levels of successful & respected creative teams