From: Feb 2009 to currentSimon is a co-director of the award-winning creative communications agency Ouno Creative, based in Farnborough, Hampshire. Over the last twelve years he has headed up a multimedia team that has delivered projects for clients such as MSC Cruises, SSE, National Army Museum, Hampshire Council, The Home Office, GKN Aerospace, Reed Business Information, Boeing, European Space Agency, Spacemetric, NHS, Aramark, The Department of Health, Manthorpe Group, Nervecentre, AgustaWestland, NASA, Farnborough Airshow, Altran, Addleshaw Goddard, Nationwide, Jablite, Spectris, ADS, Colas UK, BAE Systems, Total Oil, The Science and Technology Funding Council, Exxon Mobile, RAL Space, Honda, InfraCo Africa, Datum, Tullow Oil, Southampton Airport, Silicon Sensing and many others.From: Feb 2008 to June 2009.Direction Agency, Reading - creative lead on projects for Microsoft, Siemens, Aviva, Panasonic. Also freelance projects for Carlton books, 44 Communications (Tarmac, National Farmers Union).From: Sept 2005 to Feb 2008.Trident Communications/The Engage Group.Operational responsibilities: Led a team of designers/photographers across offices in London, Coventry, York, Edinburgh and New York. Provided creative direction on key projects. Responsible for hiring staff, client liaison, scheduling work etc.We produced print and digital work for an extensive range of blue chip clients including Shell, Costain, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Scottish Power, Museum of Scotland, DEFRA, Clifford Chance, Accenture, Schroders, Defra, Cemex and many others.The Australian Newspaper, News Limited, Sydney, Australia.From: Oct 1997 to May 2005.Operational responsibilities: Oversaw creative output on a daily basis across all sections of the paper. Managed a team of of 10-14 design and production staffWorked directly with editors, reporters and senior management on key media events from 1995 to 2005 including 2000 Olympic Games, Iraq Invasion, 9/11 attacks, elections, sporting events etc. As well a page and section design, I also delivered concept and design planning for the launch of new sections, websites, advertising reports, national marketing campaigns.Regular commissions to write features and columns for the national newspaper and for trade/specialist magazines.The Words Group, London.From: 1993 to May 1995.Art Director for PR/Comms Agency in central LondonReed Publishing, Sutton, Surrey.From: 1990 to 1993.Art Editor, Computer Weekly, other trade titles
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