Union Direct is an Edinburgh-based creative agency helping brands connect with individuals, spark meaningful conversations and build profitable relationships. Union Direct is part of The Union, a collective of independent agencies which includes The Union Advertising, Union Data, Union Digital and Union Connect.

justinthe.studioSince September 2019, I've been a freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator for clients in Canada, the UK, and the US. Clients include:Big Picture Foods, Lumanity (formerly Cello Health), Transicor, The LBGT Foundation, WhereIPark, and Wolffe Design.

In June 2021, I joined Copy House, a fast-growing, award-winning technology and FinTech marketing agency to help launch their new design service. As Copy House’s first designer, I worked directly with members of the Senior Leadership Team to create the framework and foundation of the new design service. This included creating standardised operating procedures of briefing documents for project managers and clients. I also worked with the Business Development team on design time and cost… Show more In June 2021, I joined Copy House, a fast-growing, award-winning technology and FinTech marketing agency to help launch their new design service. As Copy House’s first designer, I worked directly with members of the Senior Leadership Team to create the framework and foundation of the new design service. This included creating standardised operating procedures of briefing documents for project managers and clients. I also worked with the Business Development team on design time and cost estimates which were used as a guide for pitching and quoting to clients.Unfortunately, in August 2022 my role was one of four made redundant. Show less

In March 2020 I joined Wolffe Design, an Edinburgh-based design agency. I worked on a variety of projects ranging from branding, editorial, packaging, and web design, for clients including energy company A-DEUS, Edinburgh City Council, and The Balmoral Hotel.

As a Graphic Designer at Atkins, a design, engineering, and project management consultancy, I worked within the in-house Creative Design team. I worked on a variety of projects from editorial, branding, illustration, and event collateral. In addition to delivering these projects, my role focused on establishing and strengthening my client base while winning work for myself and the wider team. While at Atkins, I was fortunate enough to travel and work with clients and projects… Show more As a Graphic Designer at Atkins, a design, engineering, and project management consultancy, I worked within the in-house Creative Design team. I worked on a variety of projects from editorial, branding, illustration, and event collateral. In addition to delivering these projects, my role focused on establishing and strengthening my client base while winning work for myself and the wider team. While at Atkins, I was fortunate enough to travel and work with clients and projects teams in Birmingham, Dubai, Glasgow, London, and Muscat. Show less

Before being promoted to Graphic Designer I worked as a junior graphic designer supporting the wider Creative Design team on a variety of print and digital projects.

As an intern, I sat within the marketing team and worked on daily national newspaper ads, campaign assets for WagJag.com, Jaunt.ca, and internal visuals for the Torstar brand