Taking a leap into the unknown and working for myself again after 7 years. It'll either end in glory or i'll crash and burn – there's only one way to find out!

Initially Marketing Team Leader and energising two graphic designers in the production of brand and other creative marketing products. Leading the company’s brand, from visual aesthetics to assimilating company ethics and vision into content and copy. Guiding ideation, concepts and projects through to final products, overseeing multiple design projects and marketing campaigns in a truly integrated role.

• An influential member of the marketing team, for the Therapy Today publication. Responsible for delivering advertising activity across multiple platforms. Promoting online and offline for external customers to maximise their reach and engagement• Authored succinct, engaging ad copy for a wide range of campaigns• Supported external customers’ brand visibility campaigns in creating targeted advertising to key demographics and audience groups within the BACP community and stakeholders

Created a successful and rewarding freelance career as a Creative Designer and Graphic Designer, forging long-term relationships with clients that generated a busy workflow. Led every facet of the creative project lifecycle from client meet and greet, brief capture to creating concepts, final artwork and products that told client stories.• Engaged with Homebase, Waitrose, Hopewells of Nottingham, Leicestershire Police Force, Leicester City Council and Elemis as key clients. Delivering high-quality print and digital graphics, artwork and web solutions in-line with various briefs• Partnered with design agencies to contribute to large projects, frequently on tight timescales and budgets, providing design expertise and leadership to teams• Created brand guidelines, branded marketing assets, web banners, content and copy for a range of marketing and advertising campaigns• Image management; including resizing, retouching and colour correction in post-production settings• Liaised with printers and suppliers to produce high-quality designs and products.• Produced a wide range of final solutions from brochures and corporate identity products to videos, merchandise, posters and web banners

• Hired for creative design savvy, working within the internal marketing team to produce branded assets for online and offline marketing campaigns• Led the creative lifecycle from ideation through to final products, producing graphics for printed materials and rising digital marketing activities• Contributed new ideas and helped drive energy into marketing.• Delivered quality designs on short timescales.

• Challenged tradition to create ground-breaking graphic assets for live events, employee engagement, brand communication and creative media campaigns.• Engaged with clients under the direction of senior designers to capture briefs, understand client strategy and translate key message into visual forms.• Designed and developed creative solutions, producing high-quality graphical assets and designs that speak the client’s story.