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Lead Graphic Designer working with project managers and interior designers to create winning bid proposals. While also working on project work with Interior designers to create branded artworks and graphics for clients.

Wokingham

Creative designer managing the Branding and Graphic Design (B&GD) service for Boyer Planning. Working with planning consultants to produce site branding, exhibitions, websites and planning documents for clients including Miller Homes, Bloor Homes and Taylor Wimpey. Coordinating all aspects of the process from initial brief right up to the production of the final product.Responsibilities include: Managing the day-to-day running of B&GD, including the development of the serviceInternal promotion of the B&GD service through seminars, brochures, presentations and business plans.Working with key senior staff to up sell the B&GD service.Brand guardian for Boyer Planning including the production, development and presentation of Boyer Planning's brand guidelines.Working with consultants and key stakeholders within the business to produce high quality mailers, exhibitions and websites for Boyer Planning and it's clients.Main point of contact for external suppliers working with them to look into ways of pushing creative boundaries and making Boyer Planning's material stand out.Management and production of templates for use by administration and consulting staff.Internal training of all staff in creative software and in the use of templatesResponsible for both the commissioning and production of photographic and illustrative imagery

Theale, Reading

Key Senior Creative managing and overseeing all design for the world's largest direct to customer wine merchant, with an annual turnover of £350 million generated through such brands as Laithwaites Wine, The Sunday Times Wine Club,British Airways Wine Club and Nectar, through print, online, and 10 shops throughout the South East.Responsibilities included: Management responsibility for teams of up to 4 people, including designers, junior designers and artworkers.Managed workload and development of team, including mentoring, appraisals and staff recruitment.Responsible for resourcing the production of high quality creative across all channels, regularly juggling multiple projects to tight deadlines, with sign-off on all content.Responsible for working alongside Copywriters to design and present catalogues, off-the-page advertisements, bespoke leaflets, logos, POS etc to key stakeholders across the business.Main point of contact for three external agencies and numerous freelance designers and illustrators.Organiser and art director of regular photoshoots, both in studio and on location.Running of studio in Creative Director's absence.Brand guardian for Laithwaites Wine, Sunday Times Wine Club & British Airways Wine Club brands.Close contact with Digital Archivist to ensure upkeep of content management system, including briefing on workload priorities.Regular artworking and preparing of artwork for press.

Theale

Responsible for the production of effective, engaging creative across retention, acquisition, targeted and online channels, regularly working on multiple projects to tight deadlines.Designed a host of communications including printed catalogues, leaflets, newspaper advertisements, gift vouchers, envelopes, posters and banners.Alongside design, duties included photoshop retouching, project management, art direction, conceptual design.Solely responsible for setting up design and artworking of the Nectar Wine Club in-house.Proven creative flair coupled with the ability to work to extremely tight schedules.Graphic Designer and Typographer, October 2003 ­ April 2005Corporate identity for the Advanced Centre of MicroscopyResponsible for the design of complete brand identity, including logo, stationery, website, andcapabilities folder with loose inserts. The results came second in UPMG `best use of imagery' awards.

Ba, Typography & Graphic Communication, 2:1

A-Level, History, Biology And Art, Grades B - E