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Birmingham, Gb

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Briefing projects with clients; discussing their vision, expectations and goalsUtilising various design mediums and styles and keeping up to date with different design trendsPresenting work to clients, being adaptive and open to feedbackManaging multiple design projects from conceptualisation to development and implementationDigital design, including logos, branding packs, animations, social media assets and promotional materialsPrint design, including booklets, posters… Show more Briefing projects with clients; discussing their vision, expectations and goalsUtilising various design mediums and styles and keeping up to date with different design trendsPresenting work to clients, being adaptive and open to feedbackManaging multiple design projects from conceptualisation to development and implementationDigital design, including logos, branding packs, animations, social media assets and promotional materialsPrint design, including booklets, posters, banners, invitations, etc. Show less

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Working within an in-house marketing team for a membership organisation which provided advice, support and legal guidance to independent food and drink businesses. My role focused on marketing/advertising design (print & digital).Digital content marketing, covering everything from new products to legal updates and lobbying campaignsDesigning print publications, including food safety management documentation, booklets and quarterly magazinesCreating data-driven campaigns… Show more Working within an in-house marketing team for a membership organisation which provided advice, support and legal guidance to independent food and drink businesses. My role focused on marketing/advertising design (print & digital).Digital content marketing, covering everything from new products to legal updates and lobbying campaignsDesigning print publications, including food safety management documentation, booklets and quarterly magazinesCreating data-driven campaigns, producing visual branding and social media strategies. See: the #EmpowerIndependents campaign, which gained widespread supportDeveloping the company brand guidelines and ensuring consistency across all of our digital channels and publicationsRe-designing and continuously developing the website in WordPressWorking with the tech team to produce UI designs and wireframes for software projects & updating software components using HTML, CSS and JavascriptEnvironmental graphic design & merchandise for conventions and shows (such as Street Food Live)Liaising with Local Authorities and our partner companies to plan marketing calendars and campaignsPlanning, managing, and measuring the success of creative projectsCreating the branding and motion graphics for webinars, and sitting in as producer Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

As a QA I carried out manual and automation testing on components created for Jaguar Land Rover projects. This role involved:● Going through user stories and designs, taking into account style guidelines● Testing developers’ work on a variety of different browsers and devices● Consulting with designers from our partnering company to ensure that the product matches the client’s requirements● Writing tests for our sprint work in Selenium and Java, then running these alongside… Show more As a QA I carried out manual and automation testing on components created for Jaguar Land Rover projects. This role involved:● Going through user stories and designs, taking into account style guidelines● Testing developers’ work on a variety of different browsers and devices● Consulting with designers from our partnering company to ensure that the product matches the client’s requirements● Writing tests for our sprint work in Selenium and Java, then running these alongside the entire automation suite on Jenkins once work has been committed to master to ensure that we’re catching any bugs before they go live● Training other QAs in principles of automation as well as Java, Selenium and HTML● Acting as QA SME for Accessibility and training others in web accessibility and assistive technologies (including screen readers) Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working in the UK Agile team at Connect Group, collaborating with designers and developers to deliver new web components and enhancements which we'd roll out on the Jaguar Land Rover websites globally.● Approaching user stories from an authoring angle● Advising the team on the best way to create new features in the CMS, taking into account different market considerations and scalability● Authoring new staging pages which demonstrated the new functionality● Assisting the QA… Show more Working in the UK Agile team at Connect Group, collaborating with designers and developers to deliver new web components and enhancements which we'd roll out on the Jaguar Land Rover websites globally.● Approaching user stories from an authoring angle● Advising the team on the best way to create new features in the CMS, taking into account different market considerations and scalability● Authoring new staging pages which demonstrated the new functionality● Assisting the QA in raising any bugs or design queries Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

This role required me to amend and update the websites for Jaguar Land Rover globally, using a content management system (Tridion).● Following project and BAU briefs, taking into account functionality and brand guidelines.● Working closely with Authors, QAs, Market Account Executives and Project Managers to ensure that deadlines are met and that the resulting webpages meet the high standards of the client.● Testing the functionality of the websites (including in mobile and… Show more This role required me to amend and update the websites for Jaguar Land Rover globally, using a content management system (Tridion).● Following project and BAU briefs, taking into account functionality and brand guidelines.● Working closely with Authors, QAs, Market Account Executives and Project Managers to ensure that deadlines are met and that the resulting webpages meet the high standards of the client.● Testing the functionality of the websites (including in mobile and tablet) and suggesting potential solutions to any issues that may arise.● Tailoring websites to the specifications of different markets.Further Responsibilities:● Cover for Senior Author - managing a team of Authors to ensure that tasks are prioritised and deadlines are being met before going to market review, publishing etc.● Cover for Lead Author on global projects - helped manage the Authoring team for the Launch of 'Discovery Sport' globally.● Spent 4 months as a Market Funded Author for the 'Middle East North Africa (MENA)’ market. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

This role saw me coordinating and collaborating ideas with other editorial board members in order to ensure the distribution and promotion of 10,000 newspaper copies quarterly. This involved selecting articles to be published and ensuring they were properly edited and formatted for print and web. We held regular meetings to maintain a democratic and focused team, which was essential for meeting our strict publication deadlines. As well as dealing with submissions, we had to identify and address… Show more This role saw me coordinating and collaborating ideas with other editorial board members in order to ensure the distribution and promotion of 10,000 newspaper copies quarterly. This involved selecting articles to be published and ensuring they were properly edited and formatted for print and web. We held regular meetings to maintain a democratic and focused team, which was essential for meeting our strict publication deadlines. As well as dealing with submissions, we had to identify and address any copyright issues before the newspaper went to print and also cooperate with local businesses in order to secure funding through advertisements. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Within this role I had to attend regular student union council meetings, voting on a myriad of issues ranging from democratic structural reviews to the day-to-day functions of the union.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

As campaigns officer I worked closely with other members of the association to formulate and organise different campaigns, collaborating with other societies and external organisations and creating promotional materials for events.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Within this role, I had to ensure communications between the committee, our members, other societies and the student union in order to promote our association and its activities. I was also responsible for designing the promotional material for our campaigns and events.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working with TCS gave me experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic, customer-facing environment. As I was required to work in different venues on many occasions, it was imperative I represented the agency well by providing a consistently positive service when meeting new teams and when serving clients' customers. As I moved between businesses, I had to be prepared to work in a number of different roles as the client required. During these roles I was often in one-on-one situations… Show more Working with TCS gave me experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic, customer-facing environment. As I was required to work in different venues on many occasions, it was imperative I represented the agency well by providing a consistently positive service when meeting new teams and when serving clients' customers. As I moved between businesses, I had to be prepared to work in a number of different roles as the client required. During these roles I was often in one-on-one situations with customers, which required me to be friendly and communicative. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

At Verve I performed a similar role to my job at TCS. Here, I worked with high-profile clients such as the BBC and the Birmingham Museum, gaining experience in a more formal role. I took this job alongside TCS in order to maximise the amount of shifts I was able to do.

Leicester, United Kingdom

I volunteered with the World Peace Café in the Summer of 2013. This was a diverse, fast-paced environment which required me to multitask and keep calm under pressure, ensuring that our team provided a consistently welcoming atmosphere for customers to keep returning to.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations With Political Science And A Year In Computer Science, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Student Union Councillor 2014-15; Women's Association Committee - Outreach Officer 2013-14; Campaigns Officer.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Peer Mentor of GCSE students when at A Level, Brass Band including Pantomime Band A Levels - Politics, English.