Education:
2001 - 2004: Arts Institute at Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Graphic Design 2:1.
2000 - 2001: Surrey Institute of Art and Design
Foundation Diploma.
1998 - 2000: Farnborough Sixth Form College
Advanced GNVQ Art & Design and 2 ‘A’ levels.
1993 - 1998: Court Moor Secondary School
10 GCSE all at grades A or B.
I am proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Quark and InDesign, as well as the standard office tools. I have experience in Fireworks, writing Flash Actionscript, XHTML code and CSS.
May 2007 - Feb 2009:
Employed as a web designer for UKTV, an independent commercial joint venture, between Virgin Media and BBC Worldwide and one of the most successful multi-channel providers in the UK. My role as a web designer involved controlling the ongoing refinement of production process and procedure and advising producers of creative alternatives as well as undertaking projects, both large and small from concept
to completion. The projects ranged from program-support micro-sites within the existing CSS to a total site re-design such as the launch of the UKTV Style: Homes site. Currently UKTV is in the process of re-branding its portfolio of channels and I have been a key member of the design team in the launch of the
websites for G.O.L.D, Alibi, Watch, Eden, Blighty and Yesterday.
March 2007 - April 2007:
Employed as a designer for Pomegranate, a design agency in central London, which produces both print and web. I undertook designs from concept to completion for both print and web, creating innovative and exciting solutions, including DM pieces, promotional material and designing corporate identities. I was also designing websites for new customers and updating existing customers websites using CMS.
March 2005 - Feb 2006:
Employed as a designer by Freestyle publications, I was the sole editorial designer for the titles Surrey Monocle, Scuba World, Tropical Fish and Paddles the last publication undergoing a complete re-design. I regularly contributed to the layout design on other titles, such as Boys Toys and Snowboard UK in order to ensure they met the deadline. I also designed promotional material for both print and screen.
Sep 2004 - Feb 2005:
Employed as a designer by DV8 publications, which produces lifestyle magazines and guides to various locations within the U.K. My duties were to deliver completed artwork on time with the approval of clients, as well as being responsible for the design and layout of double-page feature articles.
