CV
Illustrator, Graphic Designer,
Video editor & Motion Design
Education
University of East London
Sep ‘06 – May ‘09
BA HONS Graphic Design
and Moving Image
Newham Sixth Form College
Sept ‘04 – May ‘06:
A - Level Fine art
AS - Level Graphic Design
AS - Level History
BNA - Digital Media
Plashet School
Sept ‘99 - May ‘04
Passed 12 GCSE including
Math, English and Fine Art
Rev XL
SHEFFIELD | April ‘25- ongoing
Head of Creative
As a design leader, my role is to be the main bridging point of business strategy, digital experiences and artistic execution, this allows direction and managing a core creative team that strengthen our visual framework. This includes creative assets as well as; messaging and copy, growth in performance, marketing and social media strategies, thus enables a compelling and effective campaign that aligns with our clients brand identity.
This also includes working with individuals that have a specialised creative talent, maximising our output. Which creates a positive atmosphere of working together to supporting an end product that also scales across marketing and digital platforms.
Role Description
Leadership and mentoring - Helping to manage a team of creatives, to develop their own skills with the current times and aspiring to broaden their horizon with considerate mentoring and support. Being one of the direct reports from heads of the business, it’s also my role to filter that information and manage expectations within my team and allow a comfortable space for people to raise concerns.
Team collaboration - I’ve put in to position communication that manage actionable creative concepts and campaigns that will help the media teams boost their performance and sales.
Client collaboration - working with clients on their need for the project, this factors in with the compliance to put together a documentation of what can and can not be done, pushing boundaries and supporting clients to what can be achieved.
Project oversights - it’s my job to come up with campaign concept that will be effective, this enables me to add supervision so with my team. With quick turns and large asset delivery, I’ve implemented expectation and project focus on members of my team to reduce burn out.
Communication and problem solving - Having transparent communication across the board within my own team as well as inter-department communication, allows for better engagement in presentations with members internal and external. It enables effect pitching of campaigns, clear concise information without deviating from topics.
Resource management - Working with freelancers and using their time effectively, this breaks down briefs and clear communication of whats expected. This extends to using the latest software and always within budget to support any holes in our department, and enables training and support.
Brand development - developing a look and feel of the agencies and it’s representation when we pitch to clients, guarding the integrity of what we want to share as well and making sure the elements between, website, presentation and assets are consistent. This extends to client brands and that we’re holing every creative artwork to the same scrutiny with our own brand, this builds integrity and assurance that client needs will be met.
Experian Credit Score
LONDON/NOTTINGHAM | Sept ‘22 - April ‘25
Marketing Creative
To create digital assets from illustrations, graphic and video assets, incoporating new design templates and style to bolster the financial messaging, as well creating digestable engaging design to help consumers make difficult decisions.Expanding our illustration library for animation as well developing the new look and feel to freshen the brand across multiple platforms and attract customers and shape the brand direction. Champoining the current style with user tested stats to help drive a cohesive and responsible design.
Developing the brand across the board of user facing journeys, via email, app, social and website we want to make sure our journey to help consumers navigate and invest in our product.
Role Description
Display assets- creations for front end development in campaign and product launch, consist of campaign development and promotional assets.
CRM - journey for email design how to make click through more engaging and making reactive design decisions
CRM - Creating optimised module design to stay up to date with technology and functioniality of interaction
Illustration - creating new dynamic artwork using user testing finding to more adaptive illustrations, working alongside the Creative Lead to develope Marketing designs.
Video editing and motion design - Adapting videos for use in alternative platoforms such as atm’s, YouTube and other social media platofmrs
Social media content - paid assets as well as organic social, upgrading the look and feel of the current Experin design
Presentation design - creating and developing presentation assets on platforms such as powerpoint and google slides.
Working with project leads, freelancers, contractors and print companies across the world to deliver outstanding creative assets across screen and print.
UI - Working alongside seniour UI designer to incoporate marketing design
and illustrations.
Animation - Creating new illustration and animation styles a new brand guidelines.
Absolute Collagen
BIRMINGHAM | Sept ‘21 - Sept ‘22
Senior Graphic Designer
My position consists of growing the brand's identity in its graphic design, formulating clean aesthetics and engagement through multifacet of communication e.g. E-commerce, CRM, social media, print materials, illustrations, photography and videography. I give creative direction on photography and stylisation on what works successfully through a skincare and beauty market, thus developing our constraints through our brand guidelines and pushing our creativity further.
Role Description
Retouching - photo manipulation on colour correction, touchup and manipulation on to different stages .
E-com - creations for front end development in campaign and product launch and promotional assets to be incorporated for blog styles, homepage and product pages.
CRM - journey for email design to be more engaging, as well as building out assets through klaviyo and ensuring compatibility across platforms.
Print assets - for campaigns such as in order leaflets,information packs for PR and product launch. Leading creative missions on older artwork to create more engaging and relevant material.
Illustration - designing multitude of artwork by hand and digitally for scientific demonstrations and unique quirky artwork for everyday use.
Video editing and motion design -, created using different types of softwares eg Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Aftereffects. Creating dynamic displays of typography or subtle shifts in motion.
Social media content - paid assets as well as organic social for UK and France market
Graphic designer for international relations, currently working with the french market and creating adaptive design.
Presentation design - creating and developing presentation assets on platforms such as powerpoint and google slides.
Working with project leads, freelancers, contractors and print companies across the world to deliver outstanding creative assets across screen and print.
Aurelia London
HAMMERSMITH | Sept ‘18 - Sept' ‘21
Graphic Designer
My role consists of graphic design, illustration and video editing with the occasion of leading creative development for shoots and directing videos. Creating elements for emails, social and web assets , as well printed material such as brochures and in-order leaflet. Working on packaging design for our Christmas promotion and rebrand, as well as artwork is also provided to different retailers for use, such as SpaceNK, Look Fantastic, Elements, Next and more.
Role description:
Social media which include: Facebook and Instagram
Typography/Calligraphy designs for brochures, booklets and campaign material
Illustration assets for social campaigns website assets and campaign materials
Newsletter
Videography - directing and editing for product highlight and promotions
POS design layouts
CMS Management updating the website with new product imagery and design elements across the site
Creative direction for photography
Variety, the Children’s Charity
CAMDEN | Sept ‘15 - July ‘18
Graphic Designer - for Regional Offices and HQ
Primary focus on social media campaigns, brochure design, video editing, photo manipulation, e-commerce for database clients, promoting the charity events. Working with our celebrity ambassadors and young ambassadors to promote the work of the charity, using graphic material and elements and video interviews to piece all the elements together.
Role description:
Artwork for websites
Adverts for events and campaigns
Booklet and Brochure design
Photography/Filming/Video editing
Print designs
Project managing new concepts and design
Collaborative work with departments
Working alongside with contractors i.e. printers & copy writers