Design Management

Profile Vodka brand, both print and product based. Put together the main brochure for the sale of all GUINNESS

merchandise to the pub trade two years running.Took on the full design brief, from start to finish, for the 2009

and 2010 National Cask Ale Week P.O.S, circulated in 10,000 pubs nation wide. Designed the current national

kids activity packs Virgin Trains.Also designed something similar for Monarch Airlines. Created a brochure to

Highly motivated Graphic Designer with 4 yrs experience at a leading

be used in the sale of art by a former professional cricketer. Also currently developing the look of his web

North West Marketing company building concepts and designing for leading

presence. I have created high-end glossy brochures for the likes of Greenall s Gin and Berkeley Square.

brand owners such as Diageo (Guinness), Pernod Ricard (Absolut, Perrier Jouet),

Often these brochures would involve using photography created by myself. My in-house design roles have

Molson Coors (Carling, Grolsch), Gala Coral Group, Greene King (IPA, Speckled

ranged from the design of company related promotional brochures, to changing the look of the website.

Hen) plus numerous travel and restaurant groups such as Whitbread, Thomas

I am expected to have strong organisational skills and to be able to manage myself to a high level. The

Cook and Canvas Holidays.

nature of my current employment dictates that I have a big role to play in not only the design, but also

in the solving of problems related to client briefs. I often have to create concepts and explain why it is a

Types of projects include: P.O.S, packaging, product design, conceptual work, brochure

suitable solution, as apposed to simply designing to strict a template. I am required to be constantly on

design, national campaigns, kids activity packs, branding, flyer design and art-working.

the lookout for inspiration. I have built up, and managed a vast image library of ideas within the company

database. Created the branding and logo marks for many current and up and coming businesses.

I am confident in working as part of a team and being involved in all aspects of the

Projects ranging from creating a new logo to refreshing a current brand. Since leaving MDA I have been

design process, right from concept stage through to dealing with suppliers to check

taking on multiple freelance jobs. Including promotional POS and brochure work.

manufacturing capabilities. Having worked as part of marketing and procurement teams,

as well as with brand owners and suppliers I have developed valuable skills such as:

Employment

Fully Mac and PC literate

Excellent standard in Adobe CS suite specifically: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign plus

Michael Davies and Associates Ltd - Nov. 2006 - March 2011

Quark.

Graphic Designer

Work flow management- tracking and managing jobs.

Working in a 3-4 person team.

Working under pressure to strict deadlines.

Improving processes and organisation of the department.

Heavily involved in branding and packaging design.

Creation of a design bible to aid with ideas creation and inspiration

Brochure building.

Large increase in workload and output since arrival and greater client wins

Art working.

Project managing from start to finish, dealing with clients, product buyers and printers.

Idea generation and design of bespoke P.O.S.

Dealing directly with suppliers and buyers on a daily basis.

Currently taking part in a comprehensive web design course, which will add another

dimension to my skills.

Freelance Graphic Designer - March 2011 - present

Working within brand guidelines to ensure design is on brand and appropriate

Communication skills and working as part of a team.

Some knowledge of Dreamweaver and HTML / CSS

Education

My Potential BA (Hons) Graphic Design Lancaster

ND Graphic Design

I am looking for an opportunity to further challenge and develop my design and team

management skills within a lively and energetic environment. I m constantly looking at ways

Personal Details

to develop- this is shown through the intensive evening web design course I am currently

working on(HTML and CSS processes). I am also teaching myself along side this.

I like to think of myself as an active, social person. I am a keen gym goer and like to

I m looking for a company which will understand my passion for design and will

play Football and Badminton whenever I can. I enjoy spending time with friends if the

support me long term: I aspire to move into management positions in the future.

opportunity arises. Doing the job I do obviously requires a big interest in design, and count

Design

myself extremely fortunate to do a job in a subject I enjoy so much. I enjoy creating striking

poster work in my spare time. I would class myself as a friendly person and pleasant to be

around. I pride myself on being a team player, and my ability to work successfully in a team or

individually. I am fit and healthy and have never taken a sick day to date. I have a full UK drivers

Designed the main bottle display for Perrier Jouet at the London branch of Harvey

licence and commuting is no trouble at all for me.

Nichols. Produced numerous examples of P.O.S and packaging for the Absolut

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