PwC LLP (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Senior lead designer Aug 2006 – present

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As part of the firms in-house design team I am a senior designer and lead creative on a wide variety of campaigns, creating complete design solutions for web, print, events and social media. Working both on my own and directing junior design team members and external agencies as required. I have been involved at the forefront of the new brand simplification system and act as brand guardian to the wider marketing teams. I am also one of the firms early adopters of Google sites, working within the themes but creating bespoke content to add value and a better user experience. I also create animations for the firms plasma network, web and social media. 

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I also had the opportunity to be part of the management team setting up the off shoring of the firm’s document design. Working within a team of six I organised and ran brand and design training. I was also there during go live week critiquing and managing workflow through the business.

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Bourne Leisure Limited

Senior Designer and OE Brand Manager Jan 2002 – Aug 2006

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Working for the UK’s leading holiday firm and owner of the blue chip brands Haven, Butlins, Warner and British Holidays. Creating innovative design for brochures, mailers and point of sale material as well as the fast, accurate turnaround of a high volume press advertising. 

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As part of my role I was mentor to two junior designers, which gave me the opportunity to develop my managerial style.

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Curio Associates Limited

Middleweight Designer May 1998 – Jan 2002

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I was involved in projects predominately in the entertainment industry, becoming fully conversant in all aspects of film-related design from posters and adranges, to brochures, flyers and large scale billboards. My role covered a wide variety of disciplines from conceptual design through to taking low resolution visuals to final print quality. This often involved high resolution image retouching and manipulation in Photoshop.

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Desktop People

Freelance Designer Dec 1997 – May 1998

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As a freelance contractor for this Hertfordshire-based recruitment agency I spent six months on a diverse range of projects from packaging to advertising campaigns. It provided an excellent grounding in the design business from concepts through to print completion.