Creative individual with a background in branding & identity, layout design, POS, web & interface design and photography, who excels in managing projects from concept to completion. Experienced at working on international/multilingual projects in various industries - either agency-based, in-house or freelance. Passionate about all things creative, but also comfortable with being involved in the production side of things when needed. Specialties: Branding & identity, print / digital / web / social media design, typography, animation, photography, video editing Software: InDesign | Illustrator | Photoshop | After Effects | Premier Pro | Adobe XD | Figma | Quark | Microsoft Office and more
Currently involved in various Freelance projects providing creative / production services in layout design, presentations, social media, motion and UI/UX working mostly in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premier Pro, XD, Figma & PowerPoint / Keynote.
Developing design concepts, brand guidelines and creative direction for campaigns/projects of various levels of complexity; Liaising with account managers/directors and participating in client meetings and presentations.
Whilst working mostly on Rimmel London, Max Factor and several well-known fragrance brands, developing complex POS design concepts that can be seen in stores such as Boots, Superdrug and many more across the UK and Ireland; Liaising with Brand, POS & Marketing managers and external suppliers; Creating creative visuals as well as print-ready artwork, using Adobe CC applications at advanced level.
Working with cross-functional teams delivering visual online/offline content for internal and external communications, developing advertising campaigns, annual & seasonal reports, sales/marketing presentations, data visualisation, design for events and occasional video & animation work.
Creating design concepts for various print and digital campaigns, mentoring a junior designer and occasionally managing freelancers. Clients include: Dell, IBM, VMware, AWS (Amazon), Google, Cisco, Adobe, Citrix, Fujitsu, DXC, Interxion, Worldpay and many more.
Working on freelance contracts as a print / digital designer & artworker at various companies / agencies such as Trailer Park, Anomaly London, 23red, French Connection, FitFlop, WK360, Control Risks, Arcadia Group, Hunter Design, Space NK, Smart Group, Karen Millen, Krow, The Body Shop, Prodigious and more.
Creating windows/in-store graphics, hoardings, digital newsletters & banners (including occasional animation) for Gap Outlet seasonal and marketing campaigns.
Working on a multitude of H&M campaigns, mainly producing dual-language artwork for the Middle Eastern markets; Assisting brand managers with creating dual-language layouts and templates; Occasionally helping out on other accounts, such as Burberry, Tommy Hilfiger, Kellogs, Symantec, Lufthansa and more.