CV

DESIGN ORIENTATED EMPLOYMENT

2024-26 Design Manager, Watford Football Club
2020-24 Freelance Graphic Designer – Available for remote, hybrid and on-site bookings
2015-20 Creative Designer/Artworker – Ferrier Pearce Creative Group, Farringdon
2012-14 Graphic Designer – Gungho Design, Clerkenwell
2012 Freelance Graphic Designer – Liven Creative, Send
2012 Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant – The Sales Formula, Slough
2009-12 Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker and Pre-press – Turville Printing Services, High Wycombe
2008-09 Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker and Pre-press – JD Printing Service, Farnborough
2008 Freelance Graphic Designer – Ouno Creative, Farnborough
2006 Graphic Design Work Placement – Redhouse Lane Communications, Tottenham Court Road
2006 Graphic Design Work Placement – IC Design, Hammersmith

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Bridge, Acrobat), Keynote, Figma, Sketch, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact, Mailchimp, Squarespace, Milanote, Slack, Paprika & Basecamp

QUALIFICATIONS

2008 Graphic Communication BA (Hons) at Brighton University
2005 Diploma in Graphics and Illustration at Surrey Institute of Art and Design
2004 Completed A-levels in Photography, Fine Art & Media Studies at Farnborough Sixth Form College
2002 Completed Secondary School, achieving 9 GCSE’s at Fernhill Secondary School

Licenses & certifications

2022 Fundamentals of digital marketing
2017 Adobe CC InDesign Advanced Course

GENERAL INTERESTS

Art & Design, Photography, Illustration, Factual Reading, Research, Sport, Music and Film

COVER STATEMENT

I am an experienced Designer, who currently holds the position of Design Manager at Watford Football Club. Formerly, I worked in the studio at Ferrier Pearce Creative Group, a fully integrated agency based in Farringdon, before deciding to go freelance in 2020. During my time working in busy, creative design studios, I have obtained the following skills and experience:

• Creative direction and leadership
• The ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines within a fast paced environment
• Creative conceptual and visual thinking, with a keen eye for detail
• Highly efficient workflow management
• Design team co-ordination
• The ability to translate ideas into effective design executions
• The production of stunning visuals for large brands
• Productive time management
• The ability to work effectively within a team as well as under my own initiative
• Working on research-led creative projects
• The ability to adapt within a forever evolving industry
• Knowledge of infographics and data visualisation
• In-depth knowledge of design for print and the print process
• In-depth knowledge of asset supply for digital (including popular social media channels)
• Working on design for large format

Reference contact details and a PDF copy of my CV are available upon request.