Education

 

Kingston University 2002 - 2005 – BA Hons. Graphic Design: Second Class

Manchester Metropolitan University 2001 - 2002 – BTEC Foundation: Distinction

North Area College 1999 - 2001 – Art, Photography, Graphic Design (A Levels) A, A, B

Trinity C of E High School, Manchester 1993 - 1998 – G.C.S.Es - A-C

 

Employment History

 

In-house Graphic Designer/Web Designer, SHOKK (Full time); May 2009 – Present

 

• Design tasks include: developing the SHOKK brand both online and across all print marketing, ensuring constant web developments to carry the organisation forward supporting an expanding international portfolio

 

• I am responsible for the design development and web development of internal and external client based work, operating both as an In-house Designer and as a part of the SHOKK Design Agency

 

In-house Graphic Designer, Contemporary Urban Centre North West (Full time); Sep 2008 – May 2009

 

• Design tasks included: building signage such as wayfinding posters, on-site marketing including flyers for exhibitions and events, advertisements published in international art journals, exhibition preview cards, ‘What’s On’ guides for Novas Arts, website proposal and online marketing materials

 

Freelance Graphic Designer: The Bluecoat, Liverpool: Next Up: Liverpool Art Now Exhibition; Oct 2008 – Jan 2009

 

• I was commissioned to design the exhibition identity and graphics for Next Up: Liverpool Art Now, an exhibition showcasing Liverpool’s Artistic talents to wrap up the Capital of Culture Year

 

Freelance Graphic Designer: Ultimate Holding Company; Aug 2008 - Nov 2008

 

• I have worked on a number of challenging interventionist projects with UHC for clients such as Greenpeace, Owl Project and I Bike MCR

 

I am a proficient user of all desktop publishing software spanning the Adobe Creative Suite range (CS2,3,4), QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office and have a burgeoning commercial experience of web-based software such as Dreamweaver: HTML and CSS, Javascript and Actionscript.