ThruDark
June 2023 - Present

Responsible for the creation of all visual content for ThruDark, including social media, email, video, printed adverts, paid Meta adverts, and pitch decks. Involved in all creative ideation, from participating in initial brainstorming sessions through to the presentation of final artwork. Work closely with ThruDark’s external partners, creating designs with Hule, Red Bull, Oceanographic magazine, ReOrg, UK Superior Fitness, and Techunter.

Frequently collaborate with the in-house photography/video team, planning and storyboarding shoots where necessary. This can range from suggesting products that need to be photographed and the general stylisation of said products, to the creation of high-concept video packages to create excitement around the brand.

Closely collaborate with the social media manager to plan posts and maximise engagement through creative content. Over the course of a year, ThruDark's Instagram following has risen from 125K to 180K. Also work closely with the eCommerce team, providing creative assets for the website and email campaigns via Klaviyo. Often charged with gathering research and maintaining an awareness of current graphic design styles in the fashion sector.

Given additional duties of creating and editing video content to be platformed via Meta for engagement split testing. Quickly became proficient with DaVinci Resolve, and utilise After Effects for additional animation design. These videos typically run anywhere from 10 to 15 seconds, and a variety of compositional elements are explored to ensure maximum engagement.

Pulse-Eight
May 2022 - December 2022

Worked at Pulse-Eight, a manufacturer of audio/visual products. Responsible for all graphic output, including product brochures, social media content, UI/UX designs for the Pulse-Eight website, magazine adverts and articles, signage for promotional events and sales collateral. Also responsible for creating designs for Pulse-Eight’s recently acquired sister company Gallo Acoustics. Design work for Gallo Acoustics included social media content, email designs, video editing, art direction for photoshoots and signage for expos.

Bright Blue Day
May 2022 - December 2022

Worked at Bright Blue Day creative agency. Participated in all aspects of creative work from conception to final design. Primarily focused on advertising campaigns for large clients like Visa. Created several eBooks and corporate presentations for Aruba and Dell. Created branding materials for Zurich Insurance Group. Designed landing pages, storyboards for video production, presentation decks, social media cards and email banners. Also responsible for certain copywriting work, generating taglines and slogans.

Freelance Work
March 2021 - January 2022

Picked up a number of short fixed term contracts; one contract was with a merchandising business called Coin Limited. Designed marketing collateral and merchandise, working with artwork from global media franchises such as Disney, Star Wars and Marvel. After these contracts ended I took on freelance work whilst looking for permanent employment. Also used my time to develop my abilities with Adobe XD and digital UI/UX design. Created a series of apps and websites to hone my skills.

Critical Media
August 2020 - March 2021 2022

Worked remotely as a designer for the magazines MagPi, HackSpace, Custom PC, Wire Frame and Hello World. Designed reader-friendly, visually appealing page layouts, editing copy and images using InDesign and Photoshop. Applied Illustrator skills to create vector icons and graphics for feature pages. Created unique typographic arrangements and infographics for various articles in MagPi and Custom PC. Responsible for packaging and annotating finished magazine pages for print. Used Adobe Acrobat to compile PDF pages for digital versions of magazines, adding hyperlinks and interactive elements.

Viper10
September 2018 - November 2019

Worked as a sportswear designer for netball, rugby and hockey teams. Designs were based on client-customised templates or completely bespoke projects. Applied Illustrator and Photoshop skills to create original vector graphics. Also oversaw factory production process, creating annotated print specifications, and meticulously checking each visual element for the sublimation process. Produced additional graphic content for Viper10 website, marketing materials and social media output.

Also undertook projects for parent company and subsidiaries. Created the visual identity for sister brand XXV; designed the company logo, brand bible, and conceptual kit templates. Created logos and landing pages for subsidiary companies Kajay and Shoehub. Redesigned corporate marketing presentations for parent company Stevensons. This role required a high level of creativity, problem solving, software knowledge and efficient time management.