Curriculum Vitae
Employment
2021 - Present
Senior Graphic Designer
Sally Europe
The Sally Group purchased Salon Success,
so the teams merged.
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Responsible for managing the merger of two teams and creating a successful studio, to service all parts of this multi-national business. The merger of the separate teams was planned and executed remotely due to lock-down.
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• Daily responsibilities include the management of work-flow, dealing with internal customers briefs, controlling the work balance across the team. I also use my own creative skills and experience to produce high quality artwork to brief, to deadline and on budget. Projects include the design of emails, social media assets, point-of-sale materials, advertising, web banners, store and business marketing materials.
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• Full management responsibilities for 3 direct reports, whilst I report into the Design Manager.
2014 - 2021
Design Manager
Salon Success
Promoted to this position when previous manager left the business. Reporting directly to the Publicity Director. Responsibilities include:
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• Campaign planning for the leading luxury professional hair care brand Paul Mitchell.
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• Looking after 4 direct reports - including regular appraisals, performance management and recruitment. Managing work-flow across the team. Supporting the marketing team with creative input and support on print buying.
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• Planning window display photoshoots, liaising directly with the Window Dresser on campaign creative and shoot planning, assisting with window display builds and directing the Photographer. Producing the associated magazine, education materials and web assets for this project.
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• Continued preparation of a full range of creative projects, as listed below.
2000 - 2014
Graphic Designer
Salon Success
• Creating and preparing artwork for a full range of creative projects. Print based
point-of-sale materials, magazines, advertising in newspapers and magazine titles, bespoke salon marketing materials, education presentations and business materials.
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• Creating and preparing artwork for digital promotional campaigns; including emails, web banners and social media assets.
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• Attending photoshoots, producing behind the scenes photographic support. Attending events to provide photographic record of the event.
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• Pack Shot photography and retouching for use within campaign projects.
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• Liaising and briefing printers on print campaigns and carrying out litho-press passes for magazine and campaign work.
Graphic Designer
1999 - 2000
1998 - 1999
1997
Makita Power Tool Company
Minerva Press Publishing House
Animator in Residence
MOMI Museum of the Moving Image
Education
1994 - 1997
BA Hons 2:1 Graphic Design
Staffordshire University
1993 - 1994
Foundation Course
Art & Design
Bletchley College
1991 - 1993
A-levels
English Literature Grade C,
Business Studies Grade B & Art Pass
1991
CPVE
Pass - Buckingham Secondary School
1990
GCSE
9 GCSE including English & Maths
Buckingham Secondary School
Software
Competencies
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InDesign
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Photoshop
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Illustrator
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After Effects
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Microsoft Suite
Interests
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Letterpress Printing - collecting antique wooden fonts to utilise with my press.
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Cycling
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Photography