RESUME

FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR 

2009 - present

Since June 2009 I have been freelancing for various employee communication agencies in London. I started out working with Jonathan Richards at Penna on the BBC careers website. From there I had a years stint at Work Comms, taking over from their Creative Director as the lead Art Director on the MARS account. From there, I stood in as Interim Head of Creative at TMP for 7 months, followed by a similar position at Stafford Long. After 8 months at Stafford Long I split the next 3 months between Work Comms and Penna, before spending the next 17 months at Penna where I was the Art Direction lead on the Aldi account. From Penna I moved across to Tonic, where I worked solidly for 31 months, working across many different projects and clients, and moving into the position of Consultant Creative Director. 

Over this time, the type of work that I’ve got involved in has varied massively. Pockets of print still remain, but interactive content now plays a huge part in my day-to-day solutions. I’ve worked on social media campaigns, experiential events, interactive videos, website design and various digital content. One year I also directed two global video shoots simultaneously, resulting in some 50+ videos.

​

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

TMP Worldwide, Chancery Lane, London

2007 - 2009

Headed up a team of 14. Some key responsibilities included managing and motivating the team to produce quality creative work, and to run the teams appraisals through the year. I was also involved in, and presented, many tenders and pitches that have come through the department. As a Creative Director, I was exposed to many different parts of the business, and a huge variety of projects, across a wide client base. These included traditional media, as well as digital, and also video, which I have directed for a number of clients. I was still lead Art Director on a lot of TMP’s largest accounts, and had regular contact with clients via briefings and presentations.

​

​

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR 

TMP Worldwide, Soho Square/Chancery Lane, London

1997 - 2007

I had lead responsibility for many large recruitment campaigns, that cover a wide range of advertising mediums, including traditional media, video, radio, ambient and also web. As a senior member of the Creative Department in London, I took on more of a mentoring role towards the more junior Art Directors within the team.

​

DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER 

Austin Knight UK Ltd, Chelmsford, Essex

1994 - 1997

Having transferred to another office within Austin Knight, my position moved onto more of an Art Directors role. Working with a copywriter to come up with creative concepts for advertising solutions, my new role also included a lot more contact with clients, ranging from taking the initial creative brief, presenting the proposed solutions, to taking final approval of wet proofs if the job included print work. Whilst AK was a big company, working in one of the regional offices (22 people) meant that my role involved me overseeing a job right through to the final product. I also took on a secondary role as an in-house photographer.

​

TYPOGRAPHER/VISUALISER/DTP DESIGNER 

Austin Knight UK Ltd, Welwyn, Hertfordshire

1989 - 1994

I started out as a typographer, marking up copy to be sent out to typesetters. Over time my role evolved into Visualiser/DTP Designer. Most of my work consisted of designing and setting of adverts, leaflets, newsletters and brochures. My duties also consisted of print buying and commissioning photographers and illustrators.

​