Sup’ yo’
Here’s a little about me.
Key Skills
Graphic Design
If you can think it, I can most likely design it! Appreciate space and colour 🙂
Logo Design
Up there a one of my fave areas of design. The challenge of creating a single concise form or mark that tells the viewer everything they need to know.
Website Design
I use the WordPress CMS, does most things you’ll need. Why complicate!?
E-Commerce Website Design
Coupling WordPress and WooCommerce to get your online shop up and running in no time. Does everything you need, with plenty of add-ons for extra features and whizz pop bangs if you should so wish!
Lead Generation
Not too shabby with optimising websites and content to get your customers and audience clicking. GoogleAds can be utilised too, with more detailed and niche targeting.
Email Campaigns
Nicely designed marketing emails, using MailChimp or HTML to keep your clients and customers up-to-date with your latest news and offers.
Social Media
Snazzy branded graphics to let you show off and collecting ‘hearts’. I also create plans for short, medium and long-term social media posting.
Design / Marketing Consultation
Happy for you to book a session with me to discuss where you are at now and your future vision. Receive a brief report with guidelines for future actions to head toward your goals.
Marketing Communications
Utilise various media, print, digital and web to really pump up your marketing and communications at every touch-point.
GUI Design
Use bespoke software for your industry? I work with your coders to provide a visual guideline and concept to ensure great visuals and usability.
Corporate Identity
Corporate Identity Design.
Packaging Design
Prolly’ the most fun and self-indulgent area of design personally. Literally out of the box design to help your products and packaging stand out in an ever crowded marketplace.
Print / Production Management
I’ll look after your print and production, doing all the necessary fiddly and technical bits to ensure production runs smoothly.
Multiple Project Management
Got lots on? Let’s plan well and ensure you get it all done. If it does get a bit crazy, well that’s something I’m used to, but try not to make a habit of 😀
Third Party / Supplier Management
Great relations with print and production suppliers. Locally, nationally and even internationally so you’re well covered.
App UI – Visuals / Storyboarding
Yep, I’m no coder or app-builder, yet can design your app concept and story board. Using some whizzo software we can also generate animations showing the user journey throughout your app, before you start a build.
Work Experience
Mylo Estates / Brand Design & Marketing
MAY 2022 – OCT 2022, BIRMINGHAM
Graphic design & branding support. Developing business visual ‘language’. Internal and external communications. Various material including web design, sales and corporate documents, print design and social media graphics.
Network IT 24 Ltd / Graphic Design & Marketing
SEP 2019 – NOV 2021, DUDLEY
Developing the brand communication after a period of rapid growth for the company. Website design, marketing collateral and social media management. Creating and implementing marketing and social media plans. I.C.T Products and Services for Education.
Speak Group Ltd / Creative Direction
JAN 2016 – FEB 2017, STOURBRIDGE
Internal/external design and marketing management. Aspects include: branding, graphic design, corporate reports and presentations, wire-framing and story-boarding, marketing, digital design, UI design, social media and email graphics, print, and web media. Creating, coordinating and managing multiple brands, products and external parties. A group of telecommunications & technology businesses.
Design Co. / Freelance Design & Marketing
JAN 2013 – DEC 2016, BIRMINGHAM
Graphic design, web, display and print services for individuals, businesses and organisations. Helping business and organisations to redefine and focus their product/concepts/offerings. Managing multiple projects and clients. Coordinating third party suppliers.
Air 21 Group / Design & Marketing Manager
NOV 2011 – DEC 2012, BIRMINGHAM
Management of all in-house / external collateral. Included graphic design, product design, marketing and web. Multiple brands and websites. Developed various sub-brands and associated collateral. Heavy organic SE optimised sites generating leads, enquiries and new business. GUI design for hosted software. Telecommunications and software business.
The Definitive Design Co. / Graphic Designer
JUN 2008 – DEC 2011, BIRMINGHAM
Graphic, web and print services for business. From stationery to large format, POS and livery. Helping businesses and organisations to focus and refine their offering and products through design.
Just Ask The Printers / Graphic Designer & Print Finisher
JUN 2007 – APR 2008, BIRMINGHAM
Graphic, web and print services for business. Including but not limited to large format and packaging design. High-paced customer facing role.
Other
Co-op Midlands / Customer Service Assistant
EDF / Direct Sales
Education
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
2003 – 2004
HND Foundation Studies in Art and Design: Distinction
2004-2005
Ba Hons Fine Art: (1 yr) Pass
KE VI Camp Hill School for Boys
1996 – 2003, BIRMINGHAM
A-Level: 2C, 1D / AS-Level:1B
GCSE: 3A* 6A 1B
Interests
Art & Design
Yep as standard. All things arty and design-y.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Keen interest in understanding how various businesses and industries work. Also helps to inform my design work to fit various types of business.
Coffee(!)
Pedrini anyone? Catch me at Nero, Costa or ‘Bucks on most days!
Crafty Projects
Silk-screening, sewing bits ‘n’ bobs, making my own gifts and stuff!
Fragrance & Perfume
It’s a rabbit hole – start a conversation with me about fragrance at your own peril!
Gardening
Successful parent to numerous pepper plants, a batch of beets and fuchsia propagator. Good microbes in the soil ‘n’ that!
Mental Health & Well-being
Of utmost importance and always keen to learn and implement more tips, techniques and sage advice from wherever they come from!
Outdoors, trekking & walks
It’s the great outdoors right!?
Reading
A read-in-bits reader!
Self-Development
” … loves a trier hey?”
Contact
ifti@alhambra-media.co.uk
Cheers!
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