ABOUT ME
JAMES HINDS
Accomplished and adaptable Graphic Designer with over 4 years of experience delivering strategic creative across in-house marketing teams and fast-paced agency environments. Skilled in leading end-to-end design projects across print, digital and web, creating visually compelling solutions that strengthen brand identity, support marketing objectives and deliver meaningful user experiences.
Experienced in developing creative for integrated marketing campaigns across social media, email, print and digital platforms, alongside designing, building and managing WordPress websites for hospitality, corporate and global brands. Confident creating bespoke websites, landing pages and digital experiences using WordPress, Elementor and HubSpot, with a strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, user experience, website performance and SEO best practices.
Comfortable working across a broad range of creative disciplines, producing everything from brand identities, marketing collateral and presentation decks to motion graphics, social content and campaign assets. Recognised for shaping concepts, refining visual direction and delivering creative with precision, consistency and a strong attention to detail from concept through to execution.
Committed to continuous growth and elevating design standards, driven by a passion for advancing skills, exploring emerging tools and technologies, embracing AI-enhanced workflows and pushing creative boundaries to deliver fresh, impactful work.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Designer
JakHQ | July 2024 - July 2025
- Design for Print – Designed Posters, Leaflets/Flyers, Menu’s, Brochures, Vouchers, Business Stationery, Banners/Signage, Social Posts, Magazine Ad’s, Vehicle Graphics, Letter Head’s for a range of clients.
- Logo Design – Created & Developed logo’s based clients requirements.
- Presentation Design – Created/remade presentations to professional look that matched with new branding. Created backgrounds/templates for companies to use in-house
- Website Creation – Designed websites from scratch based on given brief & Feedback for a Multitude of clients. Designed Website pages based on pre-existing designs and/or pages. Worked on WordPress on existing/new developed websites, creating new pages or making changes based on clients request.
- Emailer Creation – Created designs and templates using MailChimp to create and schedule emailers for clients.
Graphic Designer
Blackrose Pubs | May 2023 - November 2023
- Marketing Design – Designed Posters, Leaflets, Menu’s, Brochures, Vouchers, Business Stationery, Banners/Signage, Social Posts & Web Graphics, Animations, Image Manipulation/ Touch Ups. All for use within 40 pubs across the country for either interior or external advertising.
- Brand Development – Developed/Refined company branding for venues to give structure and definitive look where initially was inconsistent. Created branding for use in socials and emailers for across channels.
- Presentation Design – Created/remade presentations to give a more corporate and professional look that was consistent with brand.
- Website Admin – Worked with marketing team to create brand consistency across all pages and helped out with any general errors/issues within Squarespace
Graphic Designer
The ONE Collection | September 2022 - April 2023
- Marketing Collateral Creation – Designed Posters, Leaflets, Menu’s, Brochures, Vouchers, Business Stationery, Banners/Signage, Social Post/Story & Web Graphics, Animations & Image Manipulation/ Touch Ups
- Brand Development – Developed/Refined brands for venues to give structure and definitive look where initially there was none. Worked within the marketing team to develop a new brand to work universally across print and digital. Created logo’s and concepts for themed specific events for venues.
- Website Design & Development – Created websites & concepts to better fit the direction and expansion of certain brands. Developed venue websites with use of XD, WordPress, Elementor CMS, HTML & CSS.
Digital Marketing Executive
The ONE Collection | November 2021 - September 2022
- Social Media Management – Managed a multitude of different venues social media channels. Created posts, graphics, social schedules & ran Facebook Ad campaigns.
- Animation – Created animations for posting on social media and Gifs for use within email marketing
- 3D Design – Created full 3D environment of new office for the company rebrand, for use as a visual guide for printers fitting interior vinyl
- Email Marketing – Created email marketing campaigns for different venues with use of Stripo and MailChimp
- Website Design, Development & Maintenance – Designed and built a website for a venue going through a re-brand with use of XD, WordPress, Elementor, HTML & CSS. Managed and made website changes where needed for multiple other venues.
Marketing Assistant
The ONE Collection | May 2021 - November 2021
- Gained an understanding of the different tools & technologies used within marketing, whether it being print collateral or online advertising