JAMES
HINDS
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Creative and dynamic Graphic Designer with 3 years experience in both in-house marketing and agency environments. Proficient in the use of the Adobe suite covering a range of all design needs.
Effective communicator, able to liaise with clients and suppliers to develop and meet design briefs to deliver successful projects. Fast learner with desire to further develop skills and knowledge in more areas.
WORK
EXPERINCE
Designer
JakHQ
July 2024 to Present
- 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.
Graphic Designer
Blackrose Pubs
May 2023 to 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 to 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
September 2022 to April 2023
- 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 Apprentice
The ONE Collection
September 2022 to April 2023
- Gained an understanding of the different tools & technologies used within marketing, whether it being print collateral or online advertising