Employment

My role is a graphic/multimedia designer within the Creative Services department.

Responsibilities include the design and production of professional brochures, guides, newspapers/magazines ads, mail shots, leaflets and posters, which develop our brand image into a household name within the UK.

Within this brand identity I design and nurture the web sites, banners and interactive CD-Rom/presentations that help to put across our company image.

As a department we are responsible for producing all company-wide literature. This requires effective brainstorming skills, quick and logical thinking whilst still maintaining creative integrity.

Whilst working in this highly pressurised environment I have learnt to prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines without compromising quality. In many cases resolving company wide issues and problems at the same time.

Web design and brand development remain the most effective way of growth in an ever changing industry.  My role at WPA did not only illustrate the need for creative minds but also for strategic thinking within business.

To begin with, this role was much the same as my previous position at MousePower, however within a few months at Polk I became the Lead Multimedia Designer.

This role meant taking on the responsibility of guiding all major project design. This required me to build exceptional working relationships with the lead programmers and developers.

I was also responsible for team knowledge development and found that this was a key factor in developing a motivated team.

As a designer I was required to work within a team and individually on a variety of projects, creating web or CD-ROM based solutions of an exceptional quality to best fit clients needs, and adhere to tight deadlines.

Largely, projects were assigned on an individual basis and it was my sole responsibility,  to develop the project through its lifecycle, from initial design to delivery.  This demanded the ability to understand clients’ needs and goals to produce a product to match their requirements.  To achieve this successfully it was essential that I possessed excellent client facing skills.

Working as part of a team involved either assisting another designer on their current project, or accepting assistance on yours.  This required the use of effective communication skills so that all team members were aware of the tasks required of them.

At the end of any project it was essential to carry out usability testing. This required strategically and methodically user testing products to produce a constructive and coherent report, noting any problems or concerns that arose.

Development and maintenance of various client web sites.

From a design brief I was required to produce pin-point accurate CBT packages for aircraft pilots.  The successful accomplishment of each individual project needed extensive organisational skills and adherence to strict deadlines.