27 year old london based digital designer with 4 years industry experience and a varied background. Loves illustration, site design and wide angle lenses. Experience of working with a range of clients including Orange, Coca-cola, Peugeot, Ebay, Nintendo and GSK. Take a look at my portfolio or For more information mail me jess.love@gmail.com

Employment

Euro RSCG London - Digital Designer, September 2007 - Present

BD-NTWK - Digital Designer, November 2005 - September 2007

As part of the digital department of a marcoms focused advertising agency, my role consists mainly of concept and design work for web, email and other digital media. Complementing the design aspect of this position I am also responsible for front-end development, flash work, maintenance/enhancement of existing sites. These tasks are undertaken as part of a team of senior designers, developers and producers, and often involve presentation to clients.

Titan Outdoor - Designer, October 2004 - November 2005

A client facing role that involved formulating design concept from brief to pitch, website design, build and management, and moving-image advertisement development for Maiden's flagship "Transvision" technology. This last aspect entailed a variety of skills ranging from video editing/composition to flash and motion animation work.

Make Believe Ideas - Freelance Designer, April - August 2004

A contract based role creating educational children's picture books. My responsibilities covered all aspects of production from conceptualisation, photo shoots and illustration, to design, art-working and print management.

Freelance Designer, Jan 2003 - Present

Illustration, website design, product photography, image manipulation, brochure design, advertisement layout and corporate work for a varied portfolio of clients including Cancer Bacup, Lastminute.com, 9London and Palgrave Macmillan.

Experience

Uncharted Audio, 2003

Creation of illustration and website art-direction to be used in the promotion of forthcoming releases.

D&AD, New Blood, 2003

Part of a three-person team organizing, planning and executing the presence of De Montfort University at this national industry recognised annual exhibition.

The De Montfort University Degree Show, 2003

Designed and authored the departmental DVD show reel, accompanying website and planned and realised the department's contribution to the university degree show.

De Montfort Student Union Magazine and Radio Station, 2001 - 2002

Provision of all illustrations as well as design and layout of the magazine. Also involved with creation of online and offline promotional materials to generate awareness for the radio station.

Skills

The ability to work creatively within a brief and to deadlines, a visual mind, personable, good communicator, strong team-player, alert to modern trends, keen attention to detail, well organised, exceptional time keeping and highly self motivated.

Education

De Montfort University, Leicester 2000 - 2003

B.A. (Hons) Multimedia Design 2:1 - Modules studied include: Typography & TV Graphics, Animation, Advanced Video Production, Information Design and Interface Design.

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts 1999 - 2000

BTEC National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design (Merit)

Roundwood Park School, Harpenden, Herts 1992 - 1999

3 A Levels - Art (C), English (C), Business Studies (D)
9 GCSEs - French (B), Maths (B), Office Studies (B), Science (B/B), Art (C), English (C/C), History (C)

Interests

There is a healthy crossover between my personal and work interests. As well as being very socially active, I am a keen amateur photographer (with interests in digital, manual and video camera work) and maintain a personal website giving me a fun outlet for my Photoshop skills. I'm also an avid contemporary-fiction reader, film lover and not averse to being a domestic goddess from time to time. I keep fit regularly at my local gym and am also a veritable cottage industry of self-produced cards and gifts for friends and family.