about
I'm currently Senior Designer at Play, M&C Saatchi, having joined the agency in 2006. I've designed and developed websites, microsites and ads for clients including:
Heinz, Fosters, TFL, Twinings, Qantas, Natwest, RBS and ITV.
As well as design, my role also involves art direction and concepting; developing IAs, wireframes and site structures; and organising shoots. Since becoming Senior Designer in 2007, I've managed and mentored a team of up to ten designers.
Prior to joining Play, I spent two and a half years as a designer at the University of the Arts London, designing and developing websites for Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion and Chelsea College of Art & Design amongst others.
awards
Foster's Shadow Napping - Creative Review The Annual 2009
Foster's Ride The Scuba - Creative Review The Annual 2009
New York Festivals 2008 - Winner Product & Service: Website (Amoy)
Horizon Interactive 2008 - Winner Flash Website: (Amoy)
Webbys 2008 - Finalist Food & Beverage Website: (Amoy)
Revolution 2008 - Winner FMCG Website: (Amoy)
BIMA 2007 - Finalist Best Microsite: (Amoy)
FWA Site of the Day - September 2007 (Amoy)
history
Before embarking on a career as a designer, I was Exhibitions Curator at the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Dublin for 5 years. My job there was exciting, demanding and extremely varied - and included co-ordinating and publishing exhibition catalogues; co-ordinating advertising and PR campaigns; managing large budgets and project managing the design and development of the Gallery's website.
Whilst working in the Gallery, I had the opportunity to dabble in design, producing flyers and posters for the smaller budget exhibitions. I grew to love it more than my job as curator. Finally, as project manager for the Gallery's new website, I decided that I'd much rather be the designer than the client.
skills
Photoshop CS4 - Advanced
Illustrator CS4 - Advanced
Flash - Intermediate with Actionscript (2.0)
HTML, CSS - Advanced hand-coding for websites and emails
PHP, Javascript , Ajax - ability to use and adapt in website builds
Art Direction
Concepting
Information Architecture
Management experience