Russell Webb
Creative Lead
Garden Flat
244 Ferme Park Road
London N8 9BN
M: 07971 70 80 27
E:
[email protected]
www.spindlelegs.co.uk/
Key skills
I am a senior designer specialising in retail with an expertise in branding, web and print. I have over ten years design and managerial experience in brand ID, developing new business pitches and have implemented environmental concepts across many industries including financial, healthcare, home entertainment, telecoms, FMCG and retail.
Work experience
04/09-06/09:
Freelance Creative lead
Job title:
Senior Designer
Creative lead (contracted) for small marketing led design group
- Develop brand ID, website concepts and graphic stationary for SME with global footprint.
- Institute design principles and raise standards across the studio.
02/08-12/08:
Coutts Creative part of the Bezier Group. The largest retail marketing design agency in the UK
Job title:
2D Retail Group Head (Team: 6-8)
Group Head specialising in BTL solutions for many UK brands including: 3 mobile, GSK and Disney.
- Instrumental in three successful pitches generating £1.8M in client spend
- Creative lead on the largest brand launch of 2009: The Health Lottery
- Senior creative developing campaign driven sub brands for Disneys DVD on TV
- Lead creative for retail orientated campaigns for Superdrug, Asda, Sainsbury and Warner Bros
- Team management Creative / Leadership / Resources
11/07-02/08:
Freelance Brand Designer
Design and consultation for service and town planning in emerging markets.
Job title:
Senior Design Consultant
Contracted brand and design consultant for Czech industry-leader in parking solutions (Activ Parking) and logistics and transport (D&Comm).
- Developed a strategic direction to raise awareness for future financial backers and partners.
Freelance designer for design consultancy Brand Instinct.
- Developed brand ID directions for Al Wasl, a US$12 billion urban community in Riyadh, Saudi.
10/05-10/07:
Allen International
An international design consultancy specialising in retail and branding.
Job title:
Senior Designer - Branding (contracted)
Brand designer for international retail/financial clients.
- Designed a flexible graphics interior grid, kit-of-parts brand ID and communications for several European banks, including literature, signage and eventual guidelines.
- Lead brand designer on petroleum and financial clients looking to improve their retail offer through environmental segmentation and modern, contemporary graphics.
03/04-04/05:
Gardner Stewart Architects / Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design
One of the UKs leading architecture and master planning practices.
Job title:
Head of Graphics
Lead graphics creative for a 50+ architecture and planning practice in London Bridge
- Department head and Brand Guardian - managed the two companies brand direction.
10/98-03/04:
image100
A Corbis owned top five royalty free image library with over 20,000 images available in 40 countries.
Job title:
Senior Designer (promoted from retoucher upwards)
Responsible for the complete brand awareness of the image library image100 in Soho.
- Brand ID to include brochures, catalogues, cd design, photo-shoots direct mail and advertising.
Redesigned corporate ID including letterheads, business cards, logo, online presence, etc.
07/98-10/98:
Colin Hunt Design / Queensbury Hunt Levien / Tangerine
Job title:
Freelance Graphic/Product Designer
- Graphic design - corporate concept generation and illustrational mock-ups.
- Software tutorials - a consultant to staff on the benefits of new technology, especially Photoshop.
- Product design and model making for a major blue-chip far eastern client.
01/98-06/98:
LTC
Job title:
Graphic Designer
Initially a junior position at an expanding company specialising in targeted marketing.
06/97-12/97:
World Book Encyclopedia INC
Job title:
Artworker
Page layout artist in the production department the No 1 selling print encyclopedia in the world.
Education
09/91-07/94: Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
2:1 3D design - BA Hons
09/90-07/91:Bournville Art College
Distinction in foundation studies
09/85-07/90:Haybridge High School
2 (A) levels and 10 GCSE including Maths and English
Software
Advanced: Intermediate:
CS3/4 Premium - instructor level MS Office
QuarkXpress Flash
Acrobat/Distiller Freehand
Dreamweaver Vectorworks
Interests
Travel - Around-the-world tour including SE Asia, Australia, South Pacific and North America
Other Furniture / interior design, 5-a-side football. French: 02-03/09 One-month French immersion course in Paris
Referees are available upon request.
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