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C LA RE W A R N E
BDes (Hons)
C R E A TI VE D I R E C T O R
Digital Designer
Creative director and digital designer with over 15 years experience in multidisciplinary design
Proficient technical skill, creative eye and leadership that develops and maintains solid client relationships
Strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, interactive commerce
SK ILL S
Knowing every client’s industry inside out by immersing in the clients business as much as the clients themselves.
Dedicated to building the client’s business by providing service excellence through uncompromising professionalism, resulting in
long-term, trusting client relationships.
Extensive knowledge of digital strategy, vision, concepting, communication and management.
Ensuring the strategic communications objectives are directly responsible for completing client expectations.
Solid understanding and appreciation of the distinction between creative expression and usability.
Prefering a hands on approach to keep abreast of industry developments and to be able to communicate effectively with clients.
CRE ATIVE
Leadership abilities that motivate and inspire clients to exceed expectations as much as creative and technical teams.
Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people.
Expert in retaining present and growing businesses using strong, engaging brand linkage across digital platforms resulting in
successful ROI for clients, growth and success seeing clients receiving many awards.
M A NAGEMENT
Responsible for creating a management system that empowers clients through constant involvement and communication giving
the client a meaningful working relationship with rewarding results.
Effectual organisation, communication and resource management skills.
Expert time manager capable of handling a large variety of client deadlines over multi-platforms.
Natural leadership skills directing the collaborative efforts of a large group of professionals creating an environment for achieving
excellence and growth.
Experience planning and implementing employee professional development.
Competent finance manager.
ME
Born 1973 in Sunderland, the north of England. I’m a happy, outgoing, open and honest northener.
I love my work, I’m hard working and conscientious. I have a useful ability to understand and empathise with people from all walks
of life. I am proud to say I have long-lasting client relationships, I am constantly striving to give the best. Enjoyable working
relationships are what makes clients stick with me.
Running my own company has given me a wealth of experience and great personal growth.
EXPERIENCE
W W W . VENUSDESI GN . N E T
Venus Design 1998 - current London & France
Founder and creative director of a multimedia design agency, valued by clients for being partners to their long-term needs and
through delivery of continuously developing digital services.
Cultivating a service that places the needs and interests of clients at the forefront of all creative projects and business decisions.
Employing talented, innovative and motivated individuals to produce quality work with a customer-centric approach.
Building an extensive pool of talent to assist in developing and delivering a complete range of quality digital products.
As a result of honesty, fairness and my preceding reputation I have won many clients, all making for rewarding working
relationships, resulting in many referrals and long term relationships with companies and individuals. I love this personal approach
and it provides highly qualified targets.
Building a clients business through their brand, achieving growth, increasing performance and profits in turn built and
strengthened my business. A great client mix provided sustainable and exciting work.
EXPERIENCE CON T I N UED
KEY PROJECTS:
Finance
Creating and developing brands, leading strategic direction for global and european presence across web, mobile, print and social
media platforms.
Collaborating with and providing creative vision for new product concepts, competitive site analysis, expert site reviews, project
strategy, PR and marketing initiatives.
Defining user experience opportunities across both consumer and corporate strategic partnerships.
Establish viable working relationships with external resources across organisational lines.
Manage and review creative execution for digital strategic messaging and effectiveness.
Key strategic and creative direction for national and global clients Gulftech, Tuxedo, Alliance & Leicester, Carta, Clearcash,
Century Capital and MCIFA.
KEY PROJECTS:
Telecoms
Develop branding and creative programs that meet the business objectives of the client to advance their brand strategy.
Creating product branding, rolling across all collateral on and offline, in multiple languages, for use nationally and worldwide.
Creative direction and implementation of promotional materials, digital campaigns and video production.
Communicate regularly and effectively the status of all ongoing projects.
Develop policies, processes and procedures that are practical, efficient and cost effective.
For clients BT, Alpha Telecom, Liquid Telecom, Nomi-Call, iVitta and Cortel Telecom.
KEY PROJECTS:
Comedy
Design digital brand identities for comedians live tours.
Creating and planning strategic direction for social media and interactive commerce.
Collaborative strategic direction with artists management and publishers for clients Redbush and Sound Entertainment.
Yellow Star Design 1997 – 1998 London
Designer for a boutique agency, working alongside senior members of the team expanding my knowledge and skill set.
Projects ranged from marketing driven ad campaigns for Samsung and Philips to packaging design for Aldi.
Eidos 1995 – 1997 Oxfordshire
Designing video game user interface for such games as Tomb Raider and Fifa. Developing strong graphic design and motion
graphics skills using CGI software.
Necessary to communicate well with programmers to develop cutting edge UI designs for games across multi platforms.
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