Experience
Manchester, United Kingdom
2010Present
Owner
Setting up my own freelance business, under the brand name of CH creations has been both challenging and exciting. This has evolved building and developing relationships with a variety of different commercial clients along with collaborations with various creative professionals.

During this period of time I have developed new skills and expanded my existing abilities which include the following: business skills, developing client relations, typography, brand awareness, delivering presentations, art direction, traditional media techniques and illustration.
Blackpool, United Kingdom
2007 2010
Tipografic Printing and Packaging
Graphic Designer
Tipografic packaging provided me with an expansive in-depth knowledge into the print industry and all aspects of the specialised techniques that are involved in the process. During this period I continued to expand my experience of working within a team environment. This included working with designers, printers, art-workers, clients and copyrighters. I also gained more knowledge and experience of being an artworker and techniques of checking to make sure work is ready for print.
Lancaster, United Kingdom
2005 2007
Pagefast Printing and Publishing
Graphic Designer
Pagefast gave me an in-depth knowledge into editorial publishing and expanded my experience within graphic design. During this period I also experienced being part of a team which included working with designers, printers, clients and copyrighters.
Preston, United Kingdom
2002 2005
Freelance graphic designer
Owner
After graduating from university in 2002 I worked as a freelance graphic designer. This period was a intense but very useful time as it provided me with the knowledge and development for working in a commercial environment. It also offered me the ability to work under pressure to strict tight deadlines.
Education
1999 2002
Multimedia Design and Digital Animation Bachelor of Arts
Skills
 
Adobe Creative Suite CS5, Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Basic Skills in Quark and Flash, xhtml & CSS (Basic Understanding) , screen printing, Traditional Media techniques