HELLO

My name is Sam, a digital designer with 10+ years of diverse experience spanning multiple agencies and freelance roles.

I am passionate about mastering new skills, innovating in design, and sharing knowledge with others. I have worked in creative roles since I left university in 2015.

Key Skills

Creativity & Concepting
Teamwork
Project Management
Brand Adherence
Asset Management

Education

BA Hons Illustration Norwich University of the Arts

Selected Works

HIGHLIGHT

YCK Laneways

Web / 3D Experience

HIGHLIGHT

Illustrations

Vector / Digital Art

HIGHLIGHT

Brand Motion

After Effects / 2D

CV & Expertise

12 Years

Illustration

Hand, Illustrator, Photoshop

Vectors, Storyboards, Concept art, Re-touching.

10 Years

2D Animation

After Effects, Spine, GWD

Motion graphics, SVG animations, Logo animation, VFX, Compositing, Google Web Designer.

10 Years

Video Editing

Premiere, DaVinci Resolve

Colour correction + LUTs, Proxies, Audio correction.

5 Years

3D Software

Blender, Sketchup

3D/2D Animation, Modelling, Sculpting, Lighting, Texturing, UV mapping, Geometry Nodes.

6 Years

UI / UX Design

Figma, Adobe XD

Graphic design for web/apps, Social media marketing, Typography, Visual hierarchy.

1 Year

Game Engines

Unity, Unreal Engine

Scene Building, Basic animation, Asset replacement, Cinemachine, Knowledge of Github.

Tools

Web Tools

HTML + CSS, Google Web Ads

Google Web Designer (Ads), WordPress Management, Basic JavaScript knowledge.

Work Experience

Graphic Design Agency

Nov 2024 - Present

Freelance

Freelance work for a Local Graphic Design Agency, with a large focus on marketing and social media posts.

2D Animation and motion graphics for social media posts.
Illustration of large vector graphics for print.
3D Animations using Blender, creating realistic and stylised graphic animations.
Graphic design, creating informative posts for social media.
Web Design: imagining and building out simple websites using WordPress (WPB/Elementor).

Multimedia Design Agency

Jun 2021 - Jun 2024

Brighton / Remote

A cutting-edge multimedia design agency focused on VR, AR, game development and 3D websites.

Marketing through branding, video editing, motion graphics and graphic design for social media.
Conceptualising and creating art for pitch decks using Photoshop and Blender.
Addressing client briefs and developing UI/UX for apps.
Creating 2D animations, motion graphics, video editing, 3D modelling/animation, and illustrations.
Managing a junior as well as sourcing/managing freelancers.
Experience with Unity, Maya, and Meta Spark Studio.

Golfing Magazine Website

Sep 2019 - Apr 2021

Leeds

Generated video content as well as promotional and educational videos for various golf courses.

Motion graphics.
Explainer videos.
Educational videos.
Managing YouTube Channel content.

Film Agency

2017 - Aug 2019

Suffolk

A boutique film agency specialising in TV adverts and explainer videos.

Motion graphics and 2D character animation.
Storyboarding for animations and film shoots.
Liaising with clients to establish/refine concepts.

Hobbies & Interests

Eating Sleeping Repeating Drawing Death Metal / Hiphop Gaming Climbing Swimming Laughing MMA Esports Animals

Let's Connect

Thank you for taking the time to look through my portfolio. I am available to start work immediately. I am currently living in Guernsey, while freelancing for my previous employer.

[email protected] +44 743 434 591

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