Hi, I’m Jodie Valery, a freelance designer and illustrator specializing in clean, accessible design across print, digital, and experiential media. I love collaborating with brands and agencies to turn ideas into visually compelling solutions for maps, branding, presentations, and campaigns. Beyond client work, I mentor at The Design Museum and contribute to culture initiatives at BBC Studios, always looking to learn, experiment, and share creative ideas with teams. When I’m not designing, I’m sketching, illustrating, and exploring new techniques to push my practice forward.…

Jodie Valery

Hi, I’m Jodie Valery, a freelance designer and illustrator specializing in clean, accessible design across print, digital, and experiential media. I love collaborating with brands and agencies to turn ideas into visually compelling solutions for maps, branding, presentations, and campaigns. Beyond client work, I mentor at The Design Museum and contribute to culture initiatives at BBC Studios, always looking to learn, experiment, and share creative ideas with teams. When I’m not designing, I’m sketching, illustrating, and exploring new techniques to push my practice forward.…

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Hi, I’m Jodie Valery, a freelance designer and illustrator specializing in clean, accessible design across print, digital, and experiential media. I love collaborating with brands and agencies to turn ideas into visually compelling solutions for maps, branding, presentations, and campaigns.

Beyond client work, I mentor at The Design Museum and contribute to culture initiatives at BBC Studios, always looking to learn, experiment, and share creative ideas with teams. When I’m not designing, I’m sketching, illustrating, and exploring new techniques to push my practice forward.

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Freelance Designer & Illustrator at Self-employed / Freelance
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2025
Freelance designer/illustrator working with clients including M&C Saatchi, UNICEF, Discovery Inc, ITV Creative, Eurostar and Disney. Projects included map designs, social posts, illustrations, experiential mockups, presentation design, image formatting and brand ideation. In 2025 I worked with Ebay for an illustrative-led campaign and did work for Omnicom Media Group.
Judge & Mentor at The Design Museum
August 1, 2016 - August 1, 2025
Past winner of the Design Ventura, I support workshops with schools, contribute case studies, and shortlist designs from across the country.
Volunteer at Cafe Art
August 1, 2016 - August 1, 2025
Supported exhibitions and selling the art calendars; contributed creative insight and value across projects.
Graphic Designer at Formula E
November 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Season 8 work; signage/posters, city branding & track paint, map designs, prints for bridges and the team halo garages.
Midweight Designer at Sleek Events (FTC)
December 1, 2021 - October 1, 2022
Midweight Designer and Artworker for a full-service experiential marketing agency Sleek Events, mainly assisting on the AWS summits; graphic design, art direction, creative education, writing, illustration, event branding, editorial, presentations.
Midweight Designer at Sleek Events (FTC)
December 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
Midweight Designer at Sleek Events, continuing work on experiential marketing projects including AWS summits; graphic design, art direction, creative education, writing, illustration, event branding, editorial, presentations.
Midweight 2D Designer at Wonder
July 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Designed creative business experiences; led a project for Google's global event and an exclusive Santander event at the British Museum.

Education

BA Design for Publishing at Norwich University of the Arts
September 2, 2016 - July 2, 2019
Foundation Diploma of Arts at University of the Arts London
September 7, 2015 - July 4, 2016
BA Design for Publishing (High 2:1) at Norwich University of the Arts
September 1, 2016 - July 1, 2019
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at University of the Arts London: LCC
September 1, 2015 - July 1, 2016

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BA Design for Publishing
July 2, 2019 - July 1, 2019

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Education, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Software & Internet, Retail

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