I really relish the chance to work for your company and bring new skills and enthusiasm to this job. I am a very passionate, hard working and a highly creative designer who is skilled at producing effective, innovative design solutions across all print and digital media. I love learning new skills and will research and learn anything new to further a project and make my work the best it can be. I recently have enjoyed working with the CanadaLife Digital Team, supporting their work, including providing Figma wireframes for them. I am based in Worthing and have 22 years experience as a graphic designer, working across multichannel projects for a diverse range of industries from luxury holidays to a children’s brand. In addition, I am also an artist and set up SkipandOat during lockdown. This shows my creativity with colour, composition and my self-motivation. Recently, during my time as a remote freelance graphic designer, I have loved working in a fast-paced environment creating multiple emails, direct mail, brochures, Figma wireframes and editing videos all for vastly different clients each with specific budgets and needs. I am therefore effective at managing my time, liasing with printers, working as a team and on my own using Slack, Canva, Powerpoint, Miro, Teams, Figma and Dropbox to keep my clients up-to-date in real time and share design work and ideas. I have a background of working as a team on large travel rebranding projects for Sovereign Luxury Travel, Hayes and Jarvis and Austravel collaborating across all multichannel platforms. We looked in depth at UX and how it could help us understand the customers better and enable us to create a new visual identity. We managed our time using Jira and as brand guardian I worked on redesigning the brochures, emails, direct mail, website and in particular large scale outdoor advertising and videos for London Waterloo Domination. Lastly, it was fascinating working for Withit children’s brand and collaborating with De Agostini, to conduct user testing with children for potential magazine and game launches. It was a fantastic experience working for Withit and was hugely creative. I created patterns, characters and collaborated with Topshop, WHSmith and many other multinational companies on bags, stationary and nightwear.

Katy Hardcastle

I really relish the chance to work for your company and bring new skills and enthusiasm to this job. I am a very passionate, hard working and a highly creative designer who is skilled at producing effective, innovative design solutions across all print and digital media. I love learning new skills and will research and learn anything new to further a project and make my work the best it can be. I recently have enjoyed working with the CanadaLife Digital Team, supporting their work, including providing Figma wireframes for them. I am based in Worthing and have 22 years experience as a graphic designer, working across multichannel projects for a diverse range of industries from luxury holidays to a children’s brand. In addition, I am also an artist and set up SkipandOat during lockdown. This shows my creativity with colour, composition and my self-motivation. Recently, during my time as a remote freelance graphic designer, I have loved working in a fast-paced environment creating multiple emails, direct mail, brochures, Figma wireframes and editing videos all for vastly different clients each with specific budgets and needs. I am therefore effective at managing my time, liasing with printers, working as a team and on my own using Slack, Canva, Powerpoint, Miro, Teams, Figma and Dropbox to keep my clients up-to-date in real time and share design work and ideas. I have a background of working as a team on large travel rebranding projects for Sovereign Luxury Travel, Hayes and Jarvis and Austravel collaborating across all multichannel platforms. We looked in depth at UX and how it could help us understand the customers better and enable us to create a new visual identity. We managed our time using Jira and as brand guardian I worked on redesigning the brochures, emails, direct mail, website and in particular large scale outdoor advertising and videos for London Waterloo Domination. Lastly, it was fascinating working for Withit children’s brand and collaborating with De Agostini, to conduct user testing with children for potential magazine and game launches. It was a fantastic experience working for Withit and was hugely creative. I created patterns, characters and collaborated with Topshop, WHSmith and many other multinational companies on bags, stationary and nightwear.

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I really relish the chance to work for your company and bring new skills and
enthusiasm to this job. I am a very passionate, hard working and a highly creative
designer who is skilled at producing effective, innovative design solutions
across all print and digital media. I love learning new skills and will research and
learn anything new to further a project and make my work the best it can be.
I recently have enjoyed working with the CanadaLife Digital Team, supporting
their work, including providing Figma wireframes for them.
I am based in Worthing and have 22 years experience as a graphic designer,
working across multichannel projects for a diverse range of industries from
luxury holidays to a children’s brand. In addition, I am also an artist and set up
SkipandOat during lockdown. This shows my creativity with colour, composition
and my self-motivation.
Recently, during my time as a remote freelance graphic designer, I have loved
working in a fast-paced environment creating multiple emails, direct mail,
brochures, Figma wireframes and editing videos all for vastly different clients
each with specific budgets and needs. I am therefore effective at managing my
time, liasing with printers, working as a team and on my own using Slack, Canva,
Powerpoint, Miro, Teams, Figma and Dropbox to keep my clients up-to-date in
real time and share design work and ideas.
I have a background of working as a team on large travel rebranding projects
for Sovereign Luxury Travel, Hayes and Jarvis and Austravel collaborating across
all multichannel platforms. We looked in depth at UX and how it could help us
understand the customers better and enable us to create a new visual identity.
We managed our time using Jira and as brand guardian I worked on redesigning
the brochures, emails, direct mail, website and in particular large scale outdoor
advertising and videos for London Waterloo Domination.
Lastly, it was fascinating working for Withit children’s brand and collaborating
with De Agostini, to conduct user testing with children for potential magazine
and game launches. It was a fantastic experience working for Withit and was
hugely creative. I created patterns, characters and collaborated with Topshop,
WHSmith and many other multinational companies on bags, stationary and
nightwear.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Creative Designer / Founder at Skip & Oat
September 1, 2019 - Present
Remotely managed multiple clients to tight deadlines from design to print, both on and offline. Created brand identities and guidelines for start-up companies, wireframes in Figma and Adobe XD, and UX designs for large companies alongside email designs and direct mail. Founded Skip & Oat on Etsy. Managed production, delivery, marketing (social media) and photography.
Creative Designer at Spring Marketing
September 1, 2019 - October 8, 2025
Managed work on tight deadlines from design to print across a wide variety of local clients, including the main contract of 65 garden centres. Created UX seasonal campaign screen designs and animations across web, mobile and social media. Created and templated brochures, magazines, indoor and outdoor advertising, vehicle signage and designed and coded multiple emails daily.
Creative Designer at TUI Travel (now Travelopia Holdings Ltd)
August 1, 2017 - October 8, 2025
Managed work from design to print both on and offline, liaising with multi-channel areas of the business to strengthen brand strategy, including marketing, online, TV and social media. Worked as brand guardian and with an external digital agency to rebrand Sovereign Luxury Travel. Explored UI/UX to redesign the website, travel brochures, magazines and large-format outdoor campaigns. Worked on the UX of the Austravel website and created digital magazine apps using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Photographer on familiarisation trips for advertising photography.
Graphic Designer at Lookfantastic Ltd.
March 1, 2011 - October 8, 2025
Created UX seasonal campaign screen designs across web, mobile and social media, designed online features, emails and competitions, and managed design to print. Liaised with printers on each job.
Graphic Designer to the Creative Director at Withit Licensing Ltd.
July 1, 2008 - October 8, 2025
Licensing and marketing of the Withit brand worldwide, working with strict brand guidelines. Managed online style-guides using HTML and CMS. Created brand marketing including exhibition graphics and bespoke concepts for all areas of retail. Worked with various multinational companies for product licensing and development.
Freelance Creative Designer / Founder of Skip & Oat at Skip & Oat
September 1, 2019 - Present
Remotely managed multiple clients to tight deadlines from design to print, both on and offline. Creating brand identities and guidelines for start up companies, Figma and Adobe XD wireframes, UX designs for large companies alongside email designs and direct mail. Founded my company Skip & Oat on Etsy. I created the brand identity and patterns from my delicate paintings and turned them into modern products. I manage production, delivery, marketing (social media) and photography myself.
Creative Designer at Spring Marketing
September 30, 2019 - October 8, 2025
Managed work on tight deadlines from design to print, both on and offline across a wide variety of local clients and including the main contract of 65 garden centres. Created UX seasonal campaign screen designs and animations across web, mobile and social media. Created and templated brochures, magazines, indoor and outdoor advertising, vehicle signage and designed and coded multiple emails on a daily basis.
Creative Designer at TUI Travel (now Travelopia Holdings Ltd)
August 31, 2017 - October 8, 2025
Managed work from design to print both on and offline, whilst liaising with multi-channel areas of the business to strengthen brand strategy, including marketing, online, TV and social media. Worked as brand guardian and as part of a team with external digital agency to rebrand Sovereign Luxury Travel. Looking in depth at UI and UX to redesign the website, travel brochures, magazines and create videos and large format outdoor advertising campaigns from design to creation. Worked on the UX of the Austravel website to look at the customer journey and establish the expertise of the brand. Designed multiple digital magazine apps using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Photographer on familiarisation trips to destinations for advertising photography.
Graphic Designer at Lookfantastic Ltd.
March 31, 2011 - October 8, 2025
Created UX seasonal campaign screen designs across web, mobile and social media, promotional gifts, designed, coded and deployed all online features, emails and competitions working in HTML and Dreamweaver. Managed all work from design and social media strategy to print, including liaising with the printers on each job.
Graphic Designer to the Creative Director at Withit Licensing Ltd.
July 31, 2008 - October 8, 2025
Worked on my own and as a team to license and market the Withit brand Worldwide, working with strict brand guidelines. Managed the three brands online style-guides using html and content management systems. Created all brand marketing including exhibition graphics and bespoke concepts for all areas of retail. Working with a wide range of companies worldwide for each product. De Agostini on user testing for magazines and games, Clinton Cards for plush development, Topshop for bags, Clifton Bay for socks and other multinational companies.

Education

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Northbrook College
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
BA (HONS) Graphic Design at Bath Spa University
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Northbrook College (MET Greater Brighton Metropolitan College)
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Bath Spa University
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Northbrook College (MET Greater Brighton Metropolitan College)
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
BA (HONS) Graphic Design at Bath Spa University
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Northbrook College (MET Greater Brighton Metropolitan College)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2001
BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN at Bath Spa University
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2005
Dreamweaver Course at Varndean College Brighton
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
HTML5 AND CSS3 COURSE at Silicon Beach Brighton
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Qualifications

Dreamweaver Course
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
HTML5 and CSS3 Course
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Dreamweaver Course
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
HTML5 AND CSS3 COURSE
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Retail, Other

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