I’m a Senior Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 16 years’ experience across in-house, agency and freelance roles. I recently took the leap into self-employment so I could concentrate on my passion for nature and science storytelling and design for the charity sector. Building on my 12-year partnership with Galapagos Conservation Trust, plus work for RSPB and Foundation for Nature, I translate natural science and conservation insight into clear, engaging design across print, digital and campaign formats. I’m confident working within brand systems, love contributing to creative ideas, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. I’m excited to apply my experience to meaningful projects, collaborating with teams and stakeholders to bring complex environmental and scientific messages to life through compelling visuals.…

Lisa Brown

I’m a Senior Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 16 years’ experience across in-house, agency and freelance roles. I recently took the leap into self-employment so I could concentrate on my passion for nature and science storytelling and design for the charity sector. Building on my 12-year partnership with Galapagos Conservation Trust, plus work for RSPB and Foundation for Nature, I translate natural science and conservation insight into clear, engaging design across print, digital and campaign formats. I’m confident working within brand systems, love contributing to creative ideas, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. I’m excited to apply my experience to meaningful projects, collaborating with teams and stakeholders to bring complex environmental and scientific messages to life through compelling visuals.…

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I’m a Senior Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 16 years’ experience across in-house, agency and freelance roles. I recently took the leap into self-employment so I could concentrate on my passion for nature and science storytelling and design for the charity sector. Building on my 12-year partnership with Galapagos Conservation Trust, plus work for RSPB and Foundation for Nature, I translate natural science and conservation insight into clear, engaging design across print, digital and campaign formats. I’m confident working within brand systems, love contributing to creative ideas, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

I’m excited to apply my experience to meaningful projects, collaborating with teams and stakeholders to bring complex environmental and scientific messages to life through compelling visuals.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Designer at Pace comms
April 19, 2021 - April 18, 2025
Senior Designer at The Deep
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2021
Within a busy in-house marketing team I worked on a wide variety of design materials supporting the aquarium’s commercial goals, educational programme, and role as an ocean conservation charity. As well as evolving the branding and creative strategy for the aquarium, I created promotional leaflets, print and digital ads, exhibition graphics, signage, annual reports, educational materials, social media graphics and more. I managed all aspects of print production, sourcing quotes and liaising with printers.
Graphic Designer / Studio Manager at Paragon Creative York
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2013
In the graphics department of a world-class design and theming company, I started as a Junior Designer and was promoted to Studio Manager. Key projects included the Tournament Gallery at the Royal Armouries Leeds, Cairo Children’s Museum, and The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, for which I led the graphic output, coordinating 2,000+ exhibition graphics from large displays to showcase labels and interactives. I worked closely with exhibition designers and clients, presenting ideas and implementing feedback under tight deadlines.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-Employed
January 1, 2025 - Present
Specialising in the third sector and nature interpretation, I now work as a freelance designer. I translate natural science and conservation insight into clear, engaging design across print, digital and campaign formats. I collaborate with organisations including Galapagos Conservation Trust, RSPB and Foundation for Nature, helping them visualise complex ideas through brand systems, campaigns and interpretation materials.

Education

BA Hons Graphic Design (2:1) at York College
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2005
Diploma in Management Level 3 at York College
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at York College
January 11, 2030 - December 3, 2025
BA Hons Graphic Design at Leeds Arts University
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009
CMI at CMI
January 1, 2018 - December 3, 2025
AS and A2 Levels in Art & Design, Photography, Psychology, History at York College
January 11, 2030 - December 3, 2025

Qualifications

CMI Qualification
January 1, 2018 - December 3, 2025

Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Education
    paper The Original Intelligence

    A self-initiated concept blending storytelling, science communication and creative advocacy around one idea: humanity doesn’t need to “save” nature – it needs to remember how to live like it.
    The concept reframes conservation through the lens of human conscious evolution, showing how natural systems express an intelligence that we’ve forgotten: adaptability, reciprocity, coherence and collaboration.
    Imagined as an out-of-home campaign as well as an exhibition (outside the Natural History Museum), the work positions nature not as a resource to manage, but as the template for a more harmonious future.
    https://www.twine.net/signin