I am a Creative Digital Designer with four years’ experience delivering digital, print and marketing design solutions within a fast-paced retail environment. I am currently completing a Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship with Matalan and Manchester Metropolitan University, developing skills across Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, branding, and campaign design. I collaborate across PR, Social, Creative and other Marketing teams to deliver engaging customer-facing communications and enjoy shaping visually persuasive branding that stays consistent across channels. I am passionate about trend-led design, visual storytelling and maintaining strong brand consistency across multiple touchpoints. I thrive on user-centered design, design thinking and agile approaches to project delivery, and I enjoy presenting concepts and design rationales to stakeholders to help drive business objectives.

Matthew Oxton

I am a Creative Digital Designer with four years’ experience delivering digital, print and marketing design solutions within a fast-paced retail environment. I am currently completing a Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship with Matalan and Manchester Metropolitan University, developing skills across Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, branding, and campaign design. I collaborate across PR, Social, Creative and other Marketing teams to deliver engaging customer-facing communications and enjoy shaping visually persuasive branding that stays consistent across channels. I am passionate about trend-led design, visual storytelling and maintaining strong brand consistency across multiple touchpoints. I thrive on user-centered design, design thinking and agile approaches to project delivery, and I enjoy presenting concepts and design rationales to stakeholders to help drive business objectives.

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I am a Creative Digital Designer with four years’ experience delivering digital, print and marketing design solutions within a fast-paced retail environment. I am currently completing a Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship with Matalan and Manchester Metropolitan University, developing skills across Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, branding, and campaign design. I collaborate across PR, Social, Creative and other Marketing teams to deliver engaging customer-facing communications and enjoy shaping visually persuasive branding that stays consistent across channels. I am passionate about trend-led design, visual storytelling and maintaining strong brand consistency across multiple touchpoints.

I thrive on user-centered design, design thinking and agile approaches to project delivery, and I enjoy presenting concepts and design rationales to stakeholders to help drive business objectives.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Digital Design Apprentice at Matalan
January 1, 2022 - Present
Design digital and print assets for social media, marketing campaigns and regional store activity. Collaborate with stakeholders across PR, Social, Creative and other Marketing teams to develop customer-facing communications. Produce creative solutions that align with brand guidelines and business objectives. Apply user-centered design, design thinking and agile methodologies throughout projects. Present concepts, design rationale and project outcomes to internal stakeholders.

Education

Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6) at Manchester Metropolitan University
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2026
Graphics Design – A* at Winstanley College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
GCSEs (including English and Mathematics) at St Bede’s High School
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020
Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6) at Manchester Metropolitan University
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2026
Graphics Design at Winstanley College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
GCSEs (including English and Mathematics) at St Bede’s High School
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

GCSEs (including English and Mathematics)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020
Graphics Design – A*
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6)
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2026

Industry Experience

Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services