Michael Simmons

• Designed and launched animated SU mascot and artwork across websites, marketing and merchandising. • Created brand-aligned banners, Instagram stories, social media posts, posters and merchandising. Responding to feedback from marketing and comms and revising accordingly under tight deadlines. • Managed preparation and delivery of visual assets for student-facing campaigns and events, maintaining organised files and reusable materials. • Boosted student engagement with resonating student content, increasing GIPHY views from 20k to 500k. • Represented student staff in monthly forums, contributing feedback to the development of the mentorship program.

• Managed schedules, review processes and asset delivery across over 24 CG, 2D and stop-motion co-production and development titles. • Tracked episode delivery and dubbing trackers and flagged delivery risks to senior production staff. • Served as key point of contact for studios and internal teams on day-to-day production matters, monitoring incoming communication, following up on queries, and escalating issues where necessary. • Administered legal trackers and documentation and distributed updates • Streamlined distribution list system, improving internal and external communication efficiency. • Coordinated reviews, schedules and amidst challenging USA-to-UK time-zones.

(PREVIOUS YOUTUBE: CallMeKevin, Problems and Solutions) // Delivered a wide range of creative projects for individual and commercial clients, including YouTube content, artwork commissions, logo design and animated assets, with previous work for creators such as CallMeKevin and Problems & Solutions. Managed projects independently from initial brief through to final delivery, coordinating timelines, materials and client communication while building strong professional relationships and consistently adapting work in response to feedback.