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Paul Heys

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Senior Creative and Design Leader with nearly 30 years’ experience helping organisations navigate change through design, brand, innovation, and strategic communication.

About

Senior Creative and Design Leader with nearly 30 years’ experience helping organisations navigate change through design, brand, innovation, and strategic communication. I specialise in building high-performing teams, developing creative cultures, and translating complex challenges into clear, compelling, and commercially effective solutions.

My career spans leadership roles across tech, automotive, mobility, higher education, publishing, and consultancy, combining creative excellence with systems thinking, organisational development, and future-focused strategy.

Passionate about innovation, transformation, and meaningful impact, I work at the intersection of creativity, technology, and human-centred thinking to help organisations evolve, communicate, and grow.

  • 21 years' experience
  • Joined June 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Other

Work experience· 9 roles

Design Director · The SUPERULTRARARE ®Jun 2025 – Dec 2025 · 7 mos

Design Director responsible for creative strategy and direction.

VP of Visual Design (Head of Design) · Vital AutoNov 2021 – Oct 2024 · 3 yrs

Head of design leading visual design strategy and execution.

School Employability Manager (Art & Design) · Nottingham Trent UniversitySep 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Academic role focusing on employability development for Art & Design students.

Academic Director, Employability · Sheffield Hallam UniversityJan 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos
Senior Designer & Design Consultant · Paul Heys ltdJun 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos
Principal Lecturer, Employability · University of HuddersfieldDec 2014 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos
Principal Lecturer, Employability · Sheffield Hallam UniversityDec 2014 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos
Designer, Author, Manager · NeubauJun 2008 – May 2016 · 8 yrs

Education· 6

MA Graphic Design (Distinction) · University of the Arts London (LCC)2010 – 2012
BA(Hons) Fine Art (2:2) · University of Sunderland1995 – 1998
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design · Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale2030 – 2026
A-Levels, Art & Design · Whitefield Art College / Bury College, Manchester2030 – 2026

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