I have worked in publishing since 2001, in increasingly design-focused roles. I spent 17 years at my last full-time employer, Incisive Media, for the final decade of those 17 years I was art editor. For the past year and a half I have been working as a freelance graphic designer for a number of clients. I have sound knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Lightroom, Quark, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Acrobat, Mag+, App Studio (formerly Press Run), Figma, Workiva, Ceros, Crello, Wix. Having worked in the publishing industry for many years I have seen many programmes come and go as the demands of the industry change and been able to adapt to all of them. I am confident that with hard work and focus I can pick up new ways of working very quickly, and with most of the new programmes I have learned I was tasked with tutoring colleagues how to use it, once I had got to grips with it. During my role at Incisive Media, in addition to my weekly role as art editor on Investment Week, I designed, launched and art directed the quarterly Multi-Asset Review, and a number of other supplements and brochures for Professional Adviser and Professional Pensions. I also took control of Investment Week’s redesign in 2020 and its resize to a smaller format. The resize was done so the magazine could hold true to its sustainability focus and be dispatched in paper envelopes instead of poly bags. During my 17 years at Incisive Media I was nominated for the Incisive Awards “production person of the year” three times, and “designer of the year” twice. I also was on the board for the Incisive Media Foundation, which is a company initiative to raise money for specific charities each year. Incisive Media closed all its print titles in March 2022 and moved to website only and as such my role was made redundant. I am currently working freelance as a graphic designer/illustrator/graphic artist and enjoying being self-employed and being able to broaden my experience with different types of client. In my spare time I volunteer for animal rights, climate and social justice groups, as an illustrator and designer, making campaign graphics for social media, banners, leaflets, posters and stickers. I am a keen open water marathon swimmer and also sing in a rock choir.

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I have worked in publishing since 2001, in increasingly design-focused roles. I spent 17 years at my last full-time employer, Incisive Media, for the final decade of those 17 years I was art editor. For the past year and a half I have been working as a freelance graphic designer for a number of clients. I have sound knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Lightroom, Quark, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Acrobat, Mag+, App Studio (formerly Press Run), Figma, Workiva, Ceros, Crello, Wix. Having worked in the publishing industry for many years I have seen many programmes come and go as the demands of the industry change and been able to adapt to all of them. I am confident that with hard work and focus I can pick up new ways of working very quickly, and with most of the new programmes I have learned I was tasked with tutoring colleagues how to use it, once I had got to grips with it. During my role at Incisive Media, in addition to my weekly role as art editor on Investment Week, I designed, launched and art directed the quarterly Multi-Asset Review, and a number of other supplements and brochures for Professional Adviser and Professional Pensions. I also took control of Investment Week’s redesign in 2020 and its resize to a smaller format. The resize was done so the magazine could hold true to its sustainability focus and be dispatched in paper envelopes instead of poly bags. During my 17 years at Incisive Media I was nominated for the Incisive Awards “production person of the year” three times, and “designer of the year” twice. I also was on the board for the Incisive Media Foundation, which is a company initiative to raise money for specific charities each year. Incisive Media closed all its print titles in March 2022 and moved to website only and as such my role was made redundant. I am currently working freelance as a graphic designer/illustrator/graphic artist and enjoying being self-employed and being able to broaden my experience with different types of client. In my spare time I volunteer for animal rights, climate and social justice groups, as an illustrator and designer, making campaign graphics for social media, banners, leaflets, posters and stickers. I am a keen open water marathon swimmer and also sing in a rock choir.

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I have worked in publishing since 2001, in increasingly design-focused roles. I spent 17 years at my last full-time employer, Incisive Media, for the final decade of those 17 years I was art editor. For the past year and a half I have been working as a freelance graphic designer for a number of clients.

I have sound knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Lightroom, Quark, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Acrobat, Mag+, App Studio (formerly Press Run), Figma, Workiva, Ceros, Crello, Wix. Having worked in the publishing industry for many years I have seen many programmes come and go as the demands of the industry change and been able to adapt to all of them. I am confident that with hard work and focus I can pick up new ways of working very quickly, and with most of the new programmes I have learned I was tasked with tutoring colleagues how to use it, once I had got to grips with it.

During my role at Incisive Media, in addition to my weekly role as art editor on Investment Week, I designed, launched and art directed the quarterly Multi-Asset Review, and a number of other supplements and brochures for Professional Adviser and Professional Pensions. I also took control of Investment Week’s redesign in 2020 and its resize to a smaller format. The resize was done so the magazine could hold true to its sustainability focus and be dispatched in paper envelopes instead of poly bags.

During my 17 years at Incisive Media I was nominated for the Incisive Awards “production person of the year” three times, and “designer of the year” twice. I also was on the board for the Incisive Media Foundation, which is a company initiative to raise money for specific charities each year.

Incisive Media closed all its print titles in March 2022 and moved to website only and as such my role was made redundant. I am currently working freelance as a graphic designer/illustrator/graphic artist and enjoying being self-employed and being able to broaden my experience with different types of client.

In my spare time I volunteer for animal rights, climate and social justice groups, as an illustrator and designer, making campaign graphics for social media, banners, leaflets, posters and stickers. I am a keen open water marathon swimmer and also sing in a rock choir.

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English
Fluent
Dutch
Beginner
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Art Editor at Incisive Media
September 26, 2005 - March 31, 2022
I held the position of art editor in the Incisive Business department of Incisive Media. My roles included editing and preparing text for publication and layout using Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator in magazines, supplements and sponsored corporate literature for clients. I put together information graphics, which provided a visual narrative to complex financial features and news. As the department’s information graphic specialist, I helped production editors develop a distinct style for their brand’s data visualisation. I used my Photoshop and Illustrator skills to create engaging images and graphics for magazine features and front covers. I am a keen photographer and supplemented stock images and those supplied by clients with my own snaps. I spearheaded the production and launch of the successful Investment Week iPad page-turning app and trained other production editors in the department to produce apps for their magazines. Upon the migration of our app to an automated version, I was responsible for uploading content to CMS for both the ‘live’ app and the website. I also edited the monthly podcast and various videos/animations for the Incisive Business Media websites.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Steeley
April 1, 2022 - Present
As a freelance graphic designer, I help clients communicate complex financial and business information in a clear and compelling way, using my skills in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and photography. I have over 18 years of experience in the publishing industry, specializing in creating engaging and informative data visualizations, graphics, and images for magazines, supplements, and corporate literature.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Reading University
July 1, 1999

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
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