I'm Ellis Roderick, a graphic designer and artworker with a strong foundation in branding, packaging, and poster design. I studied at Arts University Bournemouth and have developed practical skills through projects with film students and industry briefs. Currently I'm balancing part-time retail work at Shoe Zone with an unpaid internship at Parent Design Studio, and I enjoy the iterative design process, collaborating with directors and producers on film posters, social media assets, and brand identities.

Ellis Roderick

I'm Ellis Roderick, a graphic designer and artworker with a strong foundation in branding, packaging, and poster design. I studied at Arts University Bournemouth and have developed practical skills through projects with film students and industry briefs. Currently I'm balancing part-time retail work at Shoe Zone with an unpaid internship at Parent Design Studio, and I enjoy the iterative design process, collaborating with directors and producers on film posters, social media assets, and brand identities.

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I’m Ellis Roderick, a graphic designer and artworker with a strong foundation in branding, packaging, and poster design. I studied at Arts University Bournemouth and have developed practical skills through projects with film students and industry briefs.

Currently I’m balancing part-time retail work at Shoe Zone with an unpaid internship at Parent Design Studio, and I enjoy the iterative design process, collaborating with directors and producers on film posters, social media assets, and brand identities.

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Work Experience

Part-Time Retail Assistant at Shoe Zone
October 1, 2024 - Present
Assisting customers with finding products, stock replenishments and sales.
Unpaid Design Internship at Parent
August 1, 2024 - September 18, 2025
Helping with day-to-day design tasks such as motion graphics, idea generation, supporting other designers and project managing my own branding project.
Unpaid Design Intern at Parent Design Studio
July 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Helping with day-to-day design tasks such as motion graphics, idea generation, supporting other designers, and project managing my own branding project.
Designer/Competitor at The Penguin Brief
January 1, 2024 - February 1, 2024
Competition research, studying source material, idea generation, iterative design process, test printing, meeting deadlines, tutoring/feedback sessions.
Designer/Competitor at Dragon Rouge Competition – Firestarters
October 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Broad market research of packaging design, client research, competition research, self-taught book binding, pagination, mockups and construction of final outcome, meeting deadlines, tutoring/feedback sessions.
Poster and Social Media Designer at BFS Film – Deep Dive
January 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Collaborated with Director James Rigby and Producer Julia Wilczewska. Successfully pitched ideas, attended meetings with director and producers, used iterative design process. Developed and managed the project from concept to finished product.
Poster Designer at BFS Film – Love Not Love
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Poster design for an experimental queer film; pitched ideas, test printing, and managed the project from concept to finished product.
Poster Designer at Graduate Film – Bleach Blind Youth
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Poster design for an experimental mockumentary; pitched ideas and managed the project from concept to finished product.
Set Designer at Graduate Film – A-SIDE
February 1, 2023 - February 1, 2023
Set design with creation of posters and album covers for a 1970s LGBTQ+ film; produced five posters/album covers within a two-week deadline.

Education

BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Arts University Bournemouth
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
A-Levels (Fine Art, Photography, Product Design) at Poole High School
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2020
GCSEs at Poole High School
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
BA (Hons) Graphic Design – 2.1 at Arts University Bournemouth
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
A-Level: Fine Art - B | Photography - A* | Product Design - B at Poole High School
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
January 11, 2030 - September 18, 2025
Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design - Distinction
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Education, Software & Internet