Creative and performance-driven Senior Designer with 8+ years of experience delivering high-converting digital campaigns, motion graphics, and rich content for global brands including Microsoft, Vodafone, BMW, Adidas, Disney, and HBO. Fluent across Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and AI-native design tools (Midjourney, Kling, Adobe Firefly). Specialist in bridging static digital design with motion and automated workflows to produce scroll-stopping assets across paid social, CRM, web display, and OOH. Proven track record of scaling high-volume creative outputs, managing complex brand frameworks, and driving audience engagement across large-scale commercial campaigns. Core Skills: Digital Design • Motion Graphics • 2D Animation • Content Strategy • Video Editing • Brand Guardianship • AI-Native Workflows • Figma • Adobe After Effects…

Alex Nicholson

Creative and performance-driven Senior Designer with 8+ years of experience delivering high-converting digital campaigns, motion graphics, and rich content for global brands including Microsoft, Vodafone, BMW, Adidas, Disney, and HBO. Fluent across Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and AI-native design tools (Midjourney, Kling, Adobe Firefly). Specialist in bridging static digital design with motion and automated workflows to produce scroll-stopping assets across paid social, CRM, web display, and OOH. Proven track record of scaling high-volume creative outputs, managing complex brand frameworks, and driving audience engagement across large-scale commercial campaigns. Core Skills: Digital Design • Motion Graphics • 2D Animation • Content Strategy • Video Editing • Brand Guardianship • AI-Native Workflows • Figma • Adobe After Effects…

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Creative and performance-driven Senior Designer with 8+ years of experience delivering high-converting digital campaigns, motion graphics, and rich content for global brands including Microsoft, Vodafone, BMW, Adidas, Disney, and HBO.

Fluent across Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and AI-native design tools (Midjourney, Kling, Adobe Firefly). Specialist in bridging static digital design with motion and automated workflows to produce scroll-stopping assets across paid social, CRM, web display, and OOH.

Proven track record of scaling high-volume creative outputs, managing complex brand frameworks, and driving audience engagement across large-scale commercial campaigns.

Core Skills: Digital Design • Motion Graphics • 2D Animation • Content Strategy • Video Editing • Brand Guardianship • AI-Native Workflows • Figma • Adobe After Effects

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Work Experience

Interactive Designer at GumGum
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2026
Developed AI-powered animated and interactive advertising campaigns inside a 450-employee global organisation. Created concepts, mock-ups, and interactive experiences for in-game and rich media communications campaigns, supporting client bookings and new business opportunities. Improved campaign delivery processes by building reusable templates and standardising workflows to increase efficiency and consistency. Delivered training and technical guidance to internal teams and external partners, resolving issues to support successful campaign delivery across 2,000+ publisher sites and 400M+ viewers.
Content Designer at Vodafone
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Produced and maintained digital assets including web pages, responsive emails, banners, and support content within an agile multidisciplinary environment. Evaluated existing campaigns to improve user journeys and communication clarity while ensuring brand guideline compliance. Partnered with stakeholders to refine concepts that improved engagement and performance metrics, and co-led a Hackathon project introducing animation to the Vodafone website, securing second place and informing follow-on ideas for wider site implementation.
Junior Interactive Designer at GumGum
June 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020
Supported creation and delivery of interactive and animated advertising work for large-scale campaigns. Contributed to in-game and rich media communication assets, helping improve client satisfaction through timely, on-brand creative. Worked alongside teams to develop and refine reusable elements and maintain delivery quality under fast-moving campaign timelines, supporting major brands across technology-driven ad placements.
Graphic Designer at Avant Garde
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Designed product packaging and bottle wraps for e-liquid ranges, creating distinct visual identities across multiple flavor lines. Built consistent design language within brand constraints while tailoring visuals to differentiate product variants.
Lead Graphic Designer at Challenge Advisory & Sinclair Fox
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019
Produced corporate communications, high-stakes pitch decks, infographics, and digital brand assets for corporate and high-profile client accounts. Collaborated with marketing, sales, web, and events teams to deliver cohesive campaigns. Designed under tight requirements and stakeholder dependencies, ensuring outputs stayed on-brand and delivery-ready for important presentations and client-facing moments.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Freelance
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2019
Delivered end-to-end branding and marketing collateral, including logo design, business cards, promotional posters, and multi-channel media campaigns. Managed design from initial concepts through final delivery for freelance client needs, supporting consistent visual quality across different formats and channels.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Effects at The University of West London
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
A-Levels in Graphic Design at Tollbar Sixth Form
January 11, 2030 - September 24, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Computers & Electronics