I am an integrated designer, creative artworker and retoucher with over 25 years of experience working across digital and print. I have supported creative departments and agencies of many sizes in London, Bristol and the South West, delivering high-quality work for global brands and local businesses. My experience includes design, artwork, retouching, production, project management and managing creative teams and freelance resources.

Dermott Dever

I am an integrated designer, creative artworker and retoucher with over 25 years of experience working across digital and print. I have supported creative departments and agencies of many sizes in London, Bristol and the South West, delivering high-quality work for global brands and local businesses. My experience includes design, artwork, retouching, production, project management and managing creative teams and freelance resources.

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I am an integrated designer, creative artworker and retoucher with over 25 years of experience working across digital and print. I have supported creative departments and agencies of many sizes in London, Bristol and the South West, delivering high-quality work for global brands and local businesses. My experience includes design, artwork, retouching, production, project management and managing creative teams and freelance resources.

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Work Experience

Freelance Designer, Creative Artworker & Retoucher at d2 Artworks Ltd
May 1, 2015 - Present
Provides remote and on-site freelance design, creative artwork and retouching services for agencies in London and Bristol. Has worked with VCCP, Saatchi Health, RPM, Haygarth, Proximity Worldwide, Grey Shopper and Nubi in London, and Taxi Studios, Zone Digital, Prophecy Unlimited and Epoch in Bristol. Client experience includes Bacardi-Martini, BMW, MINI, O2, Vodafone, Coca-Cola, Sony, Virgin, Wrigley's, Diageo, CRUK, Sky, Sky Sports, Gillette, Braun, Arla, Aptamil and Cow & Gate.
Studio Manager at Lavish Creative
January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2015
Managed projects and client accounts while also handling day-to-day design, artwork and production for a London-based design agency specialising in print and digital. Coordinated in-house creative work and outsourced delivery to freelance teams, managing briefing, asset supply, quality control, timelines and budgets. Worked with clients including BBC.com, BBC World News, ITV, NBC Universal, Monster.com and The Welcome Trust.
Assistant Studio Manager at Bd Network
June 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013
Delivered artwork and repro requirements for Coca-Cola, Nike, Peugeot, Virgin Media, Nintendo, Heinz, M&S and Coors. Managed fast-moving accounts with tight deadlines and coordinated an artwork team of ten alongside freelance support within a department of approximately fifty creatives.
Designer at Freelance
June 1, 2008 - June 1, 2009
Worked with Flo Creative on design, artwork and production for the Sky Sports network, including booklets, contract forms, magazine covers and adverts. Also worked with Rivet Global on design and artwork production for Nokia Global Retail and Unilever European.
Creative Artworker at Bd Network
February 1, 2006 - June 1, 2008
Produced brochures and POS artwork for Peugeot, Orange, Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Aviva and InBev. Collaborated closely with designers and art directors to transform concepts and designs into print-ready artwork across multiple formats, including image retouching and creation of conceptual visuals.
Creative Artworker at Purpose
June 1, 2003 - February 1, 2006
Produced brochures, adverts, packaging and POS materials for Epson, Orange, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward and CMS Cameron McKenna. Worked from designers' scamps to create print-ready artwork, carried out retouching, and provided software troubleshooting and IT support.

Education

PGDip Creative Advertising at Falmouth College of Art
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
BA (Hons) Illustration, Communication Media at Kent Institute of Art & Design
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1998
BTEC National at Croydon College
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994
2 A levels; 7 GCSEs at St Mary & St Joseph's Secondary School
January 11, 2030 - September 1, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Retail, Telecommunications, Non-Profit Organization