Simon Whittle

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Glasgow/remote multimedia designer with decades of experience.

About

Glasgow/remote multimedia designer with decades of experience. Pre-press and publication layout and production, book cover realisation and design, typesetting, and publishing workflows for publishers, bookshops, and independent authors and clients. Design apps: QuarkXpress, GIMP, Adobe Express, Canva.

I also work across graphic and multimedia projects—designing posters and album artwork, contributing to music artwork and video editing (DaVinci Resolve, also CapCut, YouCut), YouTube uploads, lyric transcription via Musixmatch, and writing long-form research as a cultural historian. My strength is taking briefs through to deadline-ready outputs, coordinating print-ready files to commercial specifications, and delivering work that’s consistently accurate, polished, and adaptable across print, digital, and video. I can edit to music and rhythms - many others simply can’t.

  • 36 years' experience
  • Joined September 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianBeginner
  • FrenchBeginner

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services

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Work experience

Freelance Book Designer & Typesetter · Freelance, Glasgow / remoteJan 2014 – Present · 12 yrs 11 mos

Typesetting and design of books for publishers, bookshops, and independent authors. Produces design work for university projects including covers, logos, and installations, and contributes research as a cultural historian for Manchester University Press. Also supports music artwork design and video editing for related projects.

Assistant Editor (Pre-press Layout and Production) · SSP, Glasgow / remoteJan 1999 – Present · 27 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for pre-press layout and production for a regular newspaper as assistant editor. Includes design, sub-editing, and production of printed materials such as books, magazines, leaflets, and campaign materials, preparing print-ready files to commercial specifications, and liaising with regulatory/government bodies on published campaign content. Also carries out book design, typesetting, and publishing tasks.

Freelance Multimedia Designer (Posters, Album Artwork & Video Editing) · Freelance, various / remoteJan 1990 – Present · 36 yrs 11 mos

Design of posters and album artwork across vinyl, CD, and digital release materials. Provides video editing for music artists and related projects. Work is featured in international media including BBC, New York Post, Village Voice, and Big Issue, and has received an Outstanding Event award for Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival (2022).

Education

BA Communication Studies · Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh1998 – 1999
A-level Film Studies · Cumbria College of Art & Design, Carlisle1990
ND Media Studies · Cumbria College of Art & Design, Carlisle1995 – 1997

Certifications and awards

Multimedia designer / print production professional experience1999 – 2026

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