Design // Art Direction // Motion Graphics // Illustration
Achievements & experience
Aug 2015 – present
Senior Creative /
Motion Designer
ORIGINATE
Originate is a full-service brand strategy, design and marketing agency with an interdisciplinary team of 20 in-house. I work in a number of teams within the company providing creative solutions in design, motion graphics, branding, social media and illustration. Clients include AIB, Aerogen, Cornmarket, Dulux, Global Payments, and Kennedy Wilson.
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My specialties here include:
Print design: corporate brochures, direct marketing, magazine design and other collateral
Motion graphics: producing explainer videos, animating logos, branding videos, editing, etc. I regularly produce social media content for Originate and for clients
Branding: Brand guardianship, creation and development, visual language, corporate identity, logo design and implementation, producing brand guidelines, design of materials for exhibitions and conferences
Digital design: Keynote and PowerPoint presentations, EDMs, website design, online ads
Jan 2007 – Aug 2015
Senior Designer / Project Manager
CATALYST DNA
I worked as a designer in this through-the-line advertising and branding agency. Clients included Aviva, Coillte, Bewley’s and the AA. My primary responsibilities involved designing and art directing collateral for Aviva Health who I developed a close working relationship with.
I was also a project manager on the Aviva Health account, with responsibility for the art direction, design, production and artworking of:
DMs, flyers, posters, etc. relating to campaigns and B2B communications
manuals and guides for consultants and brokers and a full range of sales brochures
digital communications – EDMs and banners
promotional materials and designs for conferences and exhibitions
Feb 2005 – Dec 2006
Freelance Designer
FREELANCE
Clients included Zinc Design Consultants, Principle Design Consultants, Roomthree Design, Standard Life and M&C Saatchi (Sydney).
Aug 2004 – Jan 2005
Designer / Animator
M&C SAATCHI
M&C Saatchi is a leading international creative advertising agency. The main client for the agency was Optus, a large telecommunications company. Other clients included the airline Qantas, and the ANZ bank. My responsibilities included designing and animating websites and internet advertising, primarily using Flash.
May 2002 – Feb 2004
Designer / Animator
WINDMILL LANE
Windmill Lane is Ireland’s leading post-production facilities house. I worked as part of the team on TV ads, identities, TV shows and corporate videos. Highlights included designing and animating title sequences for film and a weekly series of 30s ads for the Sunday Independent.