George Glen

BRAND / WEB DESIGN / VIDEO PRODUCTION / MARKETING Key Roles: Creative Lead and Client Account Management

Key Roles: Brand Development and Commercial Consultant

PRINT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY / BROCHURES / LABELS / FOLDERS / BANNERS / SIGNAGE

Key Roles: Account Manager for UK National SMEs / Global Brands. Managing multidisciplinary team across - design, video, animation and marketing.

At Wades I worked with a wide range of company's that vary from 5 star hotels, manufacturers, engineering firms, wholesalers, salons and micro breweries. Daily responsibilities included networking at various events in Ayrshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Building and developing relationships with existing and new clients, suppliers and designers. Estimating bespoke jobs, drafting print proposals, presenting the quotes to a potential client, finding out the goals of the project, gathering research on that particular market, compiling information on the clients competitors. Agreeing all aspects of the design brief / proposal before any design work begins. I also liaised with in-house / external designers and photographers. Pitching concept designs to clients, presenting comments and feedback to the design team. Communicating with suppliers and couriers to ensure the deadline is met on time and within budget. Working at Wades was a very demanding yet extremely rewarding environment.

This position involved selling decorative house number and name plaques by cold calling door-to-door in and around the West Coast of Scotland. I thrived working in a target based environment and consistently hit daily and weekly targets. I really enjoyed the challenging aspects of the role. Such as out in all weathers -10 degrees, horizontal rain, snow and hail. Speaking to 100 plus people a night. Staying positive was key, I learned a lot in this role, it was the toughest job I've ever had and I would also say it changed my personality and work ethic for the better.