stephen sheffield

Temporary digital design position at Speedo global headquarters (Via Adecco recruitment agency) where I designed web banners & other online assets, designed & constructed Emails and analysed market trends. I'd like to have stayed there longer and permanently as it's a fab company to work for. Nevertheless it was a good experience.

Responsible for the design and maintenance of A1 Comms.com b2b and buymobiles.net consumer websites. I also produced landing pages and web banner graphics. It was discovered I was no good at PHP & Javascript and all the geeky 'back-end stuff' therefore unfortunately I left after an unsuccessful probationary period, but I've learned from this, and learned what I needed to know, and I'm doing alright now.

* Sports Direct is the UK’s largest sports retailer with an extensive brand portfolio of internationally recognised sport, fashion and lifestyle brands including Dunlop, Slazenger, Firetrap, Lonsdale and Karrimor. As part of the Ecommerce department, I was responsible for creative that features on the Sportsdirect.com and subsidiary brand websites. * Producing creative that meets specification and maintains continuity throughout the company * Maintaining & updating landing pages and front of site advertisements via the internal CMS * Constructing E-shots in Cheetahmail which are sent to subscribers around the UK & Europe * Analysing Email & online marketing activity and planning new campaigns * Writing SEO rich product descriptions, digital and social media planning and marketing

GBN Online and its sub-brand Your Personalised Gift Shop is a new company that manage online personalised gift shops for organisations and professional sports clubs. My role was to create unique designs to fit a wide range of products. I gained valuable experience in using Directsmile personalisation software. I set up the on-screen personalisation previews and the production workflow using this software. I also produced all web graphics and promotional material including printed adverts, posters & flyers which featured in club programmes and around the ground. Secondary duties in my role were to assist with the recruitment & interview process during expansion of our team. also to print & dispatch orders during busy periods and train others in the use of Directsmile personalisation software. www.yourpersonalisedgiftshop.co.uk Update Nov 2016 - As far as I know, this company has now been sold to a large online personalised gift retailer. I guess it's testament to how well it's performed whilst and since I was there.

Box office, retail kiosk, customer service, ushering, ripping tickets, rubbish sweeping, Ice cream 'sampling', popcorn poppin' It was a great experience working at one of the leading cinema chains whilst studying. Did I mention, FREE FILMS?!

* Part of the marketing team who contribute to the overall design content both online and in print. My role is to ensure System Q products and services are professionally promoted and illustrated in print and online. * Creating product illustrations & technical diagrams using Illustrator * Producing catalogue pages, product manuals and printed advertising * Maintaining system Q website by creating & updating web banners, landing pages and product imagery -including taking new photos of products * Planning, creating & launching weekly Email marketing campaigns and monitoring results.

Further advanced study into corporate identity, branding, advertising, typography and packaging design. I joined the degree in the 3rd year following my HND. In hindsight I should have joined at the 2nd year - you get no credit for jumping in at the deep end, Its all about the end result. I challenged myself in a new learning environment & new ways of working to just about successfully complete the course.

A course that covered a wide range of computer design disciplines.Modules studied include: Visual Communication, Animation Techniques, Website Creation and Management, Marketing Development, Idea Generation.