Jam

James Anthony Matthews

Tel. 07540 091 291 e-mail jamscreative@hotmail.co.uk Address 80 Millbrook Street, Cheltenham Gl50 3RP
Experienced, talented and creative individual with a passion for design. Graduated with a 1st class honours
degree and established industry experience. A great balance of skills grounded in design, communication,
teamwork and problem solving. Keen to develop and grow.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Highly trained and skilled in many applications including: Adobe Creative Suite CC - InDesign, Illustrator,
Photoshop. Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Lync. As well as, WordPress, MailChimp,
Eloqua, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Fluent at using both PC and Mac operating systems.

EMPLOYMENT

ProLabs - Creative Artworker (August 2014 current)

ProLabs is the leading global independent provider of network infrastructure and connectivity products.
Responsibilities

Designing a range of print and digital creative solutions for a wide range of projects.

Overseeing design from initial concept through to completion, including liaising with manufacturers to request
quotes and finalise proofs.

Managing multiple projects with tight deadlines, prioritising ad-hoc requests and work accordingly.

Communicating with multinational teams to implement translation of documents and distribute marketing.

Developing strong brand guidelines and working within their constraints to define the brand identity.

Major achievements

Researching, pitching and executing the design of the brand identity for affiliated companies. Including
designing website visuals, email signatures, business cards and document templates.

Creating the artwork for international exhibition stands. This includes; merchandise, pamphlets and illustrating
a 7ft demo of a data centre rack, as well as organising and managing all marketing aspects of the stand at this
years Data Centre World, ExCel, London.

Medicals For Sport - Graphic Designer (September 2013 July 2014)

Medicals For Sport provides physiotherapy supplies to individuals, sports teams and professionals from physio
sports tape to knee braces, first aid supplies and custom orthotics.
Responsibilities

Constructing engaging email campaign structures and email templates.

Establishing a social networking presence and publishing targeted adverts and campaigns.

Commissioning, supervising and directing other freelance creatives on projects when required.

Shooting and editing video footage to create a catalogue of injury advice tips for a blog.

Creating brochure layouts and styling rules.

Major achievements

Designing, editing and photographing the 2014 product catalogue and mini brochures.

Producing product packaging, labels and affiliated advertising for my own branded medical tapes range
(TUFF TAPES).

FREELANCE AND VOLUNTEERING

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust

Engaging with patients to develop content and inform the design of a responsive information website.

Assisting in a panel to interview and appoint an artist to create work for the Bristol Oncology Centre.

Producing a poster for outpatient departments across Gloucestershire hospitals and GP surgeries,
highlighting services patients can request.

Brayleino Marketing Agency

Designing for advertising pitches, including Honey Monster and Doctor Who.

CompanyX Graphic Design Agency

Creating art work concepts of info graphics to help illustrate eco sustainability for a large US based company.

EDUCATION
1st class honours in Graphic Design. University of Gloucestershire 2009 2013
Industry Awards (A), Exhibition Design and Self Promotion (B), Self-Initiated Design / Portfolio (B),
Final Major Project Design within Healthcare (A).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Runner-up of NHS Service Award for TYA website design.

Artwork exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Organised an art exhibition for 3 weeks and exhibited alongside other artists in Cheltenham.

Holder of a full clean drivers licence.

Portfolio and references are available on request.