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Sub73.net - Freelance Webside and Mobile Interactive, UI and Flash Design, Direction and Programming
Services include webside and mobile interactive and UI design and direction, Flash/AIR design and programming in AS3 and AS2 to OOP.
Career Resume – Neil Clarke
www.sub73.net | neil@sub73.net
Summary
I am a seasoned lead digital designer with around 16 years commercial experience, specialising in user-centric webside and mobile interactive design, direction and production.
Working either client-side, with digital agencies or in partnership with a close network of like-minded digital professionals, I can work effectively to creatively and/or art direct your digital project, or manage production. I am equally happy to focus in on a specific stage of the production process in particular UI design / direction, Flash/AIR programming, and UX. I have strong production skills centreing around the Adobe suite of tools, with excellent Flash/AIR for web and mobile, and also work as part of a small group of professionals with skills including 3D design, motion-graphics and video production, and HTML5 / Javascript.
I have worked on projects for a wide variety of clients including Jaguar LandRover, nPower, Citi, Yell, Timeout, Vodafone, YHA, Harrods, the MoD and many others, and am as happy client-side as I am agency-side.
Key skills
Webside and mobile UI design. Expert-level Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash ( FlashDevelop ) and good knowledge of various related sound and video manipulation tools. Advanced Actionscript AS3 programming for Flash and AIR both webside and mobile, including XML, JScript, CMS, Youtube, Social Media feeds and integration, Google tracking etc.
Work experience
Oct 2009 - present
Freelance
Webside and mobile UI Design and Flash Development
Freelancing both individually and as a part of a small collective. Web and mobile / app. UI interface design and Flash design and development working both agency- and client-side. Clients include Vodafone, Pinksquid, Timeout, Work Communications, Wave RM, Youth Hostel Association.
Nov 2008 - Oct 2009
Senior Design and Digital Team Lead
Heading up a small team of designers and Flash developers in the commercial digital wing of an advertising agency specialising in employee/er communications and recruitment. Responsible for digital direction of all websites and digital products, as well as lead design and production on specific projects and pitches. Clients included RBS, MoD, NHS, Barclay Capital Trading, Harrods, Jaguar Land Rover, npower and others.
Jan 2006 - Nov 2008
Lead Design
Responsible for website and microsite front-end design, and design and production of related interactive products for WorkComms clients including: RBS, Linklaters, Citi, Nestle, Boots, The
Co-operative Group, BP, Credit Suisse, Network Rail and JPMorgan. Primary conceptualisation and concept development on WorkComms new-business pitches. Specialist in Flash design and development creating various on-site components, virals and applications.
Oct 2004 - Jan 2006
Freelance Designer
Concept, interface and screen design and production on websites, games and related interactive/online advertising materials for a wide variety of clients including: The Brewery, DLKW Dialogue, The Grand Union, TangoZebra, Jordan Design, Barkers, Prism-E, Joshua Agency and BrandWidth with clients including Toyota, NandS, NatWest, Abbey, BBC, BA, Sky, EDF Energy, RBS and many others.
Aug 2000 - Oct 2004
Senior Designer (acting Creative Director)
Responsible for interface design and brand development for 11 pan-european ISP subscriber portals and related consumer applications / collateral. Lead designer on numerous projects ranging from premium content microsite design (such as UEFA Champions League and OD2 MusicZone) through to content-specific advertising campaigns, utilities design (webmail, etc) and CD packaging.
Aug 1999 - Aug 2001
Freelance designer
Site conceptualisation, design, realisation and production for a wide range of clients including most noteably: Forward Publishing ( working on products for Tesco, NCR and Egg ), Clarity IBD (became Proxicom UK, then Dimension Data UK) working on products for British Telecom and Railtrack, and Agency.com ( working on a VoD product for British Airways ).
Aug 1999 - Feb 2000
Graphic Designer
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
Full production service: everything from presentations through to brochures / brochure-ware, logos and CD packaging to websites and interactive products / multi-media.
Nov 1997 - Aug 1999
Graphic Designer