{"id":332,"date":"2020-07-15T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress%20elementor\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T12:09:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/?page_id=332","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hi, I'm Claire.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I’m a designer with over 18 years experience in marketing and visual communications. I’m passionate about creating great designs and high-quality artwork across a wide range of deliverables.<\/h5>

For the past 10 years I\u2019ve worked as a Senior Designer for a marketing agency, delivering print and digital content for a wide variety of clients. Working in many business sectors from Food and Beverage to Construction and Property Development, I\u2019m comfortable with a diverse range of styles. Whether defining a new look and logo, or working within existing brand guidelines, I’m able to adapt to many different approaches. From concept to completion I can help guide you through the creative process and achieve the results you want.<\/p>

I am fluent in Adobe CS with a complete repertoire of skills in creating everything for print-ready artwork and digital designs. Experience has taught me good workflow, time management and that all important attention to detail.<\/p>

Outside of design, I\u2019m kept busy with my two young children. We love nature, day trips, sunny days and picnics. I love to bake and like to kid myself that I\u2019m edging closer to the perfect sourdough\u2026 watch this space!<\/p>

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June 2010 - Present
\nMedicine Man<\/b>
\n\nSenior Designer

\nSenior role within a successful marketing communications agency.\nOver the past 10 years my designs have attracted (and retained) many clients, winning major contracts with Compass Group, Lovell Homes, Network Housing and Keepmoat. \nMy expertise lies in developing new brand identities as well as enhancing existing ones.\nI\u2019m passionate about tailoring a brands visual language to \u2018fit\u2019 their message.\nFrom moodboards to logo design, press advertisements to property brochures, I take on many briefs under the umbrella of design.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dec 2009 - June 2010
\nMabox<\/b>
\n\nFreelance Designer

\nCreative design for an award-winning marketing agency.\nProjects included books, calendars, PURL pages, advertisements and giveaways for clients like Reed Recruitment, UKHO, Rezidor Hotel Group and First Utility.\nPackaging design, press advertising and design for print.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Oct 2007 - Nov 2009
\nCharles Hurst<\/b>
\nGraphic Designer

\nDesigner for one of the UK\u2019s largest multi-franchise car dealers.\nHighly commercial and pressurised marketing department.\nAdept at working within the constrains of manufacturer\u2019s guidelines.\nMixture of press, print and web work.\nPortfolio demonstrates versatility, strong brand consistency and elegant campaign work across a variety of marques including:- Jaguar, Renault, Ferrari, Citro\u00ebn, Vauxhall, Bentley and Aston Martin and Mercedes.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dec 2002 - Oct 2007
\nNI Environment Agency<\/b>
\nGraphic Designer

\nIn-house designer for NIEA, the largest agency within the Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland.\nWorked independently and managed a diverse range of projects from initial concept stage through to print ready artwork.\nPlayed a key role in the development of new design guidelines and the writing of a the subsequent reference manual.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2022 InDesign
\n\u2022 Photoshop
\n\u2022 Illustrator
\n\u2022 XD
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\n\u2022 Sketch
\n\u2022 Microsoft Office
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\u2022 Branding
\n\u2022 Brand guidelines
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\n<\/i>\u2022 Packaging
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\n\u2022 E-shots
\n\u2022 Annual reports
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\n\u2022 Problem solving
\n\u2022 Strong eye for detail
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\n\u2022 Content editing
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\n\u2022 Exhibition and events
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\n\u2022 Brochures
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University of Ulster<\/b>
BA (Hons) Fine and Applied Art, First Class Honours
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\n\u2022 Property Development
\n\u2022 Construction
\n\u2022 Automotive
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Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a designer with over 18 years experience in marketing and visual communications. I’m passionate about creating great designs and high-quality artwork across a wide range of deliverables. For the past 10 years I\u2019ve worked as a Senior Designer for a marketing agency, delivering print and digital content for a wide variety […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-332","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false,"twentytwenty-fullscreen":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Claire","author_link":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a designer with over 18 years experience in marketing and visual communications. I’m passionate about creating great designs and high-quality artwork across a wide range of deliverables. For the past 10 years I\u2019ve worked as a Senior Designer for a marketing agency, delivering print and digital content for a wide variety…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1876,"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/332\/revisions\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clairewhitten.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}