I have always enjoyed the satisfaction gained through hard work.

rd work. I have embraced new challenges and excelled through

determination and dedication. My first degree in English Literature and Media Studies encouraged independent thought whilst
my Masters degree in Smart Design inspired collaborations with groups of people in order to maximise efficiency by
communicating with field specialists and industry. This was highlighted during my bursary project with Unilever. I attained a
2:1 and a Distinction respectively.

KEY SKI LLS
Excellent communicator
Effective organisation and time management skills
Efficient oral presentation and document presentation skills
Ongoing interest in learning and further intellectual and professional development
Design and creative awareness, appreciation for aesthetics and user-focused design
Technology proficient and versatility-skilled across both Windows and IOS
EMPLOYMENT
tp24 LED Lighting. Marketing and PR Technician
July 2014 - Present, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Duties included: managing social media accounts, keeping content relevant and up to date, engaging existing and potential
customers and making them aware of the benefits of changing to LED lighting. The role required writing copy for press
releases, designing catalogue and leaflet artwork across adobe platforms, creating signage and other print and digital media
that was consistent with the brand. The role required close networking with sales to ensure all news was distributed in a
structured manner as well as ensuring several key aspects of the website were kept up to date. Lastly, this post incorporated
organising and planning exhibitions at the NEC, ensuring all parties had relevant information ensuring building the stands and
presenting the products ran smoothly over the course of the show.
UK Greetings - Watermark Publishing Division. Mac Creative Artworker Reprographics
February June 2014, Corby
Four month temporary contract, working in the Reprographic Department. The role required an extensive use of Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign to rework artwork from the Creative department with the aim of making a print-ready
product. This highly technical process required formatting, colour matching and editing, drawing die cuts, making amends and
directing finishes, writing instructions, creating sign-off copy cards for approval and then collating cards ready for print, as well
as releasing proofs and layered PDFs to be dispatched for mass production in the Far East. This extensive process required
consistent accuracy, since its the last stage that ensures cards are error free and are perfectly replicated when printed
anywhere in the world. This crucial stage contributed to the high standards expected from the customer, which included,
Clintons, Paperchase, Waitrose, John Lewis and Boots.
Big Thinkers Ltd. Copywriter and Graphic Design
February - September 2013, Nottingham
Duties included: writing copy for Malawi Tourism and The Kingdom of Swaziland Tourism, proof reading for print clients,
website design and management with Adobe Muse, leaflet and brochure design with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop,
generating new clients, communicating and developing relationships with clients and internal staff as well as administrative
work and the maintenance of a database.

Canard Design. Work Experience: Designer
July 2012, Leicester
Opportunity in product design and engineering industry, working on a medical device for an NHS contract. Duties included
creating Solidworks drawings for the client and copywriting to create brand identity for Canard.

UK Greetings. Work Experience: Editorial
August 2011, Dewsbury
Working for an international greeting card company. Duties included generating new concept ideas for greeting cards.
Developing a mood board working to a brief for the target consumer to investigate current trends for a market demographic.
This feedback then went towards the departments upcoming projects. Created copy which would meet the criteria as well
as editing copy on the database for use in mothers day cards. This required creating new ideas which were suitable for the
companys various market segments as well as looking at new opportunities for the given demographic before presenting
work to the department.

Freelance Copywriting for Textbook for International Students.
July-September 2011, Peterborough
Joined a small team working on an educational textbook on aromatherapy. We communicated and shared tasks between us
ensuring the project met the clients needs and brief and to the established deadline. The addition of workbooks for the
students to check they have understood the information correctly. Copywriting has been a continued interest as Ive created
copy for other businesses.

Wyevale Garden Centre
September-December 2007, Crowland
Christmas temporary position. Duties included preparation of food, serving carvery food to customers, clearing tables,
restocking food counters and general housekeeping. The role demanded excellent customer service and communication
skills.
EDUCATI ON
Nottingham Trent University (2012-2013)
MA Smart Design, Distinction
This course specialised in smart materials, technologies and sciences. It covers a wide area of subjects within the design field,
including designing for the future, packaging, medical equipment and renewable energy harvesters. The postgraduate
qualification required independent study and research, as well as team projects. These demanded confidence in oral
presentations as well as creativity in staging exhibitions. In addition, I gained skills in materials, electronics, CAD drawing and
perspective drawing as well as woodworking, metalworking, and rapid prototyping machinery. I was Course Rep during my
study, ensuring students questions and concerns about the course could be answered and heard by the Dean and Tutors.

Nottingham Trent University (2009-2012)
English Literature and Media Studies BA, 2:1
This degree course introduced me to the major literary and cultural movements throughout the 20th century. I developed
two core areas of interest; gender and sexuality, and colonialism. I was interested in how minority cultures represented
themselves in the face of oppression, where the winners write the histories, and the oppressed scribble in the margins. This
developed into my dissertation on travel writing between the 19th and 21st centuries that discovered the changing attitudes
of difference through the representation of the Other in West Africa. As well as keeping to deadlines, this degree course
required group projects, presentations and developing efficient research and information finding skills.

Spalding Grammar School (2007-2009)
A Levels: Art (B), English Literature and Language (C), Psychology (D). AS Levels: General Studies (A)
Kirkstone House School (2004-2007)
GCSEs: Art (A), Science Double Award (AA), Geography (A), English Literature (B), English Language (B), Business Studies (B),
Maths (B), French (D).

EDUCATI ONAL AWARDS
Unilever Bursary (2012)
Gainsborough Award (2008)
Investigating art and culture abroad. This required compiling research and presenting to a panel that funded the project. This
cumulated with a presentation and report.
Bradshaw Prize for Art (2007) Kirkstone House School. Awarded for accomplishment in GCSE Art.
School Prize for English Literature (2007) Kirkstone House School.
Awarded for outstanding work throughout GCSE English Literature.

ADDI TI ONAL I NFORMATI ON
Full Clean UK Driving Licence (2009)
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Programmes, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Wordpress and Solidworks.
G R E G O R Y D A I N E S
1 CROYLAND WAY, CROWLAND, PETERBOROUGH, PE6 0NA
gregdaines1990@gmail.com +44 7701 031 523
I have always enjoyed the satisfaction gained through hard work. I have embraced new challenges and excelled through
determination and dedication. My first degree in English Literature and Media Studies encouraged independent thought whilst
my Masters degree in Smart Design inspired collaborations with groups of people in order to maximise efficiency by
communicating with field specialists and industry. This was highlighted during my bursary project with Unilever. I attained a
2:1 and a Distinction respectively.

KEY SKI LLS
Excellent communicator
Effective organisation and time management skills
Efficient oral presentation and document presentation skills
Ongoing interest in learning and further intellectual and professional development
Design and creative awareness, appreciation for aesthetics and user-focused design
Technology proficient and versatility-skilled across both Windows and IOS
EMPLOYMENT
tp24 LED Lighting. Marketing and PR Technician
July 2014 - Present, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Duties included: managing social media accounts, keeping content relevant and up to date, engaging existing and potential
customers and making them aware of the benefits of changing to LED lighting. The role required writing copy for press
releases, designing catalogue and leaflet artwork across adobe platforms, creating signage and other print and digital media
that was consistent with the brand. The role required close networking with sales to ensure all news was distributed in a
structured manner as well as ensuring several key aspects of the website were kept up to date. Lastly, this post incorporated
organising and planning exhibitions at the NEC, ensuring all parties had relevant information ensuring building the stands and
presenting the products ran smoothly over the course of the show.
UK Greetings - Watermark Publishing Division. Mac Creative Artworker Reprographics
February June 2014, Corby
Four month temporary contract, working in the Reprographic Department. The role required an extensive use of Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign to rework artwork from the Creative department with the aim of making a print-ready
product. This highly technical process required formatting, colour matching and editing, drawing die cuts, making amends and
directing finishes, writing instructions, creating sign-off copy cards for approval and then collating cards ready for print, as well
as releasing proofs and layered PDFs to be dispatched for mass production in the Far East. This extensive process required
consistent accuracy, since its the last stage that ensures cards are error free and are perfectly replicated when printed
anywhere in the world. This crucial stage contributed to the high standards expected from the customer, which included,
Clintons, Paperchase, Waitrose, John Lewis and Boots.
Big Thinkers Ltd. Copywriter and Graphic Design
February - September 2013, Nottingham
Duties included: writing copy for Malawi Tourism and The Kingdom of Swaziland Tourism, proof reading for print clients,
website design and management with Adobe Muse, leaflet and brochure design with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop,
generating new clients, communicating and developing relationships with clients and internal staff as well as administrative
work and the maintenance of a database.

Canard Design. Work Experience: Designer
July 2012, Leicester
Opportunity in product design and engineering industry, working on a medical device for an NHS contract. Duties included
creating Solidworks drawings for the client and copywriting to create brand identity for Canard.

UK Greetings. Work Experience: Editorial
August 2011, Dewsbury
Working for an international greeting card company. Duties included generating new concept ideas for greeting cards.
Developing a mood board working to a brief for the target consumer to investigate current trends for a market demographic.
This feedback then went towards the departments upcoming projects. Created copy which would meet the criteria as well
as editing copy on the database for use in mothers day cards. This required creating new ideas which were suitable for the
companys various market segments as well as looking at new opportunities for the given demographic before presenting
work to the department.

Freelance Copywriting for Textbook for International Students.
July-September 2011, Peterborough
Joined a small team working on an educational textbook on aromatherapy. We communicated and shared tasks between us
ensuring the project met the clients needs and brief and to the established deadline. The addition of workbooks for the
students to check they have understood the information correctly. Copywriting has been a continued interest as Ive created
copy for other businesses.

Wyevale Garden Centre
September-December 2007, Crowland
Christmas temporary position. Duties included preparation of food, serving carvery food to customers, clearing tables,
restocking food counters and general housekeeping. The role demanded excellent customer service and communication
skills.
EDUCATI ON
Nottingham Trent University (2012-2013)
MA Smart Design, Distinction
This course specialised in smart materials, technologies and sciences. It covers a wide area of subjects within the design field,
including designing for the future, packaging, medical equipment and renewable energy harvesters. The postgraduate
qualification required independent study and research, as well as team projects. These demanded confidence in oral
presentations as well as creativity in staging exhibitions. In addition, I gained skills in materials, electronics, CAD drawing and
perspective drawing as well as woodworking, metalworking, and rapid prototyping machinery. I was Course Rep during my
study, ensuring students questions and concerns about the course could be answered and heard by the Dean and Tutors.

Nottingham Trent University (2009-2012)
English Literature and Media Studies BA, 2:1
This degree course introduced me to the major literary and cultural movements throughout the 20th century. I developed
two core areas of interest; gender and sexuality, and colonialism. I was interested in how minority cultures represented
themselves in the face of oppression, where the winners write the histories, and the oppressed scribble in the margins. This
developed into my dissertation on travel writing between the 19th and 21st centuries that discovered the changing attitudes
of difference through the representation of the Other in West Africa. As well as keeping to deadlines, this degree course
required group projects, presentations and developing efficient research and information finding skills.

Spalding Grammar School (2007-2009)
A Levels: Art (B), English Literature and Language (C), Psychology (D). AS Levels: General Studies (A)
Kirkstone House School (2004-2007)
GCSEs: Art (A), Science Double Award (AA), Geography (A), English Literature (B), English Language (B), Business Studies (B),
Maths (B), French (D).

EDUCATI ONAL AWARDS
Unilever Bursary (2012)
Gainsborough Award (2008)
Investigating art and culture abroad. This required compiling research and presenting to a panel that funded the project. This
cumulated with a presentation and report.
Bradshaw Prize for Art (2007) Kirkstone House School. Awarded for accomplishment in GCSE Art.
School Prize for English Literature (2007) Kirkstone House School.
Awarded for outstanding work throughout GCSE English Literature.

ADDI TI ONAL I NFORMATI ON
Full Clean UK Driving Licence (2009)
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Programmes, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Wordpress and Solidworks.
Food Travel Reading
Interests
BAKING Art interior design