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Cecily HowarthCH

Cecily Howarth

Graphic Designer

€405/day
Cardiff County, GB
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Cecily

Hello! I am a Graphic designer based in Cardiff, Wales. I am a motivated, enthusiastic and proactive person with 3 years of experience in the creative design industry. During this time I have developed great knowledge in the design field as well as expanding my transferable skills such as leadership, creativity and communication to name a few. I am also always open to learning new skills furthering my knowledge and challenging myself.


Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Brand Hatchers
    Graphic Designer
    July 2021 - November 2023 (2 years and 4 months)
    Cardiff County, Wales, United Kingdom
    Brand Hatchers Ltd won 'Fastest-Growing Internation Firm' in the 2023 Fast Growth 50 Wales Awards. Brand Hatchers owns the sour candy brand, Brain Blasterz which is the #1 super sour brand in Europe and the Middle East. As well as multiple highly rated E-Commerce brands (Nurture by Nature, CNFN, and Guitar Lab). Main Job Duties:
    • Product packaging, experienced with style guides, cutter guides & applying technical specifications. Sold in top retailers i.e. Carrefour (France & Dubai), Monoprix (France), Amazon (International), Spar, and Poundland (UK).
    • Social Media Content Creation for Brain Blasterz 16k Instagram and TikTok followers which included creating still graphics and short videos.
    • Designing Exhibition Stand artworks for top confectionery Tradeshows such as ISM Middle East (based in Dubai) and SIAL Paris.
    • Creating marketing materials such as leaflets, posters, business cards, and brand videos. E-Commerce - brand creative, Photography and Editing.
    • Creative Direction, planning and management of product photography shoots (researching, hiring and directing photographers).
    • Offer new creative ideas to the Digital Marketing Manager. Create and brainstorm fresh, on-brand and original design ideas.
  • Freelance, self-employed
    Freelance Graphic Designer
    January 2021 - November 2023 (2 years and 10 months)
    Freelance Work:
    •Design of marketing logos and banners for small businesses across the hospitality sector.
    •Design/ producing of an album cover for a Manchester based techno music producer.
    •Digital Marketing content for a beauty, skincare and confectionery brand.
    •Producing artwork for a printed Magazine/ Publication.
  • Brand Hatchers
    Graphic design & Marketing Placement plus Freelance
    July 2019 - July 2019
    Cardiff County, Wales, United Kingdom
    Brand Hatchers Ltd owns the sour candy brand, Brain Blasterz which is the #1 super sour brand in Europe and the Middle East. I had a 2-week placement plus freelance work. In which I did the following:
    - Design and production of print marketing materials- flyers, catalogues
    - Updating and amending confectionery product packaging designs for multiple markets. Designing imagery for marketing presentations.
    - Researching trends in exhibition stands and developing mock-up stand designs for upcoming exhibitions.

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Education

  • Postgraduate, Graphic Design & Art Direction
    The Manchester Metropolitan University
    2021
    Postgraduate, Graphic Design & Art Direction
  • BA (Hons) Graphic design & Illustration, Graphic Design
    Liverpool John Moores University
    2020
    BA (Hons) Graphic design & Illustration, Graphic Design

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