Luke Ridge

Saint Albans, United Kingdom
Out of all the things I do in my life my art is what I love the most. Nothing gives me a bigger buzz than successfully completing a piece of work. My objective is simple; I want to create work that my clients and I can look back on and be proud of. I want to be able to look back on a project with a smile and say ' I made that'. The enjoyment of my work is key, I want to be having fun with my work. My art is what I love, and I want to be able to do what I love for a living.

Work Experience

ChaosCity Comics

Manager

My role as assistant Manager involves multiple jobs including maintaining and running the store, helping customers, dealing with deliveries and stock and producing advertising and signage when needed. My role keeps me in close contact with our customers to make sure the get all the issues the want and are kept up to date with all current news relating to the comic world. I work closely with the stores owner to assure he is happy with everything that is happening in and with the store as well as keeping up to date with sales, events and news. I am normally in early to make sure the store is ready for the day ahead and will work extra hours to maintain the stores high standards. My attendance record is excellent and i have an extremely strong relationship with the stores owners and affiliates.
April 2011 - Saint Albans, United Kingdom

Boots U.K.

Photographic Department Consultant

I am running and maintaining the stores Photo Lab while also interacting with customers and colleagues in other departments around the store. From time to time I will liaise with engineers and other external departments. I provide show material, signage, and other media within the store at short notice. I have a good knowledge of photo editing and photo manipulation services etc. which are important to enable the customer to be fully satisfied with the service that we provide. Of course our customers expect and get excellent customer service. I am reliable and trustworthy with an excellent attendance record.
June 2005 - March 2011 Saint Albans, United Kingdom

Skills

Basic 3D Modeling, Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Leadership, Photography, Photoshop, Teamwork,

Extra Skills

I also hold a full UK Drivers License.

Freelance Work

Freelance design work takes up a large amount of my time away from my full time job. It has ranged from event posters and promotion to company branding and logos. Working with a band local to my area i have been producing album art, posters and there logos for the past five years. I have also worked closely with a local radio station to produce the logos and promotional works for a popular radio show. My biggest job was to redesign the main logo for a successful landscape gardener. In all of these instances i have worked closely with the client to maintain a healthy client/designer relationship to ensure the finished work is to the highest level possible.