Dan Beaumont
Account Director
Penrith, United Kingdom
0788 580 7399
be.net/danbeaumont
I am an experienced strategic brand and packaging designer, with expertise in food packaging and corporate ID. Design, art direction and account management with a Degree in Product Design and animation, with interest in all areas of Art & Design.
Specialties: Branding, Packaging, Corporate ID, Structural Packaging, Art direction
Specialties: Branding, Packaging, Corporate ID, Structural Packaging, Art direction
Work Experience
Springetts Brand Design Consultants
Account Director
Management across a selection of key growth clients, alongside historic working relationships. Work spanned Brand Strategy through to Brand World, Packaging and Communications; a wide breadth of work types for each client. Handling circa £1m and line managing two Account Managers.
Clients: Froneri International, The Compleat Food Group, Kettle Foods, AG Barr, AkzoNobel, Red Tractor, Pilgrims UK, Monty Bojangles.
Responsibilities: taking client briefs, producing budget proposals and critical paths, preparing strategic responses and producing creative briefs, managing team schedules, presenting and pitching to clients, and monthly budget tracking.
Clients: Froneri International, The Compleat Food Group, Kettle Foods, AG Barr, AkzoNobel, Red Tractor, Pilgrims UK, Monty Bojangles.
Responsibilities: taking client briefs, producing budget proposals and critical paths, preparing strategic responses and producing creative briefs, managing team schedules, presenting and pitching to clients, and monthly budget tracking.
April 2019
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London, United Kingdom
Springetts Brand Consultants
Design Director
I led a team of junior and senior designers, guiding them through our creative process, from briefing to the release of final artwork, whilst producing exceptional designs for multiple client accounts.
Clients: Froneri International, Kettle Foods, AkzoNobel, Time Products (Sekonda), Garden of Life, Noble Foods (the Happy Egg Co.), Clarks Syrups, Weetabix Ltd, Nichols PLC (Vimto).
Responsibilities: taking briefs, producing budget proposals, training and directing a team of designers, managing schedules and budgets, producing design concepts, and presenting and pitching work to current and prospective clients.
Clients: Froneri International, Kettle Foods, AkzoNobel, Time Products (Sekonda), Garden of Life, Noble Foods (the Happy Egg Co.), Clarks Syrups, Weetabix Ltd, Nichols PLC (Vimto).
Responsibilities: taking briefs, producing budget proposals, training and directing a team of designers, managing schedules and budgets, producing design concepts, and presenting and pitching work to current and prospective clients.
August 2013
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United Kingdom
Springetts Brand Consultants
Senior Designer
Responsible for managing my design projects from start to finish; solving problems and developing designs within agreed budgets and timelines. Arranging internal critiques and preparing strategic presentations to present to clients. I was also responsible for training junior colleagues.
August 2011
- August 2013
London, United Kingdom
Springetts Brand Consultants
Designer
Producing design concepts for a wide variety of clients, from structural packaging design for Twinings, product innovation for Dairylea (Mondelez) and sponsorship idents for Sekonda, broadcast on ITV. From initial sketches to digital design visuals and physical packaging mock-ups.
October 2007
- August 2011
United Kingdom
Springetts Brand Consultants
Intern
3-month placement awarded to me as a winner of the RSA Design Directions. I worked with multiple teams within the agency, learning new creative skills from problem-solving to creative software.
July 2007
- October 2007
United Kingdom
Education
University Of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Product Design with Animation
September 2004
- May 2007
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Hartlepool Sixth Form College
A-Level Product Design& AVCE Art & Design
September 2002
- June 2004
Hartlepool, United Kingdom
High Tunstall College Of Science
11 GCSE's A-C
Design & Tech (A)
Art (A)
Art (A)
1997
- 2002
Hartlepool, United Kingdom
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
Skills
Adobe Photoshop,
3d Modelling,
3ds Max,
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Premier,
Apple Mac,
Brand Design,
CSS,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
Microsoft Powerpoint,
Microsoft Word,
Packaging,
Packaging Design,
Product Design,
Retouching,
Solidworks,
Structural Packaing,
Typography,
Visualisation,
Windows 95,
Windows VISTA,
Windows XP,
Hobbies & Interests
Running
Hiking & Mountain Walking
Paddle Boarding (SUP)
Kayaking
Photography
Computer Aided Design
Web Design
Graphic Design
Most forms of Art, especially 3D Design, Design Technology.
Driving
Gaming
Hiking & Mountain Walking
Paddle Boarding (SUP)
Kayaking
Photography
Computer Aided Design
Web Design
Graphic Design
Most forms of Art, especially 3D Design, Design Technology.
Driving
Gaming
Personal Skills
Driving Licence - Full clean UK Driving Licence.
Team Working - Experience working as a member of a team on academic projects; involving planning, co-ordination, commitment and role allocation.
Worked effectively with staff members at Burger King to run shop effectively, and develop my own and others skills in the workplace. Work with many colleagues at the University of Huddersfield Students Union Shop.
Excellent Attendance - Have never received attendance under 95% and in most academic areas have received 100% attendance awards.
Effective Communication - Good communication with the general public, developed through close customer contact in retail environments.
Presentation skills and confidence during university presentations and tutorials, have presented to groups of 5 to 30 and gained strong personal and design related feedback.
Initiative - Developed advertisement for Huddersfield University Mountaineering Society. One poster now looped into the University of Huddersfield Students Union poster reel, displayed on plasma screens around Union building.
Team Working - Experience working as a member of a team on academic projects; involving planning, co-ordination, commitment and role allocation.
Worked effectively with staff members at Burger King to run shop effectively, and develop my own and others skills in the workplace. Work with many colleagues at the University of Huddersfield Students Union Shop.
Excellent Attendance - Have never received attendance under 95% and in most academic areas have received 100% attendance awards.
Effective Communication - Good communication with the general public, developed through close customer contact in retail environments.
Presentation skills and confidence during university presentations and tutorials, have presented to groups of 5 to 30 and gained strong personal and design related feedback.
Initiative - Developed advertisement for Huddersfield University Mountaineering Society. One poster now looped into the University of Huddersfield Students Union poster reel, displayed on plasma screens around Union building.
Professional Skills & Expertise
Creative Thinking
Relationship Building
Client & Team Management & Direction
Excellent verbal and written communication
Great attention to detail
Strong Financial Management and Negotiation Skills
Presentation and Communication Skills - presenting to groups of up to 30
Project Management
Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
Team Player
Initiative
Time Management
Quick Learner
Modelling & Materials - Confident with workshop tools, machinery and g materials.
Sketching, Drawing and Rendering - hand & digital
Software Proficient:
Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign, Acrobat Pro Microsoft Office - PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams
Google Suite - Gmail, Slides, Sheets, Docs, Drive, Meet, Chat
Zoom, Filemaker Pro Advanced, Smartsheet
Concrete 5, WordPress, BBEdit - basic understanding of XHTML
Relationship Building
Client & Team Management & Direction
Excellent verbal and written communication
Great attention to detail
Strong Financial Management and Negotiation Skills
Presentation and Communication Skills - presenting to groups of up to 30
Project Management
Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
Team Player
Initiative
Time Management
Quick Learner
Modelling & Materials - Confident with workshop tools, machinery and g materials.
Sketching, Drawing and Rendering - hand & digital
Software Proficient:
Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign, Acrobat Pro Microsoft Office - PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams
Google Suite - Gmail, Slides, Sheets, Docs, Drive, Meet, Chat
Zoom, Filemaker Pro Advanced, Smartsheet
Concrete 5, WordPress, BBEdit - basic understanding of XHTML