Jamie Watson

Freelance Digital Creative

Ampolla, Spain
Freelance digital creative with solid experience in both pure–digital and integrated agencies having worked on high profile campaigns for clients such as GM Vauxhall, Grolsch, 3 Mobile and Canon Europe.

These experiences took in brand-enhancing microsites, online advertising, identity design, corporate website design, illustration and animation.

Educated as a traditional graphic designer with proper grounding in essentials like typography I have genuine passion for many areas of visual communication and a willingness to transfer skills across media and disciplines.

Work Experience

Jamie Watson Design

Freelance Digital Creative

Taking advantage of modern working opportunities I work primarily with UK businesses and agencies from my base in Catalonia. However I also enjoy the energy of working in teams and do travel to take the occasional agency-based assignment.

Clients include Grolsch, L'Oréal Paris, Endemol, Carr's, livemapp, Kids Company, Lexus, RBS, British Gas, Carphone Warehouse, Drench, NatWest, River Café, Mercure Hotels, Unilever, 3, Kellog's, Powwownow, Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Times (News International), London Business School, RedCard, Harvey Nash, Narinder Dhami, Your Surface.
March 2006 - Spain

Tsunami Volunteer Centre

Volunteer

Volunteered to help with the recovery mission in Thailand following the tsunami of 2004. Spent 6 months on reconstruction of Tap Tawaan, a coastal fishing village. As a long-term volunteer I was assistant to the construction site project manager.
October 2005 - March 2006 Thailand

Tequila\London

Digital Creative

Was part of the digital team assembled to project what was then TBWA\GGT into the digital agency space. Over 3 years we went from small scale online advertising campaigns to creating fully integrated award-winning cross-media advertising campaigns reporting directly to the C.D. Nick Moore.

Clients included GM Vauxhall, Canon Europe, 3, Abbey (Now Santander), The Sun (News International) and Chevrolet.
March 2002 - September 2005 London, United Kingdom

Euro RSCG

Digital Creative

Intense 2 month freelance placement in the digital dept. helping to design and produce, amongst other things, a large-scale online advertising campaign for Intel.
November 2001 - December 2001 London, United Kingdom

Brilliant

Digital Designer

Earned promotion from junior digital designer to senior creative position within first year at this friendly, dynamic and authentic pure-play digital agency. Clients included Nissan, Gillette, Microdec and Silicon Executive.
August 1999 - October 2001 London, United Kingdom

Jet Labs

Junior Designer

My first taste of a digital agency was this 2 month work placement at what must have been one of the pioneering original digital agencies. Gained experience in understanding construction of websites and helped with asset making.
July 1997 - August 1997 London, United Kingdom

Solent Design Studio

Junior Designer

My first professional position was in this full-service design, artwork and print studio. Learned the full process of design jobs and was able to see the effects of each step on the final product. Was delighted to experience the discipline of hand-created artwork, including drum-scanned illustration and Letraset typesetting but was creating faster workflows with Apple Mac software towards the end of my time there.

Clients included Southern Tourist Board, Diametrics, Chartered Institute of Accountants and B&Q.
August 1990 - July 1995 Bishops Waltham, United Kingdom

Education

Oxfordshire College Of Art & Design

BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration

September 1997 - June 1999 Banbury, United Kingdom

Basingstoke College Of Technology

HND Graphic Communication

September 1995 - June 1997 Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Fareham Tertiary College

National Diploma in Design

September 1990 - June 1991 Fareham, United Kingdom

Awards

Revolution

Best Automotive campaign

2005

Cannes Lions

Best Automotive site Commendation

2004

Skills

Animation, Brand Design, Illustration, IPhone, Logo Design, Typography, User Interface, Web Design, Adobe Creative Suite,