Josh Ford
Graphic Artist & Maker
Brighton, United KingdomWorking freelance as a motion graphics artist/animator, illustrator and web designer, I have commercial experience in branding, advertising as well as art direction, design, typography, photography, live events and tv/video production. I am extremely passionate about creativity and design. I place a strong emphasis on ideas, aesthetics, style, quality and detail. I plan to continue producing moving imagery and illustration for a variety of media and applications.
Specialties
I am highly skilled in After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign whilst having a good working knowledge of many other software packages and production workflows. Good HTML & CSS with some PHP(Wordpress) and JAVA(Processing).
I have worked in theatre, television, print production, education, advertising and multimedia production, both as a technician and as a creative. While perfectly happy working solo, I am a strong team player who enjoys problem solving and challenging projects.
Specialties
I am highly skilled in After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign whilst having a good working knowledge of many other software packages and production workflows. Good HTML & CSS with some PHP(Wordpress) and JAVA(Processing).
I have worked in theatre, television, print production, education, advertising and multimedia production, both as a technician and as a creative. While perfectly happy working solo, I am a strong team player who enjoys problem solving and challenging projects.
Work Experience
UCA
Associate Lecturer
Delivering workshops in design for print & screen to BA & MA students.
October 2017
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United Kingdom
UCA
Technician - DIgital Print
Running the Digital Print resource on the Epsom Campus. Large/small format printing, mounting, book binding, vinyl cutting, software and workflow tuition.
September 2014
- Present
United Kingdom
University Of Brighton
Technical Demonstrator - Fine Art Painting
Technical support to 130+ students on Fine Art Painting BA, delivering Methods & Materials workshops and stretcher making inductions.
July 2016
- July 2018
United Kingdom
UCA
AV Technician
AV installs, maintenance and upgrades across the UCA Epsom campus 3 days a week.
Supporting students and staff with hardware and software across all courses.
Supporting students and staff with hardware and software across all courses.
January 2014
- June 2016
United Kingdom
Josh Ford
Independent Arts Professional
Working freelance in print, video, web, theatre and event production as a creative and as a technician.
July 2004
-
United Kingdom
RKCR/Y&R
Creative Artworker - Dart Studio
Pitch, development and artwork on national press and poster campaigns for clients such as Virgin (Atlantic/Mobile/Tains/Money/Megastore), M&S, Landrover, Jaguar, News International, Eurostar, Trainline, Energy Savings Trust.
January 2002
- June 2004
London, United Kingdom
Josh Ford
Freelance Artworker/Print Designer/Video Content Creator
Worked for various studios and agencies across London on a project by project basis.
July 1998
- December 2001
United Kingdom
Ford Hill & Friends
Junior Designer
Artwork & design for print applications.
January 1998
- June 1998
United Kingdom
Heavy Pencil
Technician & Camera Assistant
Corporate and broadcast video production, (BBC, C4, Discovery Channel)
October 1994
- September 1997
London, United Kingdom
Education
University Of Brighton
Postgraduate Diploma - Digital Media Arts
August 2007
- July 2008
United Kingdom
Wimbledon School Of Art
BA Hons - Theatre - Technical Arts Design
September 1991
- July 1994
United Kingdom
Wimbledon School Of Art
National Diploma - Foundation Studies in Art & Design
September 1988
- July 1989
United Kingdom
Skills
2D Animation,
3d Animation,
Adobe CC,
After Effects,
Artworking,
Brand Identity,
Camera Operating,
Cinema 4D,
CSS,
Drawing,
Final Cut Pro,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
Illustration,
Indesign,
Java,
Lighting Design,
Logic Pro,
Logo Design,
Motion Graphics Design,
Painting,
Photo Retouching,
Photography,
Photoshop,
PHP,
Print Design,
Printmaking,
Processing,
Quark Xpress,
Quartz Composer,
Scenic Painting,
Sound Design,
Technical Drawing,
Typography,
Unity,
Video Editing,
Video Production,
Web Design,
Word,
WordPress,