Jennifer Watling

Junior Concept Designer

Stevenage, United Kingdom
Concept designer at DisplayPlan, having received a first class honours in MDes Design Products from De Montfort University. Here you can see the projects I have completed throughout my time at university and a few that I have done in my spare time. Outside of work, I have a love for animals and graphic design, as well as playing guitar/anything with strings.

Work Experience

DisplayPlan

Junior Concept Designer

Working on a range of retail design projects for brands such as Hasbro, Braun, Sainsbury's and John Lewis with the aim of creating a captivating shopper journey. Responsibilities include: Generating visuals using Cinema 4D, developing new ideas and concepts, working within brand guidelines to create a brand experience in-store, working with other designers as well as sales and project management teams to ensure delivery of a concept.
August 2015 - Present Baldock, United Kingdom

De Montfort University

Summer Placement - Design Research

3 month university run scheme researching in to the use of FDM 3D printing for various applications typically related to textiles.
June 2013 - September 2013 Leicester, United Kingdom

De Montfort University

Design Module Tutor

Creating and tutoring a design brief with a colleague for 2nd year design students. Giving advice and feedback on their work, also responsible for marking and communicating to other tutors about the projects and module.
February 2015 - June 2015 Leicester, United Kingdom

John Wiley

Graphic Design Intern/Freelance

Initial 12 week Internship and ongoing occasional freelance work.
Jobs included:
- Creating Banner Ad's
- Designing Leaflets
- Making basic Flash animations and moving GIF's
- Using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
January 2010 - Chichester, United Kingdom

Education

De Montfort University

MDes Design Products

First Class Honours

- Manufacture and Materials studies
- Visual language
- Design innovation and development
- CAD for Manufacture
- CAD rendering
- Professional Practice
September 2011 - July 2015 United Kingdom

Northbrook College

Foundation Art, Design And Media

Achieved grade: Distinction
September 2010 - June 2011 Worthing, United Kingdom

Languages

English (Native),
French (Beginner),
German (Beginner),

Awards

Crofts & Assinder

Handle Design Copetition - Top 3

2013

De Montfort University

School of Design Award

2015

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Aesthetic Sensitivity, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Autodesk Alais, Cinema 4D, Finding Innovative Solutions, Ideation, Problem Solving, Research, Sketching, Solidworks,