Sam Rios
Visual designer & illustrator
London, United KingdomWork Experience
Nature Publishing Group
Web Designer
Pushing the boundaries of the Nature.com website whilst excelling in aesthetics and a sound user experience. To achieve this we worked diligently alongside teams and departments to enhance user research and brand guidelines while assisting on the smooth running of the department.
March 2013
- February 2016
United Kingdom
Blue Cube Creative
Freelance Designer (Contract)
Within a small yet successful creative agency, I was art-working and designing at a fast pace as well as ensuring all projects are error free.
Market Force, Pret A Manger, Karen Millen, Paperchase, Byron Burgers, Bank, Next.
Market Force, Pret A Manger, Karen Millen, Paperchase, Byron Burgers, Bank, Next.
June 2013
- December 2013
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Cranfield University School Of Management
Graphic Artist (Contract)
Designing in-house within a world class leading business school for a varied clientele from within the university to external clients, whilst keeping the department up to speed on new technologies. Projects ranged from designing digital interfaces on mobile devices right through to large scale exhibition prints. Art direction, team working and multitasking were important factors to this position.
Jaguar Landrover, citizenM, hp and many departments within the university
Jaguar Landrover, citizenM, hp and many departments within the university
March 2010
- December 2012
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Cortexa
Multimedia Designer
Being the sole digital designer in the company, I aided Cortexa’s progression with branding and print advertising as well as maintaining brilliant client relationships with on-going digital interactive projects.
Skype, DHL, Balfour Beaty, Buildbase, Polypipe, Recticel, Intatec, Conex, Jeld Wen, TDCA.
Skype, DHL, Balfour Beaty, Buildbase, Polypipe, Recticel, Intatec, Conex, Jeld Wen, TDCA.
March 2009
- March 2010
Great Doddington, United Kingdom
EBC
Graphic Designer
Designing in-house within a world class leading business school for a varied clientele from within the university to external clients, whilst keeping the department up to speed on new technologies. Projects ranged from designing digital interfaces on mobile devices right through to large scale exhibition prints. Art direction, team working and multitasking were important factors to this position.
Jaguar Landrover, citizenM, hp and many departments within the university.
Jaguar Landrover, citizenM, hp and many departments within the university.
August 2005
- December 2012
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Education
Staffordshire University
1:0, Bachelor of Arts Honours Design Degree: Electronic Graphics
I received a 1:0
June 2001
- June 2004
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Denbigh School
Merit in GNVQ Advanced Business Studies
June 1999
- June 2001
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Skills
3d,
After Effects,
Animaiton,
Animate,
Art Direction,
Banner Design,
Branding,
Bridge,
Corporate,
Creative,
ELearning,
Email,
Exhibition,
Icon,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Infographics,
Interactivity,
Lightroom,
Logo,
Muse,
Photography,
Photoshop,
POS,
Print Design,
Retouching,
UI,
Web Design,
Worth noting
- Available to design remotely, within a team or even abroad!
- Completely Mac and PC literate
- First Aid trained
- Advanced Open Water Diver
- Completely Mac and PC literate
- First Aid trained
- Advanced Open Water Diver