Smart Hopewell

Game Narrative/Content Creator/Speaker

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
As a designer, I provide a professional, personal and friendly touch when building relationships with clients. Keeping all design processes simple and to the point, whilst providing you with a fully tailored experience.

With over 15 years of design knowledge and digital marketing expertise working with creative professionals, new start-ups, brands, organizations, charities and local churches.

I am flexible, reliable and possess excellent time keeping skills. I am an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard-working person. Furthermore, I am a mature team worker and adaptable to all challenging situations. I am able to work well both in a team environment and using the own initiative.

Work Experience

Psalm Lab (YouTube)

Creator/Writer/Producer/Editor

Creating unique video experiences—Designed to educate, inspire, and encourage viewers. This is done by filming and editing unique cinematic stories with high visual elements.
April 2018 - Present Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Speak Bold Clothing

Founder/Illustrator/Designer

Created by Smart in 2007 and founded in 2017 after building the Prayer Pixel design studio. Speak Bold Co designs practical everyday clothing. As a brand, we focus on equipping people of all walks of life to tackle their everyday living with boldness, strength and hope. Through bespoke creativity coupled with abstract brilliance in a wide variety of mixed media artwork.
February 2019 - Present United Kingdom

Becoming Greater Television

I.T & Broadcast Programmer

Providing I.T technical support, to ensure the best live-streaming experience. Graphic design & video editing and broadcast scheduling.
January 2022 - Present Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Prayer Pixel

Freelance Designer

Ideas & Brain Storming
Branding Design
Website Design
Graphic Design
Print Design and more.
March 2013 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Jhm Global Missions

Contract - Lead Designer

Design Vision, overview, and implementation.
2006 - 2014 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Onfire Magazine

Editor, Graphics Designer, Video Editor

As the creator of Onfire Magazine I was in charge of everything from conceptualizing, designing & implementing. A lot of articles were planned and written myself.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Walk The Same

Music Devotionals

Daily music devotionals to help encourage and uplift hearts. Each Wednesday a long with other team member duties I work on creating a music mix designer for our vast faith based community.
United Kingdom

Education

The Barlow RC High School

GCSE's

My course's of study included:
Maths, Science, English, Art
2003 - 2004 Manchester, United Kingdom

Loreto College

AS Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

This unit is a theoretical unit about computer systems and their impact on every day life. You will study specific aspects of ICT, such as networks, security and legal issues, and also look at how ICT has impacted on modern life, including business, education and hospitals. You will also carry out practical work on spreadsheets, creating a spreadsheet portfolio in preparation for the June exam.
2005 - 2006 Manchester, United Kingdom

The Cheadle College

CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA CREATIVE MEDIA

This is a broad-based two year course with an integrated creative and technical study of media production, which looks at core aspects of the media industry.
2006 - 2007 Manchester, United Kingdom

New College Lanarkshire

NC Music: Rock and Pop

This highly practical course will introduce you to a wide range of skills in preparation for further study in the musical field. Focusing on practical musicianship, you will develop your performance and songwriting skills whilst building your knowledge of making a career in the music industry.
2011 - 2012 Motherwell, United Kingdom

Rocknations

Internship

Church Youth Ministry Internship. Here many skills were gained through volunteering: Musicianship, Web Design, Graphics Design, Schools Work, Conference catering, team workshops, young adult groups.
Bradford, United Kingdom

Languages

English (Fluent),

Awards

Future Game Awards

Future Game Awards Class 2021

2021

Skills

Audio Editing, Audio Mixing, CSS, Digital Design, Editing, Guitarist, HTML, Illustration, Overall Management, Photo Retouching, Photography, Singer, Social Community Management, Sound Engineering, Team Building, Voice Over's, Web Design,

Projects - Past & Present

Old Chicago - Web series: www.oldchicago.com
Speak Bold Clothing - www.prayerpixel.co/clothing
In The Lab Podcast - www.prayerpixel.co/inthelab
Enterprise Mentoring - www.enterprisementoring.com
YouTube - www.youtube.com/psalmlab
Jhms - www.jannethopewellministries.co.uk - 2013 - Present
Psalm Lab - www.psalmlab.com - 2023
Word Of Reflection - www.worldofreflection.tumblr.com - 2014 - 2015