Stuart Halliwell

Graphic and Digital Designer

Northwich, United Kingdom
An experienced designer and web developer based in Northwich Cheshire. Specialising in visual branding, website design and digital marketing for small businesses, design agencies and marketing teams.

Work Experience

Studio North

Junior Designer

Studio North is a leading brand and communications agency based in Manchester city centre. This was my first agency role, learning all aspects of the design profession. Here I was working alongside senior designers on varied projects in a fast paced environment.

Developed core Graphic Design skills and print production knowledge. Became proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications.
August 2006 - August 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom

Studio North

Designer

An active member of the design team at a busy fast paced agency. Responsible for the creative output for a range of blue-chip clients, working to, and creating brand guidelines.
August 2008 - November 2010 Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Pet Show

Freelance Designer

Worked in-house for The Manchester Pet Show, a 2-day event held at EventCity. Hired to form part of the marketing team, and to ensure consistency across all marketing and advertising material. Responsible for the corporate branding and production of all creative artwork, from web design and mobile through to exhibition graphics and large-scale outdoor advertising. I also liaised with 3rd party sponsors to ensure all digital assets and banner ads were displayed correctly across mobile and web devices.
January 2013 - January 2014 Manchester, United Kingdom

Leadspot (UK)

Web Designer / Front-end Developer

Working for the creative department of a Technology and Software company (Leadspot UK). Responsible for the branding and responsive website design for various financial, insurance and casino based companies, generating leads through landing pages, e-Marketing and mobile.
February 2014 - July 2015 Sale, United Kingdom

Avalanche Creative

Designer

My role involves overseeing the creative output for a large stationery trade catalogue. Responsible for leading the studio’s digital projects, building responsive websites and advising on current trends.
August 2015 - May 2016 Stockport, United Kingdom

Carole Nash

Graphic designer

Responsive HTML email design, coding and testing. HTML5 digital display ads. Exhibition graphics and press ads
April 2019 - November 2019 Altrincham, United Kingdom

Education

The University Of Salford

Bachelor of Arts

BA (hons) in Graphic Design
September 2004 - June 2006 Salford, United Kingdom

Skills

Adobe, After Effects, Branding, Corporate Identity, CSS, Design, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design, HTML, Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Responsive Websites, SEO, Web Design, WordPress,