Curriculum Vitae
Location: Brighton, UK
Website: http://iampaulburgess.co.uk
Email:
Personal Profile:
An enthusiastic and articulate BA (Hons) Communication graduate with over 7 years web design and development experience and previously 18 months in brand marketing.
- Skilled in XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress (+ MU)
- Strong design skills, fluent in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Production of accessible, easy to use and search engine friendly websites
- Management, social and interpersonal skills
Experienced in:
Website design, production & maintenance
Front end developer at Madgex working in the design team and with developers and project managers to develop the best design, html and css solutions for client projects.
Website Manager at Latest Magazines (thelatest.co.uk), responsible for the design, production and maintenance of four main magazine websites and side projects.
Previously Senior Web Designer at csma (csma.uk.com), the UK's largest private home, motoring and leisure association. I maintain personal, non-profit websites, delarge.co.uk & the award-winning urbandirty.com. Design work and websites featured in Web Designer magazine, Computer Arts & Computer Arts Projects magazines. Interviews featured on the New York Times online and SC Magazine (Singapore).
I also wrote a tutorial which was published on the popular nettuts.com website, explaining how to use the Wordpress blogging system to power a simple email newsletter.
For my latest freelance, personal and design work, please visit: iampaulburgess.co.uk
Previous Employment:
From: 11/08 To: Present With: Madgex Position: Web Designer & Front End Developer
Web Design, HTML & CSS Development
Part of the design team working alongside a team of UI designers, usuablity experts and .NET developers to ensure websites and applications produced use the best and most efficient html and css techniques whilst conforming to client requests and design mockups.
From: 06/06 To: 11/08 With: Latest Magazines Position: Website Manager
Web Design & Development
Responsible for all design, construction and maintenance of three company websites, including Brighton music download chart, jobs section and methods of displaying regularly published magazine material on the web. Currently developing a number of online resources such as restaurant guide and reviews, estate agent location map, home and interiors services directory.
From: 12/02 To: 05/06 With: CSMA Position: Senior Web Designer
Web Design & Development
Design, webpage layout & graphical content for six company websites and extra projects (as a team member). Design of initial mock ups and developed projects through to published websites. Including email campaigns, banner ads and occasional print work. Produced all sites using standards-compliant HTML and CSS combined with database driven systems to meet W3 and WAI/A+ accessibility standards.
From: 06/01 To: 06/02 With: Liverpool Victoria Position: Brand and Sponsorship Executive
Brand Strategy & Development
Project management. Developed an internet based flash/shockwave game through London-based new media agency, sought endorsement, produced and implemented public relations plan. Responsibility for ad development, sign-offs & approval process, budgets, co-ordinated internal communication, distribution and competitions. National press campaign management, saw process through from concept, communicated with design and media agencies, amended and supplied artwork, involved in placement, content, source codes tracking and response rate reports.
From: 07/00 To: 06/01 With: Liverpool Victoria Position: Brand Identity Co-ordinator
Brand Strategy Managed corporate identity implementation including quality control Developed own process driven work practice - briefed design team and assessed results. Communicated with other areas of the marketing department to ensure that all documentation was up to date.
Computer Skills
Website production:
PHP, MySQL, XHTML (hand coded), CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, podcasting, Wordpress and Wordpress MU, Flickr API.
Graphics:
Photoshop, Illustrator
Animations and movies:
Flash, Adobe Image-Ready, QuickTime, video editing
General:
Adobe Acrobat, Word, PowerPoint.
Education:
Bournemouth University: September 1995 - May 1998
BA (Hons) Communication (2:ii) A 3 year course covering all aspects of communication from literature, narratives and interaction to journalism, advertising and public relations.
Haywards Heath College, West Sussex,
1993-1995 3 A-levels: Sociology, Art & Design, Media Studies
Warden Park School, West Sussex, 1988-1993: 9 GCSEs.
Personal Interests:
Photography: Live music gigs, shows and hip hop acts. Personal websites: delarge.co.uk / urbandirty.com / streetstickers.co.uk Art / Design: Create own design work and sell prints online. Music: DJing, Hip Hop, scratching.
References available upon request.
