Please allow me to introduce myself…
Senior Designer
With 16+ years experience, working in advertising and integrated communications. I have worked in agencies of every shape and size, led cross-functional teams and won global pitches for Coca-Cola that generated $4 Billion of business.
I am confident in managing and delivering projects from creative concept through every stage of production. I can work independently, with others or lead a team.
Work EXPERIENCE
Wasserman
Freelance Senior Designer | February 2022 - Present
Senior Designer, working across several sectors within the Sports, Music and Culture industry.
Responsible for problem solving and bringing brands to life through design, experiential, social and digital.
Highlights include: Being lead designer for the launch of the ‘Premier League 30 years’ campaign.
Clients include: Microsoft / Betway / Lego / Mini / Chicago Bears / Uefa Champions League / Vital Proteins / Foot Locker / Premier League.
teamwass.com
Virtue Worldwide
Freelance Senior Designer | October 2021 - February 2022
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the Home & Car audio, Drinks & Beverages, Financial, Home Appliance and Fashion industry.
Responsible for creating an eclectic mix of designs for a diverse range of brands including press, OOH, digital and campaign pitch assets.
Highlights included: Lead designer for the launch of Bally’s Art of Utility campaign, across Europe and China.
Clients included: H&M / Miele / Bally / Johnnie Walker / eToro / Harman Kardon / Borjomi / Captain Morgan.
virtueworldwide.com
Dentsu Creative UK
Freelance Senior Designer | October 2019 - October 2021
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the B2B, Sports, Drinks and Automotive industry.
Responsible for creating exciting conceptual and original thought provoking designs for a diverse
range of brands including press, OOH, digital, editorial and direct marketing.
Highlights included: Lead designer for the launch of Dazn’s MotoGP Spanish platform.
Clients included: American Express / Dazn / Honda / Asahi / Disney / Generali / Sony.
McCann Enterprise
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2019 - October 2019
Senior Designer, drafted in to work on a pitch for Legal & General.
Responsible for creating design assets, including Print and digital mock-ups for pitch doc.
Highlights included: Getting the chance to work for one of the Top 3 Advertising Agencies in the World.
Client included: Legal & General.
Dark Horses
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2019 - October 2019
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the Sports and Automotive industry.
Responsible for creating social assets for Manchester City, FC Bayern Munich and Nissan Formula E racing.
Highlights included: Getting to work on sports brands after almost 10 years of trying.
Clients included: Manchester City / FC Bayern Munich / Nissan.
Hogarth Worldwide
Senior Creative & Art Director | June 2017 - September 2019
Senior Creative & Art Director on Coca-Cola, EY and many other famous brands.
Responsible for delivering exciting creative campaigns of the highest quality across all channels.
Highlights included: Leading and successfully winning global pitches for Coca-Cola that generated $4 Billion of business
Clients included: Coca-Cola / EY / Heinz / HSBC / Nestlé Skin Health / Marlboro.
Hogarth Worldwide
Senior Designer | December 2016 - June 2017
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the FMCG, fashion and financial industry.
Responsible for heading teams and leading projects, producing print, digital and TV campaigns.
Highlights included: Orchestrating multiple successful business win’s within the global EY account
that resulted in being promoted to Senior Creative & Art Director.
Clients included: EY / Barclays / Diageo / TK Maxx / P&G / Johnson & Johnson / Beats / Unilever.
Open
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2016 - December 2016
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the Charity and Fundraising industry.
Responsible for producing print campaigns, OOH, direct, digital and shopper marketing.
Highlights included: Contributing towards spreading the word about all the amazing work
these charities are doing and how they are changing the world.
Clients included: RSPCA / Barnardos / Christian Aid / British Heart Foundation / Oxfam / Unicef.
MullenLowe London
Freelance Senior Designer | March 2016 - September 2016
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the FMCG industry.
Responsible for creating customer experiences at the convergence of digital, direct and shopper marketing.
Highlights included: Being lead designer for the launch of Diageo’s #Lovescotch global campaign.
Clients included: (Unilever) Persil / Cif / Domestos / Knorr / (Diageo) Haig Club / Pampero.
Therapy Agency
Head of Design | March 2013 - March 2016
Head of Art, producing 360 campaigns for Batiste, Kaspersky and other leading brands.
Responsible and instrumental for fashioning the look and feel for all Therapy’s artistic output.
Highlights included: Concepting and designing the full rebrand for Batiste which caught the eye of renowned photographer Rankin
and pop princess Pixie Lott that resulted in a collaboration to launch the ‘My Quick Fix’ campaign.
Clients included: Danone / Arm & Hammer / Orajel / Stérimar / femfresh.
Therapy Agency
Senior Designer | September 2008 - March 2013
Senior Designer, working across several sectors of the Lifestyle and Beauty industry.
Responsible for producing print, digital, OOH, packaging and website campaigns.
Highlights included: Leading and successfully winning pitches for Batiste and
Kaspersky, that resulted in being promoted to Head of Art.
Clients included: Galderma / Pearl Drops / Canderel / Nair / Royal Mail.
Lucid Graphics
Freelance Junior Designer | August 2008 - September 2008
Junior Designer, working across a broad range of sectors, from Food & Drink through to Finance.
Responsible for producing advertorials, logo designs, newsletters and magazine layouts.
Highlights included: Not forgetting the valuable experience and knowledge I gained from
my first adventure in the world of Adland.
Clients included: Tesco / McVitie’s / NHS / McCoy’s.
EDUCATION
University for the Creative Arts
BA Honours, Graphic Design New Media | 2003 - 2006
Skills
Art Direction, Design, Digital, Events, Social Media, Marketing, Branding & Identity, Online Advertising, Graphic Design, Typography, Artworking, Presentation Design, Visualising, Experiential, OOH, DOOH, Shopper Marketing, Creative Direction, Logo Design, Creative Strategy, Creative Concepts, Print Design, Direct Mail, B2B Marketing.
Software: Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign
Contact
Email: info@christianhudson.co.uk