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Tom Hewitt

Tom Hewitt

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Designer & Developer

  • Education

    • University of Portsmouth

      2005 - 2008
      BA Hons Upper Second Class Communication Design

  • Experience

    • Game Group PLC

      Jun 2009 - Sept 2011

      Key responsibilities included development and regulation of the GAME, Gamestation and Gameplay brands. Worked on usability testing for site development. Analysed and investigated drop-out hotspots & acted to fix them. Oversaw creation of marketing and merchandising concepts, working with the Central Design Studio to execute. Project managed small projects and microsites. Recruitment, training and personal development of User Interface Assistants. Designed & built the E3 games conference microsites for both GAME and Gamestation & was sent to E3 to manage both sites. Show less Acted as the primary point of contact for all digital creative needs. Managed time, workload, creative and personal development for the Online Design team, had creative sign off of all design briefs, ensuring an on brand multi-channel approach to all design work. Initiated and helped develop ideas with the commercial, marketing and content teams. Successfully designed, coded and launched BAFTA GAME Award 2010 site & increased votes by over 100%. Helped develop and co-host the first GAME Podcast series. Show less

      • User Interface Manager

        Mar 2011 - Sept 2011

      • Acting Lead Online Designer

        Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

      • Online Designer

        Feb 2010 - Nov 2010

      • Online Assistant Designer

        Jun 2009 - Jan 2010

    • Square Enix

      Sept 2011 - Mar 2012
      Digital Designer

      Duties included website design for brand, developer and internal communication sites and systems for both UI and web page design. In-game asset creation, and web design and development for mobile game KooZac. Design of web statistic icons/ badges/ emblems and page layouts for Heroes of Ruin game. Multi-channel asset creation for marketing material.

    • Colour Flood LTD

      Mar 2012 - Sept 2015
      Director

      Colour Flood is my own company set up to manage my freelance design and development work. Having my own business has involved project managing multiple briefs, liaising directly with designers, developers, marketing managers, producers and directors, designing & developing websites, user journeys, brand marketing and logo/icon creation.From the start, I have retained Square Enix (my previous employer) as a client as well as attracting companies through former colleagues, managers and friends. During my time freelancing/contracting I have been fortunate enough to work with some industry leading brands such as: Square Enix, Argos, Comparethemarket, the BBC & Electronic Arts. Show less

    • Square Enix

      Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
      Web Designer

      Duties included website design and assistance on brand identity for the Heroes & Generals game as well as other brand websites. Web design and brand identity for Square Enix Collective. Forum skinning for Nosgoth.com.

    • Thinking Juice

      Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
      Interactive Developer

    • Rareloop

      Mar 2016 - Oct 2017
      Developer & Designer

    • Tom Does Digital Ltd

      Jan 2018 - now
      Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tom Hewitt
      Special Thanks credit in Koozac Square Enix - Koozac Owner/Mobile Director Mar 2012 I received a special thanks credit in the mobile game Koozac in recognition for my hard work on the UI and Web design/development and asset creation for the game.
    • Awarded to Tom Hewitt
      Video Game BAFTA Award Ceremony Invitation GAME Stores Group - CEO Feb 2011 Personal invitation from GAME Group CEO to attend the Video Game BAFTA Ceremony as one of the company’s top-ten employees.
    • Awarded to Tom Hewitt
      Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch event Invitation GAME Stores Group Nov 2010 In recognition of my hard work on the Call of Duty: Black Ops micro-hub on GAME.co.uk, I was invited to attend the launch event at Battersea Power Station.
    • Awarded to Tom Hewitt
      Online Team Member of the Month GAME Stores Group - Online Director Oct 2010
    • Awarded to Tom Hewitt
      Online Team Member of the Month GAME Stores Group - Online Director Dec 2009 In recognition of my hard work, I received the first ever Online Team Member of the Month award.