Laurence Taylor

Experience

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  Self employed

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Freelance Graphic / Web Design, London

    Oct 2007 - Nov 2007

  • Project Manager, Chamonix, France

    Nov 2006 - Sept 2007
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  Mew Media

  Nov 2007 - Nov 2007

  Freelance graphic design
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  The Movieum

  Feb 2008 - Apr 2008

  Freelance Graphic Design for The Movieum (print)
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  Printout

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2010

  Creative / Web designer

  Designed and developed various static and dynamic websites by using CSS, HTML, and PHP. Oversaw the maintenance of existing websites, including flash banners, html and basic PHP updates. Created printed promotional material for various clients, including brochures, leaflets, DLS, press adverts and billboards. Following Is My Accomplishment:◆Played a key role in creating flash banner adverts for Trans world publishing.

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  Machina (digital arts consultancy)

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2009

  Web developer
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  Verve

  Apr 2010 - now

  Leading the design team and providing support to a team of middle-weight and junior designers in creating and developing market research websites (communities) and email comms for corporate and blue-chip business clients.Render exceptional expertise in order to oversee the maintenance of all existing client (approx. 50) communities. Deliver presentations and artwork to pitch new clients, while collaborating with the senior management team. Represent design team, while serving as a part of Verve’s “on boarding team” to launch and oversee communities for all new clients, including providing feedback to other departments. Following Are My Key Accomplishments:◆Developed template workflow, which resulted in reduced build to launch time by 30%. ◆Held the overall responsibilities for the (onboarding) development and delivery 40+ communities for 30 different clients since becoming Design manager, including multi lingual sites.◆Oversaw the delivery of 16 new projects (client communities) in the last year for 12 different clients. Show less Recruited and trained junior designers to accomplish continued client and project objectives of the company. Spearheaded junior designers within the design team to deliver, design and build market research websites and communities. Organised and directed client meetings to discuss design branding, project builds, client needs and feasibility of projects from a design and build perspective.Designed, built, and supported online research communities and websites for Verve clients by collaborating with clients and researchers.Following Are My Key Accomplishments:◆Introduced and developed QA’d and user tested external partners research products/tools.◆Improved on site modules and resolved technical issues by coordinating with third parties, including external developers.◆Collaborated with external developers, designed and user tested new research forum product.◆Directed all aspects of build and launch of a multi-market (9 countries) community panel for an international technology company. Show less Created marketing material for Verve (both print and web), including working on company website and developing Verve branding.Joined Verve as the second member of the design team to create and develop market research sites, surveys and email templates for corporate clients as per company standards. Designed promotional material for both print and screen with the marketing team. Following Is My Key Accomplishment: ◆Utilised analytical skills in designing and building template pages in ASP, HTML and CSS. Show less

  • Design Manager

    May 2015 - now

  • Senior Web Designer

    Jan 2013 - May 2015

  • Designer (Middle-weight)

    Apr 2010 - Jan 2013