Nicole Mcglashan, Graphic Designer

Experienced Junior Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. I specialise in Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator. With experience ranging from static image to motion graphics. I have had the opportunity to work with multiple amazing brands such as UKF, Red Bull, Universal Pictures and many more. I enjoy creating vibrant/playful designs and I am constantly looking to up skill and expand my knowledge in Adobe Suite and the creative field. Please see my portfolio and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like to create together.

Be Grizzlee/Media Arts Lab

Junior Digital Designer

May 2022 - Today (2 years and 12 months)

Specialising in pixel perfect design for client.

•Main use of Photoshop.

•A strong understanding of online, mobile and social banner formats (including Snapchat and Twitter ads).

•Editing copy for different global markets using approved copy trackers and preparing final creatives for localisation.

•Following strict brand guidelines for design on all projects.

•Communicating with wider team members via Webex, Outlook or in office.

AdColony

Junior Creative

October 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)

Designing animated mock ups for AdColony's rewarded video platform, e.g. interactive ads watched on Candy Crush to gain more lives.

•Create designs in Photoshop and export them as small png's. These would then be animated in After Effects to be used on a mobile platform.

•Communicate with Turkish production team via Salesforce or Slack once complete so mock ups were ready to be built for interactivity on mobile.

•Creating content that is in-line with brand identity and brief guidelines - having regular calls with clients and brainstorming ideas/getting feedback.

•Utilising and communicating with wider team members via Slack, Gmail and Salesforce.

•Finding upcoming opportunities e.g. new movie trailers, if I had free time to start generating ideas to pitch to clients.

•Clients: Warner Bros, Universal Studios, L'Oréal Paris, Red Bull and more.

Hype Lab

Creative Apprentice

February 2021 - October 2021 (8 months)

Creating social media content for musicians/music brands.

•Including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify, Soundcloud.

•Graphic design, branding, animation, video editing, motion, typography.

•Creating content that is in-line with brand identity and brief guidelines.

•Using Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator and Premiere Pro.

•Research for creative inspiration using Pinterest and adding appropriate findings to company moodboards.

•Communication via Trello boards, Slack and Gmail or in office.

•Idea generation for new briefs.

•Clients: Atlantic Records UK, UKF, Insanity Records, Eli Brown and more.

Bachelor's Degree BA (Hons) Graphic Design Degree

Nottingham Trent University

Bachelor's Degree BA (Hons) Graphic Design Degree