GAVIN CAMERON
Senior Creative Artworker
London
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Traffic Management.
Design engaging packaging concepts.
Deliver product illustrations.
Produce technical drawings.
Produce high-quality artwork.
Devise actionable solutions.
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite.
Client centred approach.
Gather and analyse information.
Proactive problem solving.
Exemplary communication skills.
Key team player.
Can work independently or as a team.
Plan and organise tasks.
Prioritise workloads efficiently.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Traffic Managing a studio of up to four artworkers.
Developed a comprehensive understanding of packaging design and production, conceptualising and producing innovative packaging ideas and artwork (Freelance Creative Artworker).
Produced artwork for an entire rebrand of all current packaging (Creative Artworker).
Enhanced large format print concepts, understanding diverse substrates (Senior Creative Artworker).
Produced and implemented innovative window display concepts (Senior Creative Artworker).
CAREER SUMMARY
APS Group
July 2022 - April 2024
Senior Creative Artworker/Traffic Manager (Remote)
Producing a range of print-ready artwork for a specific blue-chip account.
Re-branding layouts within corporate guidelines.
Traffic managing workflow within a studio team.
Assign and monitor tasks to completion.
Creating new layouts within brand guidelines.
Boots UK
June 2022 (1 month)
Freelance Retoucher​ (Remote)
Clipping and Retouching a range of product images, with pack images included for Web.
TCC global
November 2021 - February 2022 (4 months)
Freelance Senior Artworker (Hybrid)
TCC is the world’s leading provider of retail loyalty.
Produced print-ready artwork for use in various packaging projects including, use and Care labels and swing tags.
APS Group
August 2021 - November 2021 (4 months)
Freelance Senior Creative Artworker (Remote)
Produced artwork for a re-branded range of forms and literature for a financial company merger.
Creating new layouts within a templated structure.
Freelance
July 2020 - June 2022 (2 years)
Freelance Senior Creative Artworker (Remote)
Producing artwork for a number of clients.
Building strong client relationships, maintaining trust and delivering advice on all aspects of artwork.
Go Travel
November 2012 - July 2020 (8 years)
Full-time Creative Artworker
Progressed from a freelance position to permanent employment, following diligent execution of tasks.
Re-branded packaging, providing all artwork, producing engaging concepts and technical specification sheets.
Created and delivered technical drawings and packaging mock-ups, interpreting concepts on paper.
Produced a technical specification drawing from final idea, sending to the factory to make plain samples, assessing and approving final factory testers prior to mass production.
Created web banners, utilising library imagery and company fonts, producing engaging and innovative headers to the correct pixel dimensions to promote key products.
Oversaw the production of lifestyle and product images, directing the retouching, colour matching pathing and archiving of new images annually for new products.
Produced illustrations for leaflets and labels, creating product line drawings from inception, using product photos or observing the actual item.
Provided the artwork for annual exhibitions.
Freelance
August 2011 - August 2012 (1 year)
Creative Artworker
Provided press and underground advertising for EasyJet, working for VCCP adhering to strict timeframes.
Instrumental in producing corporate literature and brochure, retouching and amending as needed. Working for April-Six, and assisted in creating corporate literature for Princess Trust, enabling major alterations to be made to the annual reports.
Designed and completed artwork on exhibition displays for Crown Business Communications, and advertising for Regus, adhering to all time frames and corporate standards.
Undertook a contract with Arcadia, developing large in-store POS graphics for Dorothy Perkins: UK and international stores, interpreting designer visuals to establish final artwork.
Altered copy and retouched film release graphics and POS, for the film / entertainment industry, displayed in cinemas, underground stations, magazines and newspapers.
Created print and web artwork for current game platforms, covering packaging, manual covers, box inlays, posters and pop-up banners, working for SEGA.
Designed and created artwork for a Kurt Geiger window display, implemented in all London stores, subsequently asked to work on other large retail projects.
Durrant Wapshott
August 2006 - August 2011 (5 years)
Full-time Creative Artworker
Produced artwork on a variety of high-profile retail projects, working with HMV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Timberland,
Waterstone’s and Liberty.Built and nurtured strong client relationships, negotiating briefs and maintaining consistent communications, delivering focused advice on substrates.
Built a team of 3 artworkers.
Managed all daily operations within the artwork studio, assigning and monitoring tasks, collating artwork to meet designated deadlines, sharing knowledge and best practice with colleagues.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
1 year, Intelligent Marketing. London (Full-time In House Artworker).
2 years, Pindar. Aylesbury (Full-time Creative Artworker / Typesetter).
3 years, Systemax Europe. Uxbridge (Full-time Catalogue Manager & Artworker).
5 years, Parlour Wood Creative Communications. London (Full-time Creative Artworker / Retoucher).
QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
At the APS Group I had extensive online training in: Equality and Diversity, Data Protection Regulations, Information security, Unconscious Bias, Modern Slavery and Environmental Health.
Extensive experience in Adobe Creative Suite and digital print production and processes.
HND Graphic Design (West Herts College).
Post Diploma in Typographic Design (West Herts College).
BTEC Diploma Graphic and Typographic Design (LCC).
INTERESTS
Enjoy listening to Classical and Operatic music, and participating in singing.
Achieved Paddy and CMAS licenses for scuba diving.
Full UK driving licience.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A skilled Senior Creative Artworker, able to manage all artworking tasks, with a creative influence. Instrumental in the production of engaging packaging, illustrations to complexed retouching, adhering to designated design briefs. Overseeing the entire production lifecycle of a project. Liaising with manufacturers, approving final artwork prior to production. Operating within competent teams, enabling them to meet deadlines and budget requirements and enhancing their skills sets.