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Skills

Digital Design

Branding

Graphic Design
Industrial Design
UI Design

Website Design

Logo Design

Video Editing

Basic HTML/CSS Coding
Search Engine Optimisation
Digital Marketing Strategy

Interior Design

Furniture Design

Packaging Design

Colour, Material & Finish

Infographics

Sketching
Trend Research
Model Making
Concept Generation
Photography Re-touching
Colour Matching
Specification for Manufacture

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Indesign

Adobe XD

Adobe Premier Pro

Google Docs

Google Slides

Google Sheets

Sketch

iMovie

Hubspot

Solidworks

Rhino

SketchUp

Showcase

I'm Richard Watters:

A senior designer based in London with over 10 years of design experience and a diverse set of skills in digital, graphic and industrial design. Receptive to emerging trends and technologies that keep my work fresh and exciting. A great eye for understanding user and client needs to shape and simplify the user experience.

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Experience

April-June 2020

Raine & Co.

Digital Designer

Rebranded a Chartered Surveyors firm. Produced new Logo, colour palette and style guide. Built website, online presence (SEO) and stationary.

October 2018-January 2020

9ine Consulting

Digital Designer

Single-handedly created and implemented inhouse rebrand of company in all touch points such as; websites, emails, blogs, social media, webinars, presentations, conferences & events, promo gifts, video’s, infographics, research documents, instructional posters. Produced and realised Digital Marketing Strategy. Organised and generated visual content for all platforms
using design and CSS coding. Helped manage UX/UI Web App team in India.

July 2018

Shopstyle.co.uk

Digital Designer

Working closely to client briefs, to create digital assets for emails, website, social channels, and created a whole suite of digital display ads, using Photoshop and Adobe XD. Producing user friendly and dynamic designs while remaining on brand for both the client and the clients vast array of retailers.

Feb - June 2018

Narrative Studio

Designer

In a small team of 4-people, I worked on Interior Retail Stores for a new luxury, contemporary furniture & textile Brand in China. Designed and modelled custom modular fixtures to be used across all future retail stores. Created store flows, room layouts and adaptable and modular Service Hubs. Project managed the manufacturing of the fixtures.

2014-2017

PriestmanGoode.

Designer

Created luxury travel experiences for high-end global clients. Sole designer for a Global Aircraft Manufacturer on a big future based concept aimed at the emerging Asian market. Designed the interiors and layouts of cabins on cruise ships. Worked on an entire overhauling re-brand of Hainan Airlines including logo graphics, cabin, ground services & aircraft supplies. Visualised interiors of electric vehicles – from sketch to full CAD. Trained interns and junior designers on process and design software skills. Presented a talk on transport design to 200 people at RSA Engage.

2013-2014

PriestmanGoode.

Junior Designer

Worked on a complete brand overhaul for one of the biggest Airlines in the world - United Airlines. Developing a strong working relationship with the clients, designing all elements from airport lounge, plane interiors and tableware to digital user interfaces. Accurately modelling full-size mock-ups out of foam board.

Autumn 2012- 2013

PriestmanGoode.

Design Intern

Working with senior designers to complete tight deadlines. Creating Colour, Material & Finish Boards to send off to Clients. Designing Patterns for fabrics and foils.

Summer 2011

Selfridges, London

Visual Design Intern

Designed furniture & graphics for events around the store. Artworked and applied detailed vinyl graphics. Helped design and build displays for events and pop-ups around the store.

Summer 2010

Selfridges, London

Visual Design Assistant

Worked in many departments including; housewares, fashion and the Foodhall. Creating displays, buying and making furniture, painting and decorating.

Contact

If you'd like to work with me or just want to say 'Hi' feel free to send me a message through this contact form and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.