INFORMATION
Online portfolio https://davidlsharrock.wixsite.com/portfolio
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/davidsharrockwriter
Medium https://medium.com/@dave_86157
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Address Praa View Cottage, Newtown, Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall, UK, TR209AG
PROFILE
25+ years industry experience as a graphic designer, marketing professional and content writer/strategist.
I currently work as a freelancer in the content industry, writing for various clients including Hasbro, Screen Rant,
Investopedia, Squarespace, Tor FX, Currencies Direct, Hypetrain and QA Software.
EDUCATION
Kingsfield Secondary School (GCSE) Art A, English A, English Literature A, Drama B, History B, Science C, Maths F
Soundwell Technical College (A Level) Art A, English Literature A, Media Studies C
Brunel Technical College (BTec ND) Graphic Design - Pass with Commendation
Open University GCSE Maths A, A Level Maths A
AGENCY
Kubiak Creative (Design and Advertising Agency)
Dates December 1993 - September 1995 (age 19-21)
Roles Junior Mac Operator / Visuals Designer / Artist
I launched my career as an unpaid trainee Mac Operator, choosing experience over a degree. Over the course of
two years, I achieved a paid position and my duties expanded to that of visual designer, crafting product and
design mock-ups for clients. At the same time, I acquired knowledge in the foundations of brand design.
Cole Design (Graphic Design Agency)
Dates September 1995 – November 1996 (age 21-22)
Role Mac Operator / Web Designer
Looking to focus on digital design and learn web development, Cole Design allowed me to combine Mac
Operation with HTML training. I developed my skills during this period as a brand designer, learning and
implementing the complexities of corporate identity, using corporate guidelines, and developing copy and
content with a branded voice.
Slap & Tickle (Graphic Design Agency)
Dates November 1997 – August 2000 (Age 22-26)
Role Mid-Level Designer / Office Manager
Slap & Tickle, a Birmingham based agency, acquired a contract with Lloyds/TSB in the heart of Bristol and
required an experienced, but affordable design professional to oversee the inception of their new office. Initially
working alone for six months, I was joined by a co-manager to help with increasing workflow. The office
eventually employed two copywriters who worked alongside me to create copy and content, three Mac Ops and
two brand marketers. My duties included office management, web design, completion of projects from brief to
print, copy writing and content strategy, proofreading and logo design. Clients included Lloyds, Peugeot and the
International Maritime Organization (IMO).
NON–AGENCY / FREELANCE
Freelancer (Graphic Design, Content Creation, Writing and Marketing)
Dates July 2002 – current (Age 28 – 49)
Role See client
After a travelling sabbatical, I launched my freelance career. Clients across this period have included:
Chaosium, publishers of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.
Editing, proofreading, content provision, and SEO
Wizards of the Coast, publishers of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, now a subsidiary of Hasbro.
Copy editing and proofreading
Royal Bank of Scotland, shares division.
Web design and copy, proofreading and editing
Sun Life, insurance division.
Mac Op, copy and Photoshop, preparing images for print
Core Design/Eidos and later Circle Studio, creators of the Tomb Raider video game.
Copy for web and print, proofreading and, later, content strategy
Pinnacle Vision: developers of DVD games.
Graphic design and brand identity
Denis Lehane: director of The Drop, starring Tom Hardy.
Uncredited script editor and proofreader
Issaries Inc., Green Ronin, Steve Jackson Games, Pelgrane Press
Digital art provision
B7 Media, Mercantile, Vee Solutions
Graphic design, brand identity, marketing, and copy
Hasbro Pulse, Squarespace, Screen Rant, Investopedia, Currencies Direct and Hypetrain
Content/copy provision and strategy
Relay Publishing (Science Fiction Publisher)
Dates February 2018 – July 2019 / April 2020 - December 2023 (Age 44 - 49)
Role Outline Writer (Part time/Freelance)
As an outline writer for Relay Publishing, I worked alongside editors to craft narrative structures and
characters for four books in Relay’s Space Marines category.
Tor FX (Forex Multinational)
Dates July 2019 – April 2020 (Age 45 - 46)
Role Senior News Editor
I joined Tor FX in 2019, working on a contractual basis as Senior News Editor of their business and blog
websites. The role required content strategy and production, news updates on market movement, blog
articles and B2B white papers while overseeing six writers and SEO staff.
Self-Publishing (Forever People Fantasy Press)
Dates May 2014 – December 2023 (Age 40 - 49)
Role Author (while performing daily work)
Alongside my freelance and contractual work obligations I am a keen writer. During my career I have selfpublished ten books and worked on a number of magazines, either as layout artist, contributor or editor.
My fifth book, Malice From the Middle Vale (October 2016), is published in three languages by two
independent publishers. The book was awarded runner up in the Italian Gamebook of the Year award, 2019.
