Graham Barnes Bcs.BSc(Hons)
Website: https://www.behance.net/bbdimension,
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/grahambarnes
Employment
Web & Marketing Designer (January 2019 to December 2019 – Costa del Sol Living)
Relaunching all of their branding materials using a user experienced focused approach by designing and developing all marketing materials including flyers, email campaigns, landing pages, re-creating their property website in design right through to development (XHTML, CSS, jQuery and a bit of PHP) and handling all aspects of Social Media marketing.
Web and Campaign Designer (September 2017 to October 2018 – Propertyshowrooms.com)
Designing and developing email campaigns and landing pages, using Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and hand coding in html while using modern responsive design techniques and scheduling campaigns, while also building and managing their website and online portal, designing adverts ensuring all media gains a high amount of traffic and leads.
Web Designer and Front-End Developer (June 2015 to August 2017 – Siesta Homes)
Designing and Developing all their property development websites, landing pages and their email campaigns all of which are mobile ready and using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator and Dreamweaver on a daily basis), while hand coding in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and PHP using a variety of CMS systems and creating mobile friendly responsive websites for all their developments tailored towards a certain demographic and taking into consideration their user experience.
Web and Graphic Designer (December 2013 to June 2015 – Dragon Heart Productions)
Creating all aspects of their web and graphic design from creating logo’s, email campaigns, landing pages, animations, rollup banners, flyers, brochures, web banners, business cards, wordpress/cms sites (PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS), mobile websites and landing pages - using unbounce on a daily basis to generate revenue for their business.
Web Designer and Developer (January 2009 to June 2015 – Infinite Lead Marketing)
Designing and Developing materials for online marketing ranging from landing pages which convert to leads to mobile platforms for Financial companies worldwide, using up-to-date technologies on a daily basis such as Adobe Suite, HTML5, CSS3, PHP and jQuery.
Web Designer and Software Engineer (January 2013 to March 2013 – MooD International)
Designing and Developing their solution platform for Blue-Chip companies such as Hewlett Packard, Ministry of Defense, Proctar and Gamble, BP and Shell using tools such as Adobe PhotoShop, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and JavaScript on a daily basis. Designing & Building Responsive Designs, using up-to-date technology building their solution for Web and Mobile Devices.
Web Designer / Developer (November 2011 to January 2013 – Voodoo Designs Spain)
Designing and Developing websites from the ground up utilizing tools such as Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver to create successful landing pages, websites, logos. Creating websites in their bespoke CRM and CMS systems for cross-browser compatibility in XHTML/CSS, PHP and HTML 5 including utilizing JavaScript techniques to bring interaction to the user, whilst utilizing SEO techniques get websites ranked highly and Responsive designs for multiple platform viewing such as iPad, iPhones etc.
Web and Graphic Designer (January 2011 to November 2011 – CeeJay Graphics)
Designing websites, brochures, business cards and flyers using tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Creating websites in: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, to web standards, usability and cross-browser compatibility. Managing their online marketing by using Google Analytics, various Social networking sites, and SEO.
E-Learning Officer (November 2010 to January 2011 - Manchester Met University)
Designing a variety of e-learning materials for their Masters in Step Up Social Work program using tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and InDesign, creating Interactive PDF’s, and XHTML and CSS and accruing to W3C and WAI guidelines, managing multiple projects at once.
Volunteer Work (November 2010 – January 2011 – York Central Library)
Helping disadvantaged users use the computer from basic computer skills to the training of Microsoft Office and online training.
Web Designer (September 2009 – November 2010 – Alight Design Agency)
Designing Pixel Perfect Web 2.0 websites using Adobe Photoshop, then applying it to their CMS platforms all to W3C standards. Handling multiple projects as well as training placement staff. Dealing with web hosting issues and seeing projects right through to their live status and creating online Blogs.
Content Designer/Developer (December 2008 – September 2009 – Sheffield College)
Designing online content for their Intranet as well as creating animated banners/adverts, dealing with interactive PDF’s, Search Engine Optimisation techniques, Flash as well as creating step by step tutorials for their students.
Education and Employment
September 2004 – July 2007
The University of Lincoln - BSc. (Hons) Computer Information Systems (2:2)
September 2002 – July 2004
York College - GNVQ (BTEC) Advanced in Information Technology, awarded a BB.
September 2001 – July 2002
York College - GNVQ (BTEC) Intermediate in Information Technology, awarded a Merit. Undertook numerous night time courses in: AutoCAD, Web Design and CLAIT.
Technical Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (CS4 - CS6) & Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.
Microsoft Office 98-2010 & use of Visual Studio
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Landing Pages, and Email Campaigns
Web Standardisation: W3C Schools, A, AA, AAA, Web 2.0
Proficient in hand coded table-less: HTML5, HTML, XHTML, CSS (1,2,3), OOCSS
Knowledge of CMS and E-Commerce Systems like Wordpress, Magento and Prestashop
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX
jQuery, JavaScript, Responsive Design
Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility
