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Kathleen Bright: Self-taught HTML & CSS hand-coding web designer

Self-taught, hand-coding, technically-minded creative: I am passionate about designing & producing for the Web. I love helping people to make the most of the Internet & advising on the best ways to achieve this. I love learning new skills & I spend most of my spare time improving my design skills, along with managing my blogs & increasing my knowledge.

I run the personal entrepreneurship blog, Inspire With Hope, sharing my experiences as a start-up Creative Director & part-time entrepreneur, advising on motivation, writing & social networking. I have excellent communication skills and emotional awareness.

I have been featured & interviewed for Women in Media and the University of Sussex recommends Inspire With Hope as a quality resource for entrepreneurship.

I am best contacted by email & am available with one month's notice.

Web Skills

• Advanced: XHTML, CSS (hand-coding); Mac & PC power user; CMS; Microsoft Office
• Good working knowledge: WordPress, Adobe CS 3 & 4 (Dreamweaver, PhotoShop)
• Hand-coding, standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible XHTML & CSS
• Proven experience creating original designs for the Web
• WordPress: Installation, hand-coding & customisation for themes & plugins
• Site administration (including moderation, maintenance and statistics), SEO

Web Experience

Web Developer, FintekWeb  

Oct 2008 – Nov 2008 (Contract)

• XHTML & CSS; time management, self-management, self-discipline

Web Producer, Net-A-Porter  

Oct 2007 – present (Full-time)

www.net-a-porter.com | www.theoutnet.com | www.matthewwilliamson.com

• Communicating technical concepts to Design, Editorial & Marketing
• Delivering content to tight schedules every week, for over a year, reliably & efficiently
• Updating the homepage & other high-profile pages regularly
• Creating systems & templates to improve the accuracy & efficiency of page production
• Prioritising projects; deputising in the absence of managers; training

In this role I have learnt to juggle a number of urgent projects & tasks at once and to communicate well with a variety of different teams across a large & fast-growing company.

Web Designer, Catch Digital

Aug 2007 – Oct 2007 (Contract)

www.catchdigital.com | babytv.tv | www.firstimagefilms.tv | www.homesbyfrontier.com

• Email newsletter marketing campaigns: Pixel-perfect HTML emails within tight deadlines
• Creating W3C-compliant XHTML & CSS web sites from PDFs & PSDs
• Designing and creating Flash banner concepts & advertisements

I learnt a lot about web design, W3C standards & managing client expectations within a small & tightly-knit team of fabulous people by getting stuck into a number of exciting projects.

Creative Director, Night Island

May 2006 – Dec 2007 (Part-time)

www.nightisland.com

• Managed creative projects from conception to completion
• Optimised HTML & CSS, managing re-branding and creating original artwork
• Gathered requirements, discussed specifications & presented designs for platform-independent message board as Lead Web/Mobile Designer for Intelli-Call Ltd (3-months)

Web Master & Writer, Inspire With Hope

Aug 2006 – present (Part-time)

inspirewithhope.com

• Advising people on entrepreneurship, web design, SEO, accessibility etc.
• Writing & editing content; research; managing my online presence

IT Assistant, AccountAbility

Jan 2006 – Jul 2006 (Contract)

www.accountability21.net

• Site administration & management; design & implementation of newsletters; graphics.
• Tech support (user support, liaising with support company); CMS applications
• Position of great responsibility (I had access to all user accounts); deputised for two months – I was the only IT person for our two offices.

Transferable Skills

Administration Officer, Home Office

Sep 2005 – Jan 2006 (Contract)

• Verbal and written communication skills, prioritising and multi-tasking

•  Developing new procedures and training members of 11 regional departments

Merit Sales Consultant, Next Retail Ltd

Apr 2003 – Dec 2007 (Part-time)

• Award-winning customer service, answering queries & resolving customer complaints
• Supervising a team of sales consultants, training staff, prioritising duties

Education, training & conferences

Use 8

2009

New Frontiers in Social Media (Conference)

Media Training

2009

Building Accessible Websites (One-to-one training)

• Importance of accessibility, different techniques for improving accessibility

Croydon College (Online)

2006

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Telematics (Web Entrepreneur)

• Site development, business skills, time-management

King's College, University of London

2002 – 2005

BA Religion, Philosophy & Ethics (2:1)

Research, public speaking & presentations; distinction in AKC; Student Committee