Kathleen Bright brightportfolio.com  |  kathleen@brightportfolio.com Self-taught, hand-coding creative: I am passionate about creating for the Internet. I love learning new skills and personal development. I am best contacted by email. I run All Things Bright (inspirewithhope.com) as a personal entrepreneurship blog, sharing my experiences as a start-up Creative Director. I'm developing my PHP skills customising WordPress blogs, supported by training at Night Island. The last website I created (fashionmusictrends.com) - an exploration of subcultures, co-designed with a fashion student - was featured in Graduate Fashion Week in June 2007. Skills - Advanced: XHTML, CSS - hand-coding level; Mac & PC power user; CMS - Intermediate: WordPress, PHP, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop - good working knowledge - Basic: JavaScript, JQuery, Flash ============================== Employment & Experience, Web Design ============================== *** Web Producer, Net-A-Porter Oct 2007 - present *** www.net-a-porter.com | www.matthewwilliamson.com - Liaising with Design & Editorial departments, communicating technical concepts - Delivering content to a tight schedule every week - within 24 hours - ready for last minute changes & going live to the site's front pages - Implementing urgent changes & prioritising projects In this role I have developed a reputation for accuracy and taking the initiative. *** 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 *** Creative Director, Night Island May 2006 - Dec 2007 (Part-time) *** www.nightisland.com - Managing creative projects from conception to completion - Optimising HTML & CSS, managing re-branding and creating original artwork - Lead Web / Mobile Designer, Intelli-Call Ltd: Gathered requirements, discussed specifications & presented designs for platform-independent message board, running on the Web & mobiles (3-month contract) *** IT Assistant, AccountAbility Jan 2006 - Jul 2006 (Contract) *** www.accountability21.net - Site admin & management - Design & implementation of newsletters & web space; hand-coding HTML; graphics. - Tech support (user support, liaising with support company); CMS applications Position of great responsibility, as I had access to all user accounts. I deputised for two months - when my manager was injured I was the only member of the IT department in our two offices. *** Inspire With Hope, my entrepreneurship site Jan 2006 - present *** inspirewithhope.com - WordPress, including installation & hand-coding PHP for theme & plug-in customisation - Site administration (including moderation, maintenance and statistics), SEO *** Bright Light Gems, my online jewellery store Jun 2005 - Sep 2006 *** - Commercial experience: Marketing, negotiating, networking, teambuilding - Design & development: Planning, implementation, site management - Designing and manufacturing jewellery, improved attention to detail =============== Further Employment =============== *** Administration Officer, Home Office Sep 2005 - Jan 2006 (Contract) *** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, prioritising and multi-tasking - Meeting deadlines, data entry, recording statistics and making calls to representatives - Liaising with social services, service users and colleagues in offices across the country - Booking accommodation for the destitute via phone, fax and mail - Developing new procedures and training members of 11 regional departments - Records management: Updating departmental and organisational databases - Preparing casework for hearings within tight deadlines - often fewer than 24 hours - Attending appeal hearings, writing minutes and reporting back to team with results - Microsoft Office - including Word, Excel, Access and Outlook - advanced proficiency *** Merit Sales Consultant, Next Retail Ltd Apr 2003 - Dec 2007 (Part-time) *** - Customer service, resolving customer complaints and responding to enquiries - Supervising a team of five sales consultants & training staff, prioritising duties ==================== Education & Qualifications ==================== *** Croydon College (Online) 2006 *** Web Entrepreneur (NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Telematics) - Site development, business skills, time-management *** King's College, University of London 2002 - 2005 *** BA Religion, Philosophy & Ethics (2:1) - Organisation, research, note-taking & essay writing, public speaking & presentations - Distinction in AKC award; first class results for dissertation & oral presentation - Student Committee: Organising events, advising at open days, interacting with parents *** James Allen's Girls' School 1995 - 2002 *** - 3 A-Levels: 3 Bs (English Literature, Computer Studies & Religious Studies) - 9 GCSEs: 1 A*, 7 As (includes English & Maths), 1 B brightportfolio.com  | kathleen@brightportfolio.com