I was on contract with Superdrug full-time as their only web designer / developer for six months. I started by assisting the rest of the team with the new site implementation. Since then I produced graphics and markup for many areas of the website, including the homepage, product listings and microsites. I designed, built and deployed email newsletters, with complementary landing pages. I improved the presentation & categorisation of products and developed our microsites.
This demanding role met my preferences for a variety of design & build work, allowing me to blend my graphic design skills with my advanced XHTML & CSS knowledge in a lively & fun environment, whilst organising all of my work.
My biggest challenges were being realistic about what was achievable with limited resources, crafting business cases to communicate with businesspeople and managing our agencies. I loved the creative freedom, commercial focus and variety of work.
Self-taught, hand-coding, technically-minded creative: I like helping people to make the most of the internet, especially when it comes to accessibility. I love learning & managing my sites.
I worked for Net-A-Porter on a number of high profile projects. When I started I was responsible for updating the homepage and magazine section each week.
I went on to build the HTML & CSS for TheOutnet with one other web developer and very aggressive deadlines.
I was responsible for checking that pages generated by JSP code were cross-browser compatible & standards-compliant. I advised on accessibility, critiqued designs for the magazine and spread enthusiastic good vibes.
In May 2009, I decided it was time to take steps towards becoming a freelance web designer - something I'd wantedfor some time. I left Net-A-Porter and became self-employed.
I worked at Catch, which was truly awesome. I learnt a lot amongst a tightly-knit team of fabulous people. I got stuck into a number of projects, such as Baby TV & Greatest Fan.
