stephenhellens

Summary of abilities

Solid conceptual, organisational and project management skills. Works well in a team. Competent, self-motivated, takes projects from concept to realisation. Lateral thinker with a keen eye for detail. Creative, flexible, technically precise worker. Produces strong work based on lasting rather than fleeting ideas. Art background gives a depth sometimes lacking in mainstream graphic and web design

Software

Creative Suite 2, Studio 8, BBEdit, HTML, CSS2, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, QuarkXPress, Accessibility (WAI, DDA), Usability, Information Architecture

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Recent work \| 2006 –
Client	Project	Work
The Team / Crown Prosecution Service	Crown Prosecution Service Careers website www.cps-careers.co.uk	Production HTML, CSS
The Team / Touchstone	Touchstone website www.touchstonegrowth.com	Production HTML, CSS
Score Communications / Latitude	Latitude White website www.latitudewhite.com	Concept, Design, Production Visual design, HTML, CSS
Diane Charlemagne	Diane Charlemagne official website www.dianecharlemagne.com	Concept, Design, Production Visual design, HTML, CSS
Crayon Direct Advertising / BT	BT Broadband Talk Softphone VoIP software for British Telecom	User Interface design Interface design and production, client liaison
Crayon Direct Advertising / 20-4-12	20-4-12 website 20-4-12	Production, HTML 11 page website built in 1 day
Crayon Direct Advertising / BT	BT Broadband Talk www.btbroadbandtalk.bt.com uStay www.bt.com/ustay Frank-Footers' Summer Tour of Germany www.frankfooters.bt.com BT Broadband Security www.broadbandsecurity.bt.com The Great iTunes Giveaway www.itunes.bt.com	Production, HTML
Key projects \| 2005
Client	Project	Work
Crayon Direct Advertising / BT	BT Online Gaming www.bt.com/onlinegaming BT Communicator competition www.btcommunicator-competition.com (offline)	Production, HTML
Pinewood Media Group / BMW	BMW Genuine parts screensaver	Production, Flash, ScreenTime
Kirsten Wrigley	Kirsten Wrigley microsite	Visual design, production, HTML, CSS
Apples & Snakes	1. Temptation poetry tour print publicity 2. Autumn season flyer	Visual design, production, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Lux Living BCN	Lux Living BCN www.lux-living-bcn.com	Visual design, website layout, Flash, ActionScript, Photoshop
Crayon Direct Advertising / Workthing	Workthing Employers employer.workthing.com	Visual design, website layout, Photoshop
Pinewood Media Group / Energi Box	Energi Box www.energibox.com	Website design, production Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript
The Escape Committee (formerly Web Projects) / Dominic Walmsley	The Year Ring www.theyearring.com	Microsite concept, design, production Photoshop, HTML, CSS
Online work \| 2004
SB Communications Group, Primary Care Diabetes Society	SB Communications Group www.sbcommunicationsgroup.com Primary Care Diabetes Society www.pcdsociety.org	Website design, production On site consultation, HTML, CSS Website design, production HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL
AOL, Chello Broadband, Tesco, British Telecom, Norwich Union	Online advertising banner advertisements Click here to see examples	Flash, Photoshop, ImageReady
Crayon Direct Advertising / Artemis	Artemis Profit Hunter Game	Flash edits, website layout, production Flash, ActionScript, Photoshop
BCN2STAY / Correu Vell Apartments	BCN2STAY www.bcn2stay.com	Website concept, design, production Sourced copywriter, PHP backend specialist
Catalunya Home Finders	Catalunya Home Finders www.catalunyahomefinders.com	Website design, production HTML

Web design training \| 2002 –
Client	Course	Trainees
Connections Communications Centre	Into Action Web Design Course	Asylum seekers and refugees
New Opportunities Fund	New Opportunities Fund Web Design N17 student project	School age teens at Hackney Community College
The College of North East London, BBC London, Bernie Grant Trust	Creative Connections Course	Black and minority ethnic media students

Selected projects \| 1997 –
Client	Project	Work
Mannafest	HEADRUSH: digital arts conference held at the ICA, London	Identity and logo design, national magazine advertisements
Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art	TRACEY: (Biennial fringe) TRACEY website (archived)	Website, 112 page printed guide - concept, design, production
Warchild / The Free Child	Tomorrow's Heroes: children's football competition, raising awareness of child soldiers	Advertising campaign concepts, logo
Foundation for Art and Creative Technology	Collaboration Programme: Community collaboration introducing web design and production to local women	Mercurial States, (In)visible websites design, production. Project technical support
Poets Get Paid	Poets Get Paid: Poetry events blending performance poets, musicians, DJs and dancers	Art direction, event organisation, design of publicity material, slideshows

Employment \| 1997 – 1999
Post	Duties
Multimedia Technician, MA Multimedia Arts, Liverpool John Moores University	Student technical and learning support; software and hardware purchasing

Training and Education
Year	Course
1996	Digital Integrated Media Course, CDSTfE Liverpool
1991–4	BA (Hons) Fine Art, Liverpool John Moores University
1990–1	Foundation Course in Art & Design, Cheltenham & Gloucester CHE