danHello. I’m Dan. I’m a writer and graphic designer. I work part time for an international charity, before which I was a Senior Creative in an award winning agency. I freelance quite a lot, specialising in work with organisations that seek positive change. I like collecting records. The seaside always makes me smile. I still hope that the world can be a better place, though I’m old enough to know better. Nice to meet you.

As a freelancer some of my regular clients include
Tearfund, Open Doors, Soul Survivor, Soul Action, CMS Ireland, All We Can, Chasing Zero and a few others too.

Work history

As well as spending the best part of the last decade freelancing, I’ve also held down some formal roles at the following places:

Graphic designer, writer, editor, project manager and front end web designer
For Open Doors Youth since August 2013 (in a part time role).

Senior Creative
At Smarts Communicate, just outside Belfast. I worked in the studio for 18 months from March 2012, majoring on print design, branding and copywriting for a range of their clients (including Johnnie Walker, Bushmills, Guinness, Golden Cow Butter, Easons and British Airways).

Graphic designer, writer, magazine editor and front end web designer
At Soul Survivor from February 2005.

Education

I do actually have certificates to prove these exist…

Certificate in Graphic Design
2011, Shillington College

MSc in Development Management
2007, Open University

MA in Theology
2003, Exeter University

BA in Theology
2001, Exeter University

10 Metre Swimming Badge
1987, Barnsbury Primary School

Downloads

My CV (now a little old)…
Agency portfolio (some work undertaken whilst at Smarts Communicate)…