CV
Leah Scott
Graphic & Web Designer
hello[at]leahscott.co.uk
30 yr old freelance graphic designer living in hampshire
skilled at web design and wordpress
work in proofreading and exam creation
digital art and illustration, etsy shop.
writing and journalism experience,
seeking part time emplotment
Experience
Freelance Graphic Designer
2016 – Present
I have worked for numerous clients over the years. I’ve picked out three clients I have worked with multiple times over the years that showcase a variety of projects.
Clients you can contact as references
Charlotte Burns
Published Author. The Times, Money Mentor. Multi-award-winning LottyEarns Blog owner. Ex-MoneySavingExpert. Charlotte[at]lottyearns.co.uk
Projects worked on
- LottyEarns pinterest pics
- LottyEarns site maintenance
- Swansea Reviewed webite
Monika Kier
Projects worked on
- Hair on the Cliffe branding
- New price brochures every year
- Christmas cards
Owain Hughes
Projects worked on
Famous Last Cards
Owner, 2016 – Present
Famous Last Cards is my Etsy store. It started as a rude card shop, however over time it has grown as I have designed more products. I now sell stickers, meal planners and almost 100 different meal magnets.
- Over 7,000 sales since 2016
- 4.5 stars (around 1.2k reviews)
- Went viral on Buzzfeed
- Cards were featured during election season on Jeremy Vine show
- Meal planners and magnets sets have been extremely helpful for children with Autism
Test Design, Data Entry & Proofreading
Creighton Hooper and Cassin-Scott Associates
2016 – Present
- Converting exams from a word document to an interactive online test, with many different question formats
- Working in an azure environment
- Part of a diversity panel as a disabled, jewish woman, consulting on test material
- proofreading tests and documents to extremely high government standards
- making tests accessible for all, including adapting an entire suite of tests for a blind candidate
- data entry (PDF to excel test marks)
- designing paper exams to an immaculate standard for accessibility and inscrutibleness
Contact Paul Creighton as a reference
Misc other jobs (not exhaustive)
- HMV Summer Sales Assistant – 2013
- Domino’s Team Member – 2013
- Plymouth University Student Ambassador 2011-2014
Education
Plymouth University
BA (Hons) Digital Art & Technology
2012 – 2016
Undertook the course while suffering with two undiagnosed disabilities. Did not complete all modules and had to do some summer resits. Excelled and got high marks when I was well enough.
Health issues finally got diagnosed in my third year, submitted my dissertation but was not well enough to finish the year.
Modules
First year
- Strategies for Art & Technology – 58%
- Digital Culture – 61%
- Digital Media Design – 59.7%
- Web Technologies – 71%
- Creative Coding – 40%*
- Emerging Technology Lab – 47.6%
Second year
- Strategies for Art & Technology 2 – 71.8%
- Creative Industries – 50.2%
- Advanced Creative Coding – 55.98%
- Reflexive design – 40%*
- Advanced web technologies – 40%*
Third year
- Dissertation – 50%
*Retakes capped at 40%
BSc Psychology
2011 – 2012
1st year completed to good standard. Moved to another course as Psychology was not the right fit for me.
Modules
First year
- Psychological Research Methods & Critical Thinking – 54.9%
- Learning, Clinical, Social and Developmental Psychology – 54.7%
- Cognitive Psychology, Psychobiology and Neuropsychology – 52.6%
- Psychological research and tutorials – 58.7%
- Contempary topics in social and developmental psychology – 68.9%
- the psychology of everyday experience – 62.2%
Software, Websites & Applications
Skills
Creativity
- Digital Art & Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Moodboards & prototyping
Content
- Writing
- Proofreading
- Research
- Data Entry
Programming
- HTML/CSS
- Advanced databases & functions
- Basic Javascript, PHP and Python (I can edit easily but not write from scratch)
Shop management
- Customer service
- Stock & materials management
Misc
- Basic Japanese
- Dressmaking (NVQ Lvl 1)
- Crochet & Embroidery