Hello, I'm Chris.

I'm a freelance design, marketing and communications professional based on the South East coast of England. I create print and digital content, take pictures for Getty Images, have contributed reviews and features for Future Publishing technology magazines and make music for fun.

Design

Digital/print designer and web producer with 25+ years experience of working primarily with arts and charity clients through the entire creative and technical process from concept to production.

Photography

An early key contributor to the iStockphoto and Getty Images stock image libraries becoming one of their top selling photographers, with additional video content on the Pond5 platform.

Words

Copywriting, marketing and fundraising skills transferred from contributing tech editorial to Future Publishing publications including Digital Camera, Computer Arts, .Net, Mac Format etc.

Current projects

SSO Events

Director acting as Events Manager and Fundraiser for an independent arts organisation and CIC supporting Sussex Symphony Orchestra and regional music ensembles.

Music Box Wealden

Graphic Design / Fundraising: Print design services for the East Sussex based classical music promoter providing artwork and branding for flyers, posters and programmes etc.

Plastic Free Eastbourne

Website manager: Designed, built and manage the website for the local branch of the national Plastic Free movement plus their regular monthly MailChimp newsletter.

Latest Jobs

August 2024

SSO 2024/25 Season flyer

Original artwork for Sussex Symphony Orchestra providing DL sized double-sided flyers plus digital 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 social media variants.

August 2024

Sourdough at the Mill

Original artwork for Windmill Hill Windmill Trust providing design and digital 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 social media variants for a Sourdough September event.

August 2024

Summer's Day programme

8pp A5 hard-copy concert programme plus downloadable PDF device version for a concert in collaboration with Pevensey Castle and English Heritage.

July 2024

Music for a Summer's Day

Original artwork for Music Box Wealden providing A4 poster and A5 flyer plus 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 social media variants.

July 2024

MBW Picnic at Pevensey

Original artwork for Music Box Wealden providing A4 poster and A5 flyer plus 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 social media variants.

June 2024

Sussex SO / SSOe Verdi Programme

40pp large square (210x210mm) hard-copy concert programme plus downloadable PDF device version for a charity gala concert in aid of Save the Children hosted by SSOe at Brighton Dome.

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