Naomi Knighte naomi@naomik.co.uk

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a 8 West View Road, Batheaston, Bath BA1 7PN

D.O.B 24.08.1972

Education

• BA(Hons) Design Studies Goldsmiths University, London www.gold.ac.uk

• BTEC Art & Design www.ucreative.ac.uk/farnham

• 3 A’ levels www.godalming.ac.uk

• 10 GCSE’S www.weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk

Naomi Knight a creative director and project manager with over 20 years experience working in the

creative sector. Specialising in creative communications, branding, marketing and event organisation.

A dynamic individual with a proven ability to devise and drive projects of any scale from inception to

successful fulfilment. A confident communicator and can work with people at any level - passionate, driven

and fun to work with.

After graduating from Goldsmiths University Naomi was employed by top London agencies and has been

fortunate enough to work with exciting clients across a range of sectors, from culture and finance to

transportation and non-profit.

Agencies worked for include, DARE, Ogilvy and GREY. Clients; Dove, Avis, Granada TV, Felix, Uniliver, Egg,

Creative Kitchen, IBM., BBC, Lloyds TSB, AXA, Travelocity, Sony Ericsson, The Guardian, Pieminister, LYNX,

Greenpeace, London Fashion Week. Plus a stint in Sydney, Australia working for Vogue, Marie Claire and

Delicious Magazine.

Key skills include Account handler, project management, event planning, client liaison, budgets, branding

and design, marketing strategy, writing reports, research, creating and delivering presentations.

Career to date

NaomiK Ltd / www.naomik.co.uk

2007 - to present

Director and Founder

• Clients Customer Journey Consultancy (Wolseley, Stannah), Lloyd Loom, Cash in the Attic,

VIPER (WYE & Quantock ANOB’s), World Malls, The Bath Pig, e-Learning (e-lFh, BARQA, RCGP),

Bright Butler (AXA, Nation Wide, Halifax), Lisa Helmanis, Ethical Property, Change Digital (Millbrook),

Voice of Nature, Miss Hall, Bayntun Flowers ...

• Responsibilities Team, project and production management, client servicing, budgets, time schedules, pitch

work, brand manager, creative art direction, web and print design. Coordinating all disciplines required for

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each job, designing when required and day to day running of a business.

• Naomik is a full-service agency that tailor-makes a freelance team for each project. Offering planning,

project management, creative, web design, print and production. As director and senior designer I am

responsible for over seeing whole projects, managing clients, budgets time schedules, coordinating all

disciplines required for each job, designing when required and the day to day running of the business.

Bath Vintage & Antiques Markets and events (BathVA) / www.vintageandantiques.co.uk

2011 - to present

Director and Founder

• Responsibilities Event planning and management, budgets, branding, promotion and marketing strategy,

artwork, editorial, website, social media.

• In 2011 Naomi founded the BathVA Vintage and Antiques Markets, specialising in events promoting small

businesses and individuals in the vintage, antiques, designer, maker, arts & crafts industries. Collaborating

with organisations such as Ethical Property and most recently U+i, who’s business aims are to create long-

lasting social and economic change for communities. Her enthusiasm for this sector has put her in direct

contact with thousands of grass roots vintage and antique dealers, crafters, designers and makers nationally.

Plus working on projects supported by BIDS (Business Improvement Districts).

Freelance Designer

2003 - 2007

Clients BBC, Australian Vogue, The Guardian, Lloyds TSB, Sony Ericsson, mydeco, Marie Claire Magazine,

Australia Magazine, Delicious Magazine, Future Publishing, Digital Eskimo.

Freelance Designer - Australia — August 03 - May 05

• Client MPA / www. magazines.org.au

• Magazines Marie Claire Magazine, Australian Vogue, Delicious Magazine

Freelance Designer - Australia — August 04 - May 05

• Client Digital Eskimo / www.digitaleskimo.net

Fulltime Digital Designer for London Design Agencies.

1996 - 2003

Middle Weight Designer, DareDigital, London — August 02 - May 03 / www. daredigital.com

• Clients Sony Ericsson, BBH, Travelocity, Lynx, Barclays, Basis

• Responsibilities • Client liaison, managing design projects, writing reports, research, creating and

delivering presentations. • Web work includes Sony Ericsson, Barclays, KFC, BBH and Basis. Part of the

Travelocity brand team. Edited a series of viral video clips for Lynx.

Art Director, Grey Interactive, London — August 00 - June 01 / www. grey.co.uk

• Clients Lloyds/TSB, Cornhill and Pantene

• Responsibilities • Part of the in-house re-brand team focusing on organisation values and development

concepts. • Responsibilities included research acquisition, strategy development, design conceptualisation

and interface design. • Working closely with account, project and technical managers to tight deadlines,

to create an Interactive banking service hosted by Telewest.

Designer, Noho / Ogilvy Interactive, London — September 98 - August 00 / www.ogilvy.com Page 2

• Clients Thorn, Dove, Avis, Granada TV, Felix, Uniliver, Egg, Creative Kitchen, IBM

• Responsibilities • Client liaison, managing production and technical resources, consultancy advice on

eBusiness solutions to clients. • Creative lead and brand developer on the ‘Dove’ campaign for the microsite.

Designer, Yellow Hammer, London — September 96 - August 98

• Clients LYNX, Greenpeace, London Fashion Week

• Responsibilities Designer, client liaison, managing production.

References

Supplied by request.

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