Telephone: (+44)7918611748 E-Mail: sd07ctae@leeds.ac.uk Web: headofawolf.co.uk Address: 26 Ashville Grove, Leeds, LS6 1LY
Profile:
My name is Tom Elsey and I’m a second year Graphic & Communication Design at the University of Leeds in the UK and I’m currently looking for a position within a design agency for a ‘Year in Industry’. As part of our degree, the University offers students the chance to undertake a year’s worth of employment, work experience or work placements within the fields of art, design and advertising. In order to take part in this, students must find themselves at least nine months of work, be it at one or a number of agencies and the work must be related to their course. This is obviously what I hope you can help me with. Here is what I would like to offer you in return: I’m a passionate and creative person with a real desire to learn and develop myself and my skills. I believe that I can offer a real drive and level of enthusiasm and originality to anybody, whatever the task I am entrusted with. I’m fully competent in all relevant design software, as well as being able to work by hand and I have experience of both real-world and University-set work, as well as being used to working individually and as part of a team. I hope all of this will be shown by my work, examples of which can be seen on my website ate www.headofawolf.co.uk.
Design History: Education Having studied both Fine Art and Graphic Design at high school, I began studying for my degree in Graphic & Communication Design at Leeds in September 2007. After completing nearly two years of the course, my work has moved on considerably and I have been able to add a number of pieces to my portfolio that I am very proud of. Work Experience In 2007 I undertook a two week placement at London Based digital agency Golley Slater, where I worked on putting together their portfolio amongst other projects. Personal Projects & Real Briefs Outside of University work, I have created promotional material for the Wychwood Brewery and HiFi Nightclub, the commission for which I won through a Don’t Panic! design competition. As well as this I have also submitted work for Yeah! magazine and conducted an investigation for Check-In Architecture, recording an interview in Madrid with the designers behind the Train Bombing Memorial.
Employment History:
The Carphone Warehouse - Leeds - September ‘07 to January ’09 Sales Consultant, part-time My responsibilties at The Carphone Warehouse included contacting customers, checking and managing stock, answering telephone calls, updating store displays and face-to-face selling. The job taught me how to deal with meeting targets and greatly improved my communication skills and confidence in talking to new people. Elcot Park Ramada Jarvis Hotel - Newbury - May ‘08 to August ’08 Bar Staff, full-time Working full-time whilst home from University over summer, this role developed my skills in dealing with people in a fast moving environment and in working as part of a team. It helped me learn about stock and quality control and taught me the skills necessary for working behind a bar. The Carphone Warehouse - Newbury - January ‘07 to August ’07 Sales Consultant, full-time I worked for The Carphone Warehouse for 6 months in a full-time position, before travelling to Japan, The States, New Zealand and Australia for a month and then beginning University. The Pelican Inn - Froxfield - June ‘06 to December ’06 Kitchen Porter, full-time This position helped me to gain experience in working as part of a team and to a tight time-scale, as well as teaching me a variety of new skills in food preparation and presentation. Somerfield - Hungerford - March ‘05 to June ’06 Sales Assistant, part-time At Somerfield, I worked on the tills, giving me my first experience of face-to-face customer contact.
Education History:
The University of Leeds - Leeds - September ‘07 to present Graphic and Communication Design, BA Hons Currently in second year of study. John O’ Gaunt Technology College - Hungerford - September ‘99 to June ’06 AS-Level GCSE A-Level Art: A 5 As (Art, Graphic Design, English Lit, English Lang, History) English: A English: B 3 Bs (French, Maths, I.T.) History: A History: B 3 Cs (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Art: B Product Design: D
References:
References are available on request from the following: William Herbert Bar Manager Elcot Park Hotel 0844 815 9060
Alan Oliver Personal Tutor University of Leeds texao@leeds.ac.uk