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Innovative Product Designer with over 30yrs of Experience
Paul Cleghorn
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London, United Kingdom
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Innovator, Visionary, Co-Founder, Maverick, Trailblazer, Leader, Collaborator, with an incredibly soft lovable underbelly.
Managing and delivering world class digital products, marketing, and sales creatives for over 38yrs. A career started by receiving a Commodore 64, at 15, YTS trainee at 16. My profession has taken me all over the world, working in places such as San Francisco during the first internet boom, to producing blue sky digital products and solutions for, Estonia, London, Middle East, South Africa, China and many more locations.
Expert in creating many innovative, successful award-winning products and designs. These products and designs are produced across multiple sectors. Recognized as some of the best in show, featuring in magazines and blogs.
Experienced leader of creative transformation, building or restructuring teams, implementing industry standards, comprising of brand guidelines, agile and lean methodologies. Applying these standards to start-ups and larger organisations such as Rakuten, Hertz and GroupM.
An inspiring and engaging leader with the ability to empower and motivate others to drive growth.
Success in balancing, management, evangelising, supporting sales and growth, with a hands-on approach producing and delivery world beating designs to tight deadlines.
Managing and delivering world class digital products, marketing, and sales creatives for over 38yrs. A career started by receiving a Commodore 64, at 15, YTS trainee at 16. My profession has taken me all over the world, working in places such as San Francisco during the first internet boom, to producing blue sky digital products and solutions for, Estonia, London, Middle East, South Africa, China and many more locations.
Expert in creating many innovative, successful award-winning products and designs. These products and designs are produced across multiple sectors. Recognized as some of the best in show, featuring in magazines and blogs.
Experienced leader of creative transformation, building or restructuring teams, implementing industry standards, comprising of brand guidelines, agile and lean methodologies. Applying these standards to start-ups and larger organisations such as Rakuten, Hertz and GroupM.
An inspiring and engaging leader with the ability to empower and motivate others to drive growth.
Success in balancing, management, evangelising, supporting sales and growth, with a hands-on approach producing and delivery world beating designs to tight deadlines.
Markets
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Norway
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Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2018 - 2020
freelance
fit expert, (startup)
unknown.
Consultant, Director of Product, CEO, BA, UX,
Design, Team Management, Implementation
Fit Expert was founded by Heikki Haldre, Heikki, There were only 3 members of the team at the time, we
and the senior management team employed my completed the MVP to Market in 8mths.
service's as Head of UX & Creative Direction,
(Product Director). My job had many, hats, CEO, Director of Product, Director
of Development, Founder, Director of Customer Experi-
Fit Expert is a start-up, we deliver an online one ence, Sales, and all-round good egg:) I managed every
to one personal training platform with a personal aspect of the project from start to first round of invest-
trainer marketplace. Fit Expert was founded to ment.
provide cheap online, live, personal training for
clients that don't normally use a personal trainer What makes a successful project, communication,
in the gym, then Covid happened planning, research, team work, patients and hard work.
But have fun doing it
I researched and sourced the WebRTC provider,
and used WP to rapid prototype, produce an Main tasks
MVP and go to market as quickly as possible.
*See legend below
Design, Team Management, Implementation
Fit Expert was founded by Heikki Haldre, Heikki, There were only 3 members of the team at the time, we
and the senior management team employed my completed the MVP to Market in 8mths.
service's as Head of UX & Creative Direction,
(Product Director). My job had many, hats, CEO, Director of Product, Director
of Development, Founder, Director of Customer Experi-
Fit Expert is a start-up, we deliver an online one ence, Sales, and all-round good egg:) I managed every
to one personal training platform with a personal aspect of the project from start to first round of invest-
trainer marketplace. Fit Expert was founded to ment.
provide cheap online, live, personal training for
clients that don't normally use a personal trainer What makes a successful project, communication,
in the gym, then Covid happened planning, research, team work, patients and hard work.
But have fun doing it
I researched and sourced the WebRTC provider,
and used WP to rapid prototype, produce an Main tasks
MVP and go to market as quickly as possible.
*See legend below
Team management, Founder, UP, WP, Go, Planning, WebRTC, Online, Direction, Development, Ceo, Design, Implementation, It, Service, Sales, Management, Training, UX, Research, Creative direction
2019 - 2020
freelance
YPO CEO Network
unknown.
Creative Director, (Hands-on)
Preferred European, PAC, Design Supplier.
YPO are a global CEO network that were estab- and build, data visualisation, traditional marketing,
lished in the 1950's and now have over 29'000 including business cards, posters, POS banners
members. My agency, "My Gosh Media" had been and brochures.
chosen as the preferred design agency for the
European, Middle-east, South Africa and Asian We lost the contract in March due to issues with regions. the pandemic. No more events
My Gosh Media were employed to manage and Main tasks
produce the creative and communication materials for all events, web pages, email campaign design
*See legend below
GroupM, (Part of wpp group)
Preferred European, PAC, Design Supplier.
YPO are a global CEO network that were estab- and build, data visualisation, traditional marketing,
lished in the 1950's and now have over 29'000 including business cards, posters, POS banners
members. My agency, "My Gosh Media" had been and brochures.
chosen as the preferred design agency for the
European, Middle-east, South Africa and Asian We lost the contract in March due to issues with regions. the pandemic. No more events
My Gosh Media were employed to manage and Main tasks
produce the creative and communication materials for all events, web pages, email campaign design
*See legend below
GroupM, (Part of wpp group)
Marketing, Design, Network, Pos, Ceo, Web, Campaign
2019 - 2019
freelance
Product Design Director, Consultant
Hands on.
GroupM are a world leading media auditing The artefacts supplied for final sign off, full application
company, working directly with the CPO I standards documentation/brochure, including design
was contracted to lead, design and deliver, patterns and methodology. Also including working
"GroupM's Application Design Standards". prototypes internal/client facing applications. Including
This included full team and stakeholder man- Power Bi data visualisation templates, brand guidelines
agement, research, working with all technical icons library, fonts and imagery examples etc.
departments across the globe, involving
Department Directors, Project Managers and Main tasks
international Developments teams.
Legend
UX & Creative Direction Team Management Project 360 Product Design RnD Dev
(Hands-on UX,UI.) (Training, KPI's etc.) (Full lifecycle, to market.) (Invention & innovation.) (Research, testing etc.) (WordPress, etc.)
Experience
hertz
company, working directly with the CPO I standards documentation/brochure, including design
was contracted to lead, design and deliver, patterns and methodology. Also including working
"GroupM's Application Design Standards". prototypes internal/client facing applications. Including
This included full team and stakeholder man- Power Bi data visualisation templates, brand guidelines
agement, research, working with all technical icons library, fonts and imagery examples etc.
departments across the globe, involving
Department Directors, Project Managers and Main tasks
international Developments teams.
Legend
UX & Creative Direction Team Management Project 360 Product Design RnD Dev
(Hands-on UX,UI.) (Training, KPI's etc.) (Full lifecycle, to market.) (Invention & innovation.) (Research, testing etc.) (WordPress, etc.)
Experience
hertz
Management, Power, BEE, Patterns, International, Direction, KPI, Testing, Team management, Brochure, Wordpress, UI, Training, Innovation, Power BI, UX, Research, Creative direction, Product Design, Design
2018 - 2018
freelance
Hertz, Lead UX, UI, Digital Designer, Contract
unknown.
Hertz were in the process of a global re-brand, this This role was a designer only role, my leadership
included the redesign of the European website experience was used very little. It was nice to leave the and mobile sites. I Worked with the experience management to others and concentrate on design.
managers to design and implement Hertz's new
business requirements and direction.
main tasks
*See legend below
Intu digital
included the redesign of the European website experience was used very little. It was nice to leave the and mobile sites. I Worked with the experience management to others and concentrate on design.
managers to design and implement Hertz's new
business requirements and direction.
main tasks
*See legend below
Intu digital
Design, UX, UI, Leadership, Management, Website, It, Direction, Redesign
2018 - 2018
freelance
Intu Digital Creative/UX Lead UX, Team Management
Intu Digital own 14 shopping centres.
Contract.
importantly, team bonding, team innovation, fun
Intu Digital own 14 shopping centres in and and some great idea's. around Europe, with a UK footfall of 400 million
per year. I was drafted in, to manage the re-brand As part of my role I sourced the new block-chain
and redesign of Intu's digital online magazine. CMS and managed the development side of the project. My contract was extended twice.
The project was taken through full UX play-book, main tasks
involving ideation's for all departments in the digital team. This helped with cross departmental
communication, stakeholder buy-in and more
importantly, team bonding, team innovation, fun
Intu Digital own 14 shopping centres in and and some great idea's. around Europe, with a UK footfall of 400 million
per year. I was drafted in, to manage the re-brand As part of my role I sourced the new block-chain
and redesign of Intu's digital online magazine. CMS and managed the development side of the project. My contract was extended twice.
The project was taken through full UX play-book, main tasks
involving ideation's for all departments in the digital team. This helped with cross departmental
communication, stakeholder buy-in and more
CMS, UX, Innovation, SoMe, Management, Team management, Development, Online, Redesign
2017 - 2018
job
Founder (Creative & Technology Director)
Snappylookers.
A scalable solution was required to plug this new
Snappylookers was an innovative start-up, use AR gap in the market. Utilizing a, "First Person
snapchat glasses, we produced authentic video at Marketing" concept, Snappylookers build a full
scale, we created real-life brand stories that 3600 authentic brand stories for social media.
improved engagement and awareness.
Due to family issues with my partner he had to
As social media video content became more and return to the States, we had to sadly close the more important as online traditional advertising business
failed and Brand finding it extremely difficult to engage with millennial's. Main tasks
Rakuten fits.me
Snappylookers was an innovative start-up, use AR gap in the market. Utilizing a, "First Person
snapchat glasses, we produced authentic video at Marketing" concept, Snappylookers build a full
scale, we created real-life brand stories that 3600 authentic brand stories for social media.
improved engagement and awareness.
Due to family issues with my partner he had to
As social media video content became more and return to the States, we had to sadly close the more important as online traditional advertising business
failed and Brand finding it extremely difficult to engage with millennial's. Main tasks
Rakuten fits.me
Marketing, Social Media, Advertising, Video content, Video, Technology, Content, It, Snapchat, Online, Social, UP, ME, Founder
2015 - 2017
job
Hands-on Creative Director & Head of UX
Fits.me, Fash-Tech.
size recommendation tool Working closely with the CEO and the VP of using Artificial intelligence to enable retailers Product to establish a new SaaS based product.
and brands to understand their customers in Full 360 platform design, innovation, B2B and terms of fit and preference. Rakuten are the 3rd B2C, sector disruptor Fash Tech featured on
biggest online market place in the world, with Click tech show on the BBC. Full team build and
95 million page views per month, 2 million users management, Agile, Lean implementation.
interact with the fashion retail area per day
Legend
UX & Creative Direction Team Management Project 360 Product Design RnD Dev
(Hands-on UX,UI.) (Training, KPI's etc.) (Full lifecycle, to market.) (Invention & innovation.) (Research, testing etc.) (WordPress, etc.)
Experience the early years
and brands to understand their customers in Full 360 platform design, innovation, B2B and terms of fit and preference. Rakuten are the 3rd B2C, sector disruptor Fash Tech featured on
biggest online market place in the world, with Click tech show on the BBC. Full team build and
95 million page views per month, 2 million users management, Agile, Lean implementation.
interact with the fashion retail area per day
Legend
UX & Creative Direction Team Management Project 360 Product Design RnD Dev
(Hands-on UX,UI.) (Training, KPI's etc.) (Full lifecycle, to market.) (Invention & innovation.) (Research, testing etc.) (WordPress, etc.)
Experience the early years
Agile, Online, Direction, KPI, Testing, Ceo, Team management, Implementation, Management, Lean, Fashion, UI, Saas, Wordpress, Training, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, UX, B2C, Research, Creative direction, Product Design, Retail, B2B, Design
2011 - 2014
temp
Creative Lead
unknown.
(Contract) TZ New Media Designer
2011 - 2014
job
Multimedia Designer/ Creative Lead
unknown.
(Perm/redundancy)
Start-up/new recruitment software
Start-up/new recruitment software
Recruitment, Software, UP
2011 - 2011
temp
Creative Lead
Tolerance-zero.
(Contract), Team Management September 2001- December 2002
Multimedia Designer/ Creative Lead
Multimedia Designer/ Creative Lead
Management, Team management
2010 - 2011
freelance
Own business - Freelance
Flight Centre.
2008 - 2010
job
Animator Creative Manager (Perm)
unknown.
Head of design, Team Management
(Perm) Freelancing
(Perm) Freelancing
Design, Management, Team management, Animator, Manager
2008 - 2008
job
Head of email campaigning/Senior UX Designer
Freelancing.
UX
2008 - 2008
temp
Senior Multimedia Designer (Contract)
unknown.
2006 - 2008
job
Senior Flash/Web Designer (Perm)
Marketing Innovations Group.
Flash, Web
2006 - 2006
temp
Senior Web designer (Contract)
AMPLIENCE.
Funky Ink - Playboy (concession)
Headless content management platform for June 2006 - November 2006
enterprise retail. Platform design, Data visualis- Senior Web designer (Contract)
ation
Headless content management platform for June 2006 - November 2006
enterprise retail. Platform design, Data visualis- Senior Web designer (Contract)
ation
Design, Retail, Content Management, Management, Content, Web, Enterprise
2006 - 2006
job
Head of Creative Services, Team Management
Penguin Books.
my gosh media (consultancy) Consultant E-learning Designer, Flash,
Penguin Books, (Adrian Mole App) - Fitbug Action-script. (Contract)
Penguin Books, (Adrian Mole App) - Fitbug Action-script. (Contract)
E-learning, Management, Flash, Team management, App
2005 - 2006
freelance
Multimedia Designer (Own business/Freelance)
T3 Magazine.
2003 - 2005
job
Head of Digital/Art Director, Team Management
unknown.
Management, Art director, Team management
2000 - 2001
job
Team Leader/Creative Lead, Team Management
Planet9 Studio.
Alchemy worx 3D Architectural Visualisation, Web Designer
Management, 3D, Team management, Web
1998 - 2000
job
Web Designer/Animator
E-inbusiness.
Animator, Web
1984 - 1985
job
CAD Designer/Animator
Desford College.
CAD, Animator
My education
1998
-
2001
Huddersfield University
1:2 Honours, Multimedia Design
1:2 Honours, Multimedia Design
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