Dominic Harlow
Profile
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Hands-on studio manager with a unique client-facing ability.
Professional team leader, sympathetic to the demands of workplace, workforce
and clients.
Creative approach to managing client expectations and production solutions.
Forward planning and trend insights to ensure current productivity and future
growth, while maintaining stability of both client and agency procedures.
Professional Experience
Result Marketing
Client-facing Studio Manager
11/02 to date
 Responsible for major retail accounts including Morrisons, PowerHouse & Focus.
 Leading a close-knit team that produces flyers, brochures, press ads, POS, signage
and corporate materials for all aspects of major retail account requirements.
 Creation and implementation of new workflow practices, in some case drastically
reducing production time.
 Establishment of client asset management systems, ensuring up-to-date
information is available to all areas of the production process.
 Ensure that deadlines are met on time, every time.
 Attend key client meetings and manage the client’s expectations, this typically
includes the initial client meeting, major review meetings, in addition to the
standard day-to-day client contact.
 Assess the workload and task personnel within studio. Copy checking all work
before both internal and external sign-offs.
 Liaise with printers for both flyer and brochure production.
 Ensure regional and national newspapers have copy on time, every time for all
press activity.
 Responsible for the on-going maintenance and development of the IT
infrastructure, including recommendations for improvement in workflow systems,
archiving, back-up solutions and disaster recovery policies.
McNeece
Senior Conceptual Artworker
3/00-10/02
 Conceptualising artworker for a design studio specialising in interior design,
special vessels and office space management and design.
 Clients included: Saga Cruises, PricewaterhouseCoopers, T-Mobile (One-2-One),
Institute of Electrical Engineers, Eurotunnel, Starfish Recruitment, Amersham
Healthcare, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Evergreen Shipping Lines, Lloyds of
London, BGB Public Relations, Expert Alliance, National Rail Academy,
Designation, and numerous internal and external multimedia presentations
BH-McCann Erickson
Middleweight Copywriter
10/99-03/00
 Working as half of a creative team
 Clients included: Legoland, Vauxhall Europe, YKK, Asahi, Heineken, Vauxhall
Motorsport, Kimberly Clark, Ascot race course and others
Freelance
Middleweight Copywriter Artworker
03/98-10/99
 Clients included: TBWA Tequila London, Debenham's, IBM, BT, Shell,
Marlboro, Bacardi, DLR, Danone, Sainsbury’s, Cazenove & Co., Waitrose,
Barkers Recruitment, The Children’s Channel, BBC Radio Times, Department of
Trade and Industry, Perpetual, Bird's Eye Wall's, Olivio and others
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Electronic Arts
Middleweight Artworker
10/97-03/98
 Contracted to major computer games developer/publisher.
 Production of manuals, POS, CD labels, packaging and all related printed
materials for a wide range of computer games in up to 11 different languages.
 Working to tight deadlines with an eye for detail across all language variants.
Freelance
Copywriter Artworker
04/97-10/97
 Clients included: American Express, Goldshield Healthcare (pharmaceuticals),
Croner Publishing, Pitman Publishing, Metropolitan Coffee Company and others
AGA Group
Creative Artworker
01/96-04/97
 Creative concepts and copywriting from origination through to final artwork.
 Clients included: Natwest, BHFS (Lloyds Bank), GEC Marconi, Society of British
Aerospace Companies, Tektronix, BSA/MZ motorcycles, Inchcape Shipping
Services, Hyundai Shipping and others
LOOT Enterprises Ltd Creative Production Artworker
 Responsible for setting up of new office (PC based artwork studio).
 Production of the papers, twice a week, to newspaper deadlines.
 Design and setting of adverts for display ads in the publication
 Provided holiday cover for production manager on a regular basis
03/93-12/95
Freelance
Designer Artworker
08/92-03/93
 Clients included: Air France, AVS Graphics, Lillian Bayliss Theatre (Sadler’s
Wells) and others
BBH
Student Placement
 Clients included: Levi’s, RNIB, Swinton and Allied Dunbar
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Education
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Middlesex University
OND (Distinction) Engineering, Lancaster College of FE
Other information
Full clean car and motorcycle licences, Near fluent French.
Interests include modern and classic motorcycles (both riding and maintaining),
Pub quizzes, wood-working and cooking (although not all simultaneously!).
1991