Morgan Rushton
Personal Details
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Mr Robert Morgan Rushton
77 Boroughbridge Road, Knaresborough, HG5 0ND
01423 861379 / 07885 760450
morgan@morgan-photography.co.uk
Date of birth: 17/04/1971
Personal Attributes
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Committed to achieving high levels of customer service.
Excellent communication skills.
Keen eye for detail.
High level of Integrity and honesty.
Good Interpersonal skills.
Friendly and approachable.
Key Skills
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Thorough knowledge of digital image files gained through 20 years working
within the industry.
Strong Colour knowledge with the ability to match colour swatches and ensure
consistency across multiple print processes.
Solid knowledge of CMYK, halftone, dot gain and curves.
Excellent working knowledge of Photoshop including retouching and compositing.
Strong organisational skills.
Experience of people management and working to tight schedules across
multiple projects.
Extensive experience of print management from concept to completion.
In-depth understanding of various print processes, substrates and
applications.
Comprehensive knowledge of pre-press origination across all print
disciplines.
Technical understanding of large format digital print and finishing processes.
Career Achievements
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Achieved senior roles within companies throughout career due to excellent
work ethics and consistency.
Managing a team of nine to achieve the clients POS print turnover in excess
of £4m.
Built strong relationships with Blue Chip clients from senior marketing staff
to store project management teams.
Effectively regained control of two large catalogue projects, restoring client
confidence and delivering to schedule.
Implementing strategies to improve New Store POS fulfillment, reducing
wastage by up to 30%.
Managing the transition of a colour scanning studio to offer a full pre-press
service increasing turnover from £300k to £1m.
Career History
January 2004 - Present - Photographer - Self Employed - Morgan Photography
PORTFOLIO - www.morganphotography.co.uk www.morgan-photography.co.uk
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Photographer.
Image processing from RAW files using Lightroom and retouching in
Photoshop.
Preparing files for print (in house on Epson 9800 wide format inkjet and
outsourced litho work) and web use.
Design of marketing materials using InDesign and Illustrator, preparing
commercial print ready artwork & outsourcing.
Video editing using Final Cut Pro.
Management of all client data and files.
Updating company website.
Liasing with clients, agents, models and stylists for commercial photoshoots.
Purchasing.
• October 2001 - November 2003 - Senior Account Manager : Special Project
Manager - Bezier, Wakefield
Initially working on the Superdrug account as a Special Project Manager ensuring
specific technical client requirements for key stores were implemented correctly
and KPI’s and targets met.
Promoted to Senior Account Manager on the house accounts team I was
responsible for managing and overseeing a team of four handling Dixons Stores
Group, Magnet and Matalan accounts, ensuring all projects were delivered to
schedule, KPI’s & sales targets were met.
A new business win gave me the opportunity to head the Homebase account team
of nine people with a turnover of over £4m. During this time I was based between
our Wakefiled site and the clients head office in London, visiting store refits & new
store builds whilst working closely with the Homebase marketing and design teams
on seasonal POS campaigns, weekly reactionary print, FSDU’s & store trials.
Building strong relationships with the marketing team and store refit project
managers I gained their support and confidence to deliver key point of sale
ensuring their projects were fulfilled to specific timescales.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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To be the main contact for Senior Homebase personnel and the Bezier team
based at Homebase head office.
To efficiently process all client requirements & ensure deadlines are met.
To oversee and manage the Wakefield account team of nine people,
ensuring all procedures and critical paths were met and that all orders,
approvals, events/promotions, themes and regional & national requirements
were correctly implemented.
To contribute to sales forecasts.
Management reporting.
Maximising profit margins and meeting sales budgets.
Production of the Homebase POS catalogue and monthly management
pack.
Liasing with Homebase design and point of sale teams to maximise supply opportunities.
Briefing in-house design team, checking and signing off proofs.
To manage the Store Services Co-ordinator to ensure all new store, refits
and point of sale launches were fully supported and satisfied in store.
Managing in-store trials and one off special projects.
Store compliance and store audits.
August 2001 - October 2001 - Freelance Production Manager - Pinder
Communications, Leeds
Project management of multiple page catalogues, briefing design team,
photography art direction. Sign off of final proofs & press passing.
October 2000 - August 2001 - Pre-Press Manager - Vision Colour Print
Oversee pre-press department, planning & sign off of final proofs prior to files
going to press.
February 2000 - October 2000 - Account Manager - Multigraphics, Halifax
Handling house accounts, estimating, checking artwork to original brief and sign off
of final proofs.
May 1989 - February 2000 - Sales Director : Production Director : Scanner
Operator - Proscan Services Ltd, Leeds
SALES DIRECTOR - Client facing role maximising sales from existing client base
and generating new sales leads.
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR – Having gained an excellent technical knowledge of
digital pre-press for various print processes combined with my ability to
communicate effectively at all levels I was awarded the role of Production Director.
Liasing with clients and production I was responsible for all workflow through the
business from full repro and production of final film to large format digital print
through inkjet, electrostatic print and dye-sublimation onto fabrics.
My role required knowledge of various substrates, print processes (often with
extreme dot gain / loss) and the ability to produce and assess final output to ensure
accurate reproduction was achieved.
As the clients initial contact it was my responsibility to ensure technical pre-press
instructions including planning, trapping information and dot gain was
communicated to the production teams. I was also responsible outsourcing all
finishing work for digital print, signing off proofs and checking final film.
SCANNER OPERATOR - Colour drum scanner operator, producing final film
separations from original transparencies & artwork. Retouching images to meet
client specifications including matching swatches and producing film suitable for
litho and screen print. Proofing using Cromalin system, hand mixing special colour
toners to pantone refs. Production of large format film separations using 120”
gallery camera.
May 1988 - April 1989 - Lithographic Apprentice - Scankolor Technology,
Leeds
As an apprentice I was responsible for maintaining film processors, camera
operator producing film negatives for the planning department and archiving of final
film.
June 1987- April 1988 Trainee Screenprinter - Wetherby Screenprint
Origination of film from flat artwork, screen making, ink mixing and printing.
IT & Software Skills
Familiar with both Mac & PC operating systems.
Software used on a regular basis, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, Capture One Pro, Digital Photo
Professional, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Education and qualifications
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Wetherby High School, GCSE Maths, English, Art, Technical Design.
NEBS level one Management.
Personal Achievements, Hobbies & Interests
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Renovated a Grade 2 listed cottage in Knaresborough.
Cycling.
Walking.
Vintage print with Heidelberg & Stephenson Blake presses.