CV

Freelance
Jan 2020 - Present

Discovery

I decided to move to Wales full time at the beginning of 2020, and while I’ve been here I've designed websites for The Vale Glamorgan council and a lot of work I do is designing to increase business for their clients. I’d love to talk more with you about this company and how digital marketing could be used to grow Wellmama Wellness. It really works!

Strategy

I moved to the school part time and developed my role there as both a music therapist and the schools designer - heading up all design, web, video & photography within the school. This split role evolved into a full time position and I stayed in the school for the next 10 years: working with the children, and providing all the design and marketing material for the school throughout that time.

The Park School
Sep 2009 - Jan 2020
23 Digital
Wireframe

Wireframe

I decided to go freelance and started building websites and designing marketing material for startups and small businesses. I became passionate about how good design can make people feel things and influence behaviour, and really enjoyed the personal relationships I built up with the clients I was helping. I was freelance for a few years when I started building the website for a local SEN school. I built up a strong relationship with The Park School during the project, and was invited to spend more time there.

Web Designer

I decided to go freelance and started building websites and designing marketing material for startups and small businesses. I became passionate about how good design can make people feel things and influence behaviour, and really enjoyed the personal relationships I built up with the clients I was helping. I was freelance for a few years when I started building the website for a local SEN school. I built up a strong relationship with The Park School during the project, and was invited to spend more time there.

Freelance
Design
Network Data
development

Web Designer

I started my design career, over 16 years ago, building websites for mortgage brokers inside a large mortgage network, Network Data, based in Surrey. I started at the company in the accounts team but taught myself how to design & build websites, and quickly moved into the web department inside that company. My role there was to communicate directly with each broker, building relationships and designing bespoke websites for them, based on their individual marketing goals, as well as integrating complex mortgage calculators inside their websites. I was part of a large team and was responsible for every part of the design process within each of my projects.

I carried on developing my skillset within this company, and after 3 years of working inside this corporate framework I felt I wanted to develop my career slightly differently, so I began looking for projects outside the company which felt good to me.

"I've worked with Matthew on more design projects than I care to remember. His designs are always exciting and unique, without it affecting user experience. He always delivers on time and usually well beyond expectations. He comes highly recommended as an intelligent and thoughtful designer."
Chris Thirkill
Director - Elevate UK
Matthew listened to what our business and website goals were. He communicated clearly throughout the entire project and managed to deliver us a new design, in line with our marketing strategy, which now converts visitors into sales.  Matthew went above and beyond and we have no hesitation in recommending him.
Antony Fletcher
CEO - Intelligent Air
Matthew always listens to what we need and comes up with really engaging creative solutions. He always designs innovative and unique ways of communicating the core messages of the school, and in a way that also engages the students.
Dr Paul Walsh
Headteacher - The Park School
Matthew designed the website for my company, Canty Treasury Management Limited.  He came up with some imaginative ideas and has been very supportive with updating the site. I have been very pleased with his work and support and can highly recommend him.
Tim Canty
Canty Treasury Management

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