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David Mbiyu, Graphic Designer/ Web Developer

David Mbiyu

Graphic Designer/ Web Developer·South-Quay Travel & Independent Coach Travel Ltd

United Kingdom

Diploma, Design (Creative Software) BTEC National Diploma

Work experience

Total years of experience: 28 years, 1 months

Graphic Designer/ Web Developer

September 2004 - Present

South-Quay Travel & Independent Coach Travel Ltd

London, United Kingdom

September 2004 - Present

I am a in house graphic designer at a travel trade company based in London. My role is part graphic design and part web development/ maintenance.
The work involves briefs, creating initial artwork to from the briefs to final presentation of print ready artwork.

● Design and production of e-flyers/ e-blasts, leaflets, quarterly brochures (20-56 page editions)
● Online database management for Southquaytravel.com
● Liaising with printers for quarterly brochure production and promotional material
● management of Southquaytravel.com, Airviceroy.co.uk (business) and Motours.co.uk
● Management of the the Southquaytravel.com mailing database of about 40, 000
● Web development for the group in liaison with an outsources team
Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Photojournalist & Multi media Designer (Freelance work)

April 2002 - Present

Freelance

London, United Kingdom

April 2002 - Present

I am a regular stringer for Demotix/ Corbis New/ photo agency, as well as Citizenside, Newsmodo and Alamy Stock Images.
The freelance work involves the following
● Photojournalism on freelance basis
● Using social media to promote my photography work
● Seeking news worthy stories for coverage, accreditation request, photography and filing the images via ftp

I also develop my own web portfolio/ presence which involves the following:
● Online database management application, design & integration
● Graphic design for web and print
● Video production of tv (Ben Tv on Sky) and youtube
● Web development (flash & dynamic sites running phpmysql)

Some of my photographic work has been published in the following publications: The Guardian, The New Yorker, Daily Mail, Spiegel Online, Evening Standard, The Week Online, Country Life Magazine, The Nation and The Star (Kenya), The Metro, The Star (Canada), Conde Nast Traveler, Global Voices Online, New African Woman, Svenska Dagbladet, Kristeligt-dagblad and The Sun (UK).
Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Graphic Designer/ Web Developer

June 2000 - August 2004

West Africa Magazine

London, United Kingdom

June 2000 - August 2004

In house graphic designer of a 48 page weekly news magazine. The job included layout, image sourcing to production of print ready pdf files.
Other tasks included:
• Weekly website content update & technical support
• Online content management system for dynamic news website
• Photo archiving and sourcing from photo agencies ie AFP
• Events listing research for entertainment pages
Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Office Management temporary work

October 1999 - June 2000

Westminster Council

London, United Kingdom

October 1999 - June 2000

The temporary position in the Education Welfare Department involved
• Data input for children in entertainment licensing and approvals
• Banking and managing charities funds
• Dealing with phone and mail queries
Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Designer/ Web author

May 1999 - September 1999

Addictive Limited - Aylesford

United Kingdom

May 1999 - September 1999

• Logo and graphics conception
• Static page layout presentation and research
• Promotional material conception and layout
Company industry:
Internet & E-commerce
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Assistant Manager/ cyber host

May 1998 - April 1999

Café Internet Ltd - Buckingham Palace Road

United Kingdom

May 1998 - April 1999

• In-house advertising and backdrops for the cafe and Costa coffee
• Office administration. duties and banking
• Conducting training sessions
Company industry:
Internet & E-commerce
Job role:
Support Services

Education

Tower Hamlets College

July 1997

July 1997

Diploma, Design (Creative Software) BTEC National Diploma

United Kingdom

Studies included traditional illustration methods to adapting this to digital either by scanning or creating them digitally. Use of broadcast camera equipment from filming and introduction to editing in Premiere and Final Cut pro on both avid, windows and macintosh systems. Introduction and use of the creative software namely for illustration and animations ie illustrator, painter, flash, photoshop and quarkexpress

Creative Art Centre

September 1995

September 1995

Diploma, Commercial Art

Kenya

Introduction to the basics of commercial art with emphasis on freehand drawing and other traditional material ie pen and pencil, pastels Posters and cooperate identity creation form concept to final art work as well as exhibition preparation and promotion

Daystar University

April 1993

April 1993

Diploma, Certificate in Desktop Publishing

Kenya

Learning basics of desktop publishing on pagemaker software

St Teresa's Boys School

January 1989

January 1989

High school or equivalent, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Eduction ( KCSE)

Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Eduction ( KCSE) - 10 subjects including English, Math, Geography, Biology

Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Lightroom
Expert
Lightroom
Expert
Social Media Marketing
Expert
Social Media Marketing
Expert
InDesign
Expert
InDesign
Expert
Print Production
Expert
Print Production
Expert
Digital Photo Archiving
Expert
Digital Photo Archiving
Expert
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Expert
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Expert
Photoshop & Lightroom
Expert
Photoshop & Lightroom
Expert
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
Photography (Events, studio)
Expert
Photography (Events, studio)
Expert
Video Editting ( Final Cut Pro)
Expert
Video Editting ( Final Cut Pro)
Expert
Indesign
Expert
Indesign
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Lightroom
Expert
Lightroom
Expert
Social Media Marketing
Expert
Social Media Marketing
Expert
InDesign
Expert
InDesign
Expert
Print Production
Expert
Print Production
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Swahili

Expert

Memberships

National Union of Journalism ( NUJ)

Freelance photojournalist

August 2010

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certificate in Desktop Publishing
Daystar University, Nairobi
Feb 1993 - Apr 1993

Recommendations

Heil Labed

Nov 2012

Nov 2012

Purchasing Manager•Colleague

I have known Mr. David Mbiyu for over 2 years and I found him trust and a Hard working colleague and I can not recommend him enough to anyone who is looking for a loyal and professional person to hire, as he would be a valuable asset to any hiring company.

Henry Makiwa

Dec 2012

Dec 2012

CEO The Peoples Hub•Partner

David is an adept, experienced and articulate cameraman, videographer and multi-media professional. His professional conduct and outlook consummates a diligent attention to detail in planning and at work. We have had the pleasure of working with David and his Six 0 One enterprise on a number of projects, events and press trips including the Miss Zim Diamond modelling Pageant, The Zimbabwe Tourism Tour and iRock launch. I strongly recommend him as a shining choice for videography and photography work.

Hobbies and interests

Travel

I love traveling and try to do a long haul travel trip at least once a year. So far have traveled to Mumbai, Goa in India, Tanzania & Zanzibar Island, New York, Doha, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Berlin, Ireland, Uganda, Dubai , Sierra Leone, Nigeria and several places in the United Kingdom.

Photography

I have had several of my photography work published in newspaper and magazines on print and online in the following publications The Guardian, The New Yorker, Daily Mail, Spiegel Online, The Evening Standard, The Week Online, Country Life Magazine, The Nation and The Star (Kenya), Conde Nast Traveler, Global Voices Online, New African Woman, Svenska Dagbladet, The Sun (UK) but to mention a few.