maxine gorst
Services provided: Motion Graphics Designers , Packaging Design Services , Branding & Identity Packages , Freelance Graphic Designers , Graphic & Layout Design
About maxine gorst:
A highly skilled creative designer with a track record for delivering outstanding commercial designs with a focus on the market and consumer trends. Experience in FMCG and household packaging and merchandise across a variety of channels, including retail, e-commerce, direct to customer and manufacturers, both national and international.
Experience
Present
Creative consultant specialising in FMCG retailers
Roberts Bakery
• Coordinate with executive director and key stakeholders to develop NPD expanding their
confectionery range in a competitive marketplace targeted at £1m
• Responsible for the creative delivery of DIPZ® brand with delivery of flow-wrap and carton
packaging launched into Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Co-op Foods.
International clients: Jiangxi Top, Huamei Porcelain China, Grand Home Deco. Co. • Premier Home HK
Present
• Liaise directly with International manufacturers to create trend-led product designs
(homeware, stationery, ceramics and paper/product ranges) for European market - combined sales of 10M.
April 2013 - April 2018 Senior Packaging Creative Home Bargains (TJMorris)
Driving creative packaging design and continuity across various categories including,
textiles, homeware, stationery, ceramics and cosmetics. Pioneering creative concepts
across all seasonal ranges for gifting.
Rebranding Jane Asher Home & Baking. £6m range within household and food sector.
Concept and development of Power Action, household range including product and
packaging - designed specifically to compete in market with Aldi’s PowerForce. Increased
sales revenue by 30%
•Designmanagementliaisingwithinternationalsuppliersand factoriesformassproduct
overseas.
• Working with key stakeholders, creating branding concepts• Detailed product development of print across all substrates, including: ceramics, textiles, plastics, melamine, glass and tin. Creating artwork & specification for product design. Management of ranges to ensure continuity
• Works collaboratively with overall Creative teams Set up a training programme for junior designers to develop their working knowledge and skill set.
Apr 2014 – Nov 2016
Senior Designer
Boost Juice Bars UK
• Directed and design campaigns across traditional and digital platforms for Boost Drinks
2012 – Mar 2013
Design Consultant
• Downland Bedding
Packaging design for their client base, Very, JD Williams, House of Fraser and TK Maxx.
2010 – Jan 2012
Packaging Senior Designer (Contract) Kellogg’s
Creative direction for brand innovation projects.
Concept design for packaging, POS, advertising, and digital.
Client facing at senior marketing team and brand managers level.
Cross channel marketing and managing budget of 10K per project. (From concept to print to
digital including TV graphics.)
May 2010– Jun 2011
Design Consultant
Marks & Spencer Money
• Creation and concept & project managment of purpose built GYM. Design interior with branding to across POS and corporate literature.
• Heart & Soul (Sequoia) Advertising & Design - working on various creative projects
April 1999 - 2009
Design Manager
Iceland Frozen Foods, Deeside. Design Manager 2006 - 2009
Manage a team of five graphic designers. Client facing at director level, presenting creative
solutions to director level and wider marketing team and relay relevant feedback to the
creative team.
Interpreting briefs directly and managing customer expectations to see projects though to
completion.
Managing budget and deadlines, contributing to marketing solutions maintaining brand
continuity.
Manage and administer teams daily workload and schedule projects accordingly. Motivate,
inspire and provide guidance for designers to achieve their objectives, always ensuring customer deadlines are met. Including training programme of graduate design mem
Education
OND/HND Visual Communication
City & Guilds Design for Print
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