Kevin Newman

Digital Strategy & UX, Marketing and Advertising

Hi, I'm Kevin Newman. Welcome to my profile!

Kevin Newman's Bio:

Kevin Newman's Experience:

• Strategy Director at Last Exit

  October 2012 - February 2013

  New Business and Digital Strategist "Developing strategies and creating effective design solutions for digital communication that deliver real results." - Last Exit

• Co-owner, Strategy Director at Clicked Creative Ltd

  August 2009 - October 2012

  Clicked Creative take an intelligent approach to digital creative by combining strategic thinking, big ideas and innovative implementation for all our clients' projects. Engaging customers online to build businesses and drive revenue. I help clients realise their vision through the strategic and creative application of technology, working closely with Account Directors, the Lead Developer and Senior Designer to ensure projects are viable and are delivered on time and within budget. Key responsibilities include: o Spotting, owning and developing propositions that the agency can take out to market. o Providing accurate and high quality documentation for proposals, functional & technical specifications, scopes and quotations o Leading new business presentations, brainstorm sessions and workshops o Information architecture, user experience, wireframing and prototyping o Leading teams from 2 to 20 people to deliver projects. Including working with the Lead Developer, Senior Designer and Project Managers to ensure projects are viable and are delivered on time and within budget.

• Co-owner, Digital Director at Clicked

  May 2007 - August 2009

  Key responsibilities include: o New business pitches and presentations o Identify, develop and present new business opportunities o Liaise with clients to gather requirements and develop briefs o Plan and prepare strategy proposals, identify scope, objectives and deliverables o Functional & technical specification documentation o Initiate and lead brainstorm sessions o Information architecture, user experience, wireframing & prototyping o Recruitment, management and development of the digital team o Technical lead / developer o Client relationship development

• Head of Online at Wheelhouse Creative

  March 2003 - May 2007

  Key responsibilities include: o Management of a team of four developers. Overseeing larger teams on a project-by-project basis including designers, illustrators and freelancers o Responsibility for training & development of the developer team o Developing wireframes, creative briefs, technical specifications and design concepts o Presentation and communication of creative concepts externally and internally o PHP, JavaScript, MySQL o Flash developer & animator AS2

• Developer at Wheelhouse Creative

  2000 - 2003

  Key responsibilities include: o Experience working in a high-volume project environment with rapid turnaround times o Flash developer & animator AS2 o PHP, JavaScript, MySQL

• Digital Consultant at NBCUniversal, Inc.

  March 2013

Kevin Newman's Education:

• The Bristol Animation Course

  1999 – 2000
  Post Graduate Certificate

• University of the West of England

  1998 – 1999
  Post graduate study

• University of the West of England

  1994 – 1998
  BA (Hons)
  Concentration: Graphic design