Freelance multi-disciplinary designer and brand strategist
Hello, I’m Dave.
I am a vastly-experienced full-service freelance designer and strategist based in Leeds, specialising in branding and digital design.
For 16 years, I was the owner and Creative Director at a multi-award-winning creative agency working on a diverse range of projects for world-class clients. I now work in collaboration with agencies and brands across the globe.
Whether setting the direction through intelligent brand strategy, or tactical execution through digital and offline channels, I help businesses of all sizes to communicate more effectively.
Axiom Silver Medal for my book ‘Wonder Leads’ (past winners inc Seth Godin & Tony Robbins), Drum DADI, CSS Winner, AHCM, Unawards, Northern Digital Awards, CommsPoint, Thinkers360 Top Thought Sales Leaders
Past account wins include
Kantar
NHS England
University of London
Linde
Leeds City Council
Asda
Yorkshire Water
Leeds Bradford Airport
Crowe Horwath
Cheltenham Council
Royal British Legion
Grammar School at Leeds
St Paul’s Cathedral
Technology
Photoshop InDesign Illustrator CSS/HTML/JS Premiere Pro After Effects Aero Dimension XD Figma OBS Midjourney WordPress Elementor Motion Page
Notable project successes
Sewtec Automation: Led a strategic rebrand that helped a client to double turnover to £28m inside 14 months (3yrs ahead of initial target).
Safe & Vault Company: Led a series of strategic branding projects leading to a successful merger creating one of the UK’s largest security companies.
Croda plc: Led a strategic rebranding of their global energy technology division. 6 months after project completion, it formed the major part of a sale worth €915m.
Things people have said about me
I have worked with many people in my twenty years within marketing and have rarely seen such a high level of client care and delivery.
Sue Nelson Head of Marketing Liv Group
Dave provided a first-class creative and professional service. He guided us patiently through the design and finishing process and really brought our content to life.
Laura Pritsch Senior Communications Manager University of London
From beginning to end, Dave has given The Royal British Legion complete professionalism, ingenuity and patience.
Nichola Rowlands Senior Communications Manager Royal British Legion
Dave is accessible and a pleasure to work with – something that is critical to us as a business that is built on strong personal relationships.
Adam Greenaway Group Director Burton Safes
Dave’s brand strategy process has given us a clear focus and direction for our company, along with a fresh new brand image. Thanks again for your advice, patience and professionalism!
Chris Pitts Managing Director Digital Tyger
Simply outstanding service and attention to detail, I couldn’t recommend Dave highly enough.
Lindsay Panteli Director TIL
Honestly, I can’t speak highly enough of Dave. His level of professionalism was simply outstanding. Precision. Great ideas. Practical solutions. Essential assets. Friendly comms. Outstanding results. Our rebrand has gone flawlessly and been really well received.
Nik Hewitt Marketing Manager Everard
We had a very open brief and allowed Dave free creative reign. What he came back with was a brand concept that far exceeded anything that I could have possibly imagined. It captures everything that we want our business to be about, it’s creative, playful and totally unique in the category.
Chris Holton Managing Director Pitch Tents
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