I'm Charis, a multi-disciplinary designer based in Cardiff with over 5 years in the industry. My primary areas of expertise lie in branding, illustration, and social design. Throughout my career, I have worked across a multitude of roles within the creative industry, assuming roles such as set designer, art director, illustrator, and animator across a diverse client roster.
IsiteTV
Designer & Art Director
2016 - 2019
I started off as a Junior Concept Artist at iSite TV Studios and over three years quickly progressed to the position of Lead Concept Artist. A varied and dynamic role, juggling multiple projects as well as managing junior member of my team. I have created work from concept to launch for a range of global clients, across a diverse range of industries such as Playmobil, Carphone Warehouse, Beko and Samsung.
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Freelance
Graphic Designer & Illustrator
2019 - 2020
Inbetween employment I worked freelance for Elvis and Mosaic films. Whilst at Elvis I created illustrations for an Oreo campaign to be featured on POS, concept artwork for the Blood without Bias campaign for Unilad. I was also freelancing at Mosaic films producing storyboards and illustrations for animation for a skincare brand.
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Kastner
Creative Designer
2020 - Present
I am currently working as a creative at Kastner London, specialising in all things social media. Day to day I create and plan engaging content with an ultimate aim to increase the brands following, across a multitude of diverse clients. Whilst being at Kastner I have also had the pleasure of working on a variety of Red Bull briefs, from storyboarding to brand experience and campaign idea creation. I have also especially enjoyed being able to create brands for exciting start-up companies and rebranding existing brands, utilising my illustration and motion skills.