ABOUT

 

Hi, I am a full time graphic designer and illustrator and have worked in this industry for over 25 years now. I mostly specialize in graphic design and illustration, but my work will usually also consist of photography, CMS (WordPress) management, social media and email marketing & video production and editing.

This website is fully designed and created by me and is powered by WordPress. If you have any design or illustration work you would like me to quote for, please contact me HERE.

I am also a Shutterstock contributor. Please see my page HERE.

CV Basics:

• Full name: Sara Tyler Reese
• DOB: 28.09.1979
• Lives: Northampton, UK
• Qualifications: GCSE, GNVQ, BTEC, HND, B.A (hons)
• Experience: full time design employment since 2003 & freelance design since 1998
• Full clean UK driving licence

Education – 1993-2002:

• B.A (Hons) degree in graphic design, illustration & new media (Oxfordshire College of Art & Design)
• H.N.D in graphic design, illustration and multimedia (Oxfordshire College of Art & Design)
• B.T.E.C in Graphic Design (Northampton College)
• G.N.V.Q in Art and Design (Northampton College)
• G.C.S.E – various subjects (Weston Favell Upper School, Northampton)

Programme knowledge:

• Adobe CC suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Acrobat Pro, Bridge
• Microsoft suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Web Design: WordPress, Storefront & WooCommerce, WP Bakery (WordPress), Elementor (WordPress), CSS, PHP, Coffeecup FTP, GA4 Analytics, Adobe Dreamweaver
• Email Marketing/Social Media content creation: Mailchimp
• Admin tools: Sharepoint, Jira
• Video/Animation/Reels: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro

Employment:

• May 2025 – present – Emplas – full time graphic designer and illustrator
• August 2010 – May 2025 – Eterna Lighting Ltd – full time graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, website page, posts and product creation via WordPress CMS, plus video editing
• December 2003 – August 2010 – Image Magazine & Days Out UK – full time graphic designer and magazine production controller (based in the Chronicle & Echo building)
• January 2003 – December 2003 – Carlton Cards, Oxford – full time graphic designer & illustrator
• September 2002 – December 2002 – Vodafone, Banbury – business customer services advisor
• July 2001 – September 2001 – Supersnaps, Banbury – college summer holiday job – part time photo processor

Freelance:

Over the years I have freelanced for many companies, but for many years now I mainly freelance for one print company in Corby called SDPS as a graphic designer and illustrator