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, email marketing, video production & animation creation.
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.
CV Basics
- Full name: Sara Tyler Reese
- 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
- 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, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Acrobat Pro, Bridge
- Microsoft suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Web Design: WordPress, Storefront & WooCommerce, WP Bakery (WordPress), Elementor Advanced (WordPress), CSS, PHP, Coffeecup FTP, GA4 Analytics, Adobe Dreamweaver
- Email marketing: Mailchimp
- Video/animation/reels: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro
- AI: ChatGPT, Gemini, Adobe Firefly, Labs.Google
Employment
May 2026 – Present
Glazereach, Wellingborough
Full time graphic designer, illustrator & animation and video creator
May 2025 – May 2026
Emplas, Wellingborough
Full time graphic designer, illustrator & animation and video creator
August 2010 – May 2025
Eterna Lighting Ltd, Wellingborough
Full time graphic designer and illustrator
December 2003 – August 2010
Chronicle & Echo, Northampton (Image Magazine & Days Out UK)
Full time graphic designer & magazine production controller
January 2003 – December 2003
Carlton Cards, Oxford
Full time graphic designer & illustrator
Freelance Work
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 – for design work created for SDPS, see my portfolio HERE