Dan Hirons

Interactive creative:
digital design, strategy & art direction

About

I am an award winning, interactive creative with over 10 years’ experience of interactive design, conceptual thinking and design strategy. Passionate about information architecture and user experience I am fascinated by the ever evolving digital landscape.

Experience

Head of Interactive Design
Carlson Marketing, Europe, Middle East & Africa
2005 - 2008
Worked across clients included Guinness, British Airways, Coca-Cola, Cadbury,
Hyundai, Müller, BT, Nationwide, Lurpak, Anchor butter, Cravendale milk,
Cow & Gate, Milupa Aptamil, Goodyear, Dunlop, Etihad Airways

Freelance Art Director
2004 - 2005
Collaborated with agencies on a wide range of digital briefs. Assisted in the planning and execution of large content managed web projects. Helped deliver global web presence at Orange.com for France Telecom. Worked on global gateway at Guinness.com for Diageo.

Creative Director
E3. Full service agency
2001 - 2004
Clients included Orange, Vodafone, O2, LG, FCUK, Canon, Halfords, Kodak, Triumph, Peugeot, Renault, Kia motors, John Armit wines, National Deaf Children’s Society, Royal National Institute for the Deaf.

Senior designer
E3. Full service agency
2000 - 2001
Worked across all of the agency’s digital clients. Creative for web, cdrom and online advertising. Helped grow the business from a core team of 6 up to a team of over 30.

Qualifications
Nottingham Trent University
Second class honours: first division (2:1)

North Warwickshire college
Diploma foundation in art and design
Distinction

Interests
The internet. Technology and gadgets. Design. Film. Photography. Basketball. Squash. Mountain biking. Socialising.