Steve is...
...an award-winning, senior design professional with over twenty years of industry experience.
I have worked agency side at Wardour for over nineteen years, sixteen in a senior role where I have co-managed the design team and directly deputised for the Creative Director.
During this period I have worked on numerous projects, including, B2B and B2C magazines and membership titles, websites, apps, annual reports, branding and campaigns. Covering sectors in technology, financial services, law, publican trade, travel, construction, insurance, property & estates and renewable energy.
I have extensive experience in commissioning photography and illustration across all of these sectors, as well as having worked on numerous video, animation, interactive and digital projects.
Prior to Wardour I worked on branded collateral at the Employment Service and monthly newsstand magazines at BBC Worldwide.
Previous freelance work gives me further experience in areas such as membership magazines (Equity), corporate brochures (EquiLend) and arts & culture (Crown Lane News).
Gongs
2024
Corporate Content Awards
Perspective (RBC Brewin Dolphin)
Silver, Best long-term use of content.
Silver, Best branded content publication.
Bronze, Best use of print.
2023
Corporate Content Awards
Flow (Deutsche Bank)
Gold, Best use of content with an existing community.
Silver, Best use of mobile.
Highly commended, Best long-term use of content.
Perspective (RBC Brewin Dolphin)
Silver, Best branded content publication.
Silver, Best use of print.
Mercury Excellence Awards
Flow (Deutsche Bank)
Honours, Digital customer magazine
Summit Creative Awards
Perspective (RBC Brewin Dolphin)
Bronze Journal/magazine category.
2020
Corporate Content Awards
The Review (Gemalto)
Highly Commended, Best long-term use of content.
2019
Summit Creative Awards
Investment Outlook (Dolfin)
Silver, Financial Marketing.
2018
Digital Impact Awards
/review (Gemalto)
Silver, Gemalto Connected Cars – Best use of digital, Technology, media and telecommunications sector.
Summit Creative Awards
/review (Gemalto)
Silver, Gemalto Connected Cars – Microsite category.
The Review (Gemalto)
Finalist, book/journal/magazine category.
Corporate Content Awards
The Review (Gemalto)
Silver, Best branded content publication.
/review (Gemalto)
Highly commended, Best branded content site.
Employer Brand Management Awards
Infoworks (Laing O’Rourke)
Silver, Best Employer Brand Management in the Engineering & Manufacturing Sector.
2017
IoIC Awards
The Review (CISI)
Award of excellence, Feature-led magazine up to 4 issues a year.
Infoworks (Laing O’Rourke)
Award of excellence, Design of magazine.
Employer Brand Management Awards
Infoworks (Laing O’Rourke)
Bronze, Best employer brand management: Engineering and Manufacturing sector.
LACP Inspire Awards
The Review (CISI)
Silver, Multiple/Quarterly.
Infoworks (Laing O’Rourke)
Bronze, Multiple/Quarterly.
Summit Creative Awards
The Review (CISI)
Bronze, Book/Journal/Magazine.
Digital Impact Awards
Infoworks (Laing O’Rourke)
Highly commended, Best employee communication.
2015
iNova Awards
/review (Gemalto)
Grand award, best microsite.
IoIC Awards
The Review (CISI)
Winner, best integrated media.
2014
iNova Awards
/review (Gemalto)
Silver, animation.
2013
The International Content Marketing Awards
The Review (Gemalto)
Winner, best B2B content marketing programme for technology and telecoms.
The review was retired, undefeated from entering further CMA awards after this.
2009 - 2012
CMA The International Content Marketing Awards
The Review (Gemalto)
Winner, best B2B title.
