Leader of creatives into battle, UX conjuror, photographer of the little realm, wielder of the magic pencil, aligner of pixels for the cosmic good, guardian of the oppressed, consumer of sonic waveforms, alchemist of light and dark, & sculptor of smiles, welcomes you weary traveler of the internet to his Resume.
Drop me an email on rich {at} mccoy.co.uk
Interactive Art Director
Cucumber
Creative lead for New Zealand's best regional web agency,
working with Sitecore, eccomerce and East Asian markets,
in addition to some of New Zealands leading brands.
- Art direction
- User experience mentor
- User experience and user interface design
- Design interpretation and integrity mentoring
- Brand asset design
- Prototype presentation
- User persona design
- Client presentations
- Design consultancy
- Social media
- 10 - ∞
Tauranga, New Zealand
Creative Director
Eventfinder
Creative direction and strategy for New Zealand's primary events listing web site in partnership with MSN, Yahoo, APN, & Department of Tourism.
- Brand management
- Web & Print design
- Staff mentoring
-
08 - 08
Auckland, New Zealand
Creative Director & Owner
McCoy Digital
Establishing and running my own constancy and design agency with clients including:
Pepsico, Edelman, London Zoo, Breville, Kraft Foods, Disney, Clintons Cards, Liberty Human Rights, Universal Studios, Saatchi & Saatchi and Tui's.
- Working remotely and onsite for clients and agencies in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Ireland & mainland Europe.
- Print, web, mobile, touchscreen, blog, branding and facebook page design.
- Social media consultancy.
- Search engine optimization.
- 05 - 11
International
Creative Director
SpeakOut
Managed a team of designers
and developers for one of Austraila's most respected
social enterprises.
- Multidisciplinary design studio management
- Project Management
- Staff & student mentoring
- Supplier relationship management
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Business Strategy
-
05 - 06
Brisbane, Australia
Other Previous Employment
SENIOR WEB DESIGNER
Pool.net ¦ 02 - 05SENIOR WEB DESIGNER
SAS Digital ¦ 01 - 02Software Engineer (Web Interfaces)
Box 5 Multimedia ¦ 00 - 01WEB DESIGNER
Trinity Mirror Group ¦ 98 - 00WEB DESIGNER
The Web Shed ¦ 96 - 97MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER
Lion Rock Multimedia ¦ 95 - 96
Education
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Post Graduate NVQ ¦ 94 - 96FINE ART
BA (Hons.) 2.1 ¦ 91 - 94ART AND DESIGN
B.TEC-Merit ¦ 89 - 90
Training
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Waiheke Adult Education ¦ 98MARKETING WITHOUT MONEY
Go Beyond ¦ 05MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
AzureTraining ¦ 03
Personal Details
BORN
on the 27.02.73RAISED
in South Africa, Botswana & United KingdomMARRIED
to Louise McCoy in 1998CHILDREN
3CITIZEN
United KingdomRESIDENCY
New Zealand
Interests
MUSIC
Explorer of new soundsPHOTOGRAPHY
Self published books & online projectsBOOKS
Illustrating, readingArt & Design
It's more then a jobFILM
Watching, makingVegan
Feel better for it
Contact
EMAIL
rich@mccoy.co.ukSKYPE
mccoydotcodotukPHONE
+64 (0)7 549 5480MOBILE
+64 (0)27 585 6897POST
14A Polley Crescent,
Katikati,
Western Bay of Plenty,
New Zealand
