Jessica Smurthwaite

Jessica Smurthwaite has a diverse work experience in the field of design. Jessica is currently working as the Design Lead for Kelly Deli at OLIVER Agency since July 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Motion Graphic Designer at Global Media from November 2022 to July 2023. Jessica has also worked as a Motion Graphic Designer for D-Studio | Danone UK from January 2022 to November 2022, and as a Digital Designer for Siemens from August 2021 to January 2022.

Before joining OLIVER Agency, Jessica worked as a Digital Designer at Deviceful from July 2019 to August 2021. Prior to that, they served as a Digital Designer at Debenhams from July 2018 to July 2019. Jessica also gained experience as a Digital Designer at Northern and Shell, where they held the positions of Digital Designer from April 2017 to August 2017, Junior Digital Designer from October 2015 to April 2017, and Digital Design Intern from April 2015 to October 2015.

In addition, Jessica has relevant experience as a Design Assistant/Intern at Beetlejuice Homes LTD from September 2014 to January 2015. During their time there, they worked on designing clothes and accessories, creating CADs using Photoshop and Illustrator, and setting up social media accounts for the company's brands. Jessica also designed logos for the brands.

Jessica's earlier experiences include a work experience opportunity at The Economist, where they assisted in designing the cover for a newspaper edition and learned skills in cartography, cover, and layout design. Jessica also gained work experience at Howdy, where they designed a notepad for The London Business Forum and enhanced their skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Jessica studied at the University of Reading from October 2011 to July 2014, where they pursued their education as a student.

Jessica Smurthwaite attended the University for the Creative Arts from 2010 to 2011, but it is not specified whether they obtained a degree or studied a specific field. From 2011 to 2014, they attended the University of Reading where they received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Graphic Communications and typography.