About John Ellison
Creative Director. +25 years Sports Apparel industry experience.
Experience
Creative Director
Avery Dennison
Jan 2025 — Present · Amsterdam Area
Marketing Lead
Avery Dennison
Mar 2023 — Dec 2024 · Amsterdam Area
Senior Design Manager
Avery Dennison
May 2019 — Mar 2023 · Amsterdam Area
Design Manager
Avery Dennison
Jun 2014 — May 2019 · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Oversee all project work in the Global Performance / Global Teamsport divisions. Lead all Commercial Creative Projects. Liaise with international counterparts. Work closely with most major sporting brands to develop innovative & sustainable solutions & embellishments. Leading a team of 4 spanning the EU & US.
Senior Graphic Designer
Puma Group
Jan 2012 — May 2014 · London, United Kingdom
Menswear Graphics Lead. Oversee creation of seasonal graphics for apparel & footwear.
Graphic Designer
Nike EMEA
Sep 2002 — Dec 2011 · The Netherlands
Graphic Lead for Teamsports: Rugby, Track & Field, Cycling & Olympic apparel. Specialising in performance/innovative graphics & solutions beneficial to the world's top athletes.
Print Designer
Colourlink Creative
1999 — 2001 · London, United Kingdom
Large Format Printing. Exhibition Displays. Banners. Pop-up displays. Print Finishing.
Draughtsperson
John Anthony Signs
1998 — 1999 · Essex
Generating Engineering Drawings for Signage & Shopfronts. Undertook on-site surveys.
Education
Thurrock College
BTEC · Graphic Design
1997 — 1998
SEEVIC
1994 — 1996
Cecil Jones High School
Skills
- Creative Direction
- Image Manipulation
- Art
- Illustration
- Typography
- Adobe Illustrator
- Brand Development
- Art Direction
- Fashion
- Graphics
- Apparel
- Sportswear
- Graphic Design
- Screen Printing
- Concept Development
- Trend Analysis
- Visual Communication
- Logo Design
- Illustrator
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