Steve Glew
Global Head of Design @Capital.com
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WORK HISTORY
Global Head of Design @Capital.com
London, GB
Driving design of marketing materials and assets globally, incorporating marketing collateral, events and digital. Translating business needs into design solutions for presentation to senior leaders. Orchestrating high-volume workflow underpinning design work. Delivered the creative oversight and design expertise integral to Capital.com’s triple-digit YoY growth. Curated powerful brand identity that has grown Capital.com’s share of the European trading platform market. Positioned Capital.com as a disruptor of traditional finance utilising design, image and visual storytelling. Grew YouTube subscriber cohort by 60% in 12 months, 22%+ more than next competitor. Drove up YouTube watch time and engagement vs previous year. Ascertained that all design output globally met the exacting standards set and adhered to brand identity. Championed creativity within the team; took a hands-on role in conceptualisation as needed. Planned design team scale-up in line with business growth (from 16 to 25 people). Defined creative vision for design team and wider organisation while setting the bar for quality. Inspired content development across all channels for major campaigns in collaboration with Campaigns Team. Developed vendor requests for proposal and scopes of work and managed contractual vendor relationships. Aligned capital.com and currency.com social media with brand vision; led full redesign of social channels. Pushed conversation on whole company branding and championed launch of company first brand guidelines.
EDUCATION
Croydon College
BA Hons, Graphic Design
Croydon College
BA Hons, Graphic Design
Croydon College
BTEC HND, Graphic Design
Cleveland College of Art & Design
BTEC, General Art & Design
ABOUT STEVE GLEW
Steve is an accomplished senior design leader with over two decades of professional experience, spanning media, broadcasting, financial services and retail sectors. His aptitude for setting the right creative direction has been central to success. Utilising design, image and visual storytelling, Steve is truly passionate about great creative output. Formerly, Global Head of Design at fast-growing FinTech company, Capital.com. While in the post, Steve established the design function as a key enabler of business goals. Under his leadership, the team have shaped a powerful brand identity that has fuelled revenue and market share growth. Notably, in 2022, the team received a ‘Bronze Award’ at the EVCOM London Film Awards in recognition. Previously Steve has spent 10 years with Sky. During his tenure, he enjoyed regular career progression culminating in an appointment to Senior Creative (Product & Brand) at Sky Creative Agency. Steve led creative output (print and digital) and contributed to large-scale ATL campaigns. Steve has extensive freelance experience, primarily in the media sector. Highlights include work for The Economist as a Freelance Motion Designer as part of the Films team. He\'s owned delivery of on-air motion graphics for various BBC flagship current affairs shows, such as Newsnight and BBC News. Steve is strongly positioned to drive the design vision of a company globally, incorporating marketing collateral, events and digital. He finds new and unique design opportunities to develop design ideas energising and is willing to challenge convention. With an engaging management style, he gets the best from design teams. Design Leadership Creative Direction Conceptual Ideation Art Direction Motion Graphics Managing People Steve is always open to starting conversations with others about how great design can push brands forward and take organisations to the next level. New connections and networking opportunities are welcomed.
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