Robert Fransgaard http://www.linkedin.com/in/fransgaard London, United Kingdom

A London based Creative Lead and Digital Communicator who believes in the value of delivering effortless and enjoyable user experiences that create happy customers and meet business requirements. I am passionate about all things digital and am constantly on the lookout for new technology trends and innovations that can help develop and enhance the online presence of my clients and create long-term sustainable communication opportunities.

Redhouse Lane Communications(Online Media industry)Creative LeadMarch 2009PresentLeading the interactive creative delivery from the front. Clients include Business Stream, NHS Tavistock & Portman, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.Communicator(Marketing and Advertising industry)Digital DirectorJuly 2008February 2009Managing digital production from a project management aspect as well as the more practical sourcing and managing of both freelance resources as well as out-sourcing to backend production companies. Clients include Lanson, Hovis and Starbucks.Vivid Lime(Online Media industry)Head of CreativeNovember 2006June 2008I was hired as a part of a management team to take several in-house digital departments and turn them into a single competitive and independent digital agency. My task was to lead and develop the creative team from a copywriter and myself to a 6 person strong creative department working on anything digital from small, quick turnaround banners, ppc campaigns and affiliate marketing campaigns to big cms-driven e-commerce sites with a strong user-centric focus. Clients included MMT for GSMA, Columbus Insurance, Disney and the pan-european initiative Teach Today.Fortune Cookie(Design industry)Senior DesignerOctober 2004October 2006World-class website concepts, design and development focusing on delivering top of the class usability and accessibility through a solid user-centric design process. Clients included Legal & General, FT Business and One RailwayLondon Web Communications(Online Media industry)Senior DesignerAugust 1999October 2004I joined London Web Communications as a Junior Designer when I moved to London and quickly rose to the position as Senior Designer. During my time at London Web I started learning about online accessibility while keeping my Flash skills up to speed as well giving my skill set the rather unique combination of accessibility and Flash. My role included website design and XHTML and CSS development for all types of businesses, B to C, B to B. Clients included Royal British Legion, British Institute of Innkeeping and The Institute of the Motor Industry.Freelance(Online Media industry)Freelance Web DesignerJanuary 1999August 1999Back in 1999 there wasn't really web design companies in Denmark so I started out as a Freelance Web Designer and together with Phuc van Dang we got a great gig at TeleDanmark ( Danish equivalent to BT) designing Dingelink.dk. Dingelink.dk became the home for young Danish mobile phone users from spring 1999 to summer 2004 where it was taken offline. During the time it was live it became one of the top ten most visited sites in Denmark. And it was a great portfolio piece to get me start in London.Pind Marketing(Online Media industry)Assistant Art DirectorOctober 1998December 1998I had learned about the Internet during my studies at the School for visual Communication and when we graduated I was the only student with an online portfolio to show as I knew I wanted to work with digital design. Based on this I quickly landed a job as Assistant Art Director for Pind Marketing. However, it was not right job for me as they were content with staying in the printed area of the creative industry and I wanted to do digital design.Grey/Odense(Online Media industry)Work PlacementOctober 1997November 1997As part of my education I had a great work placement at Grey in Odense, Denmark. Half of what I learned during my 3-year education, I learned in those 6 weeks as Grey didn't just give me bits and pieces to do, but they threw me in the deep end with real projects for real clients, which was great. Skolen for Visuel Kommunikation • Team leadership and development. • Pitching, presentation and client liaison. • Strategy, information architecture and user experience management. • Online art direction and concept development. • Creation and deployment of brand utilities. • Layout and finalised design optimised for online media. • Typography and the use of type online. • Online accessibility following the UK Disability Discrimination Act. • Design for handheld devices including .mobi compliant development. Persuasive DesignWeb 2.0Technology For Marketing & AdvertisingWeb StandardsDigital MarketingMobile Marketing & AdvertisingSocial Media TodaySocial Media MarketingUser ExperienceDesigners TalkLondon Web StandardsDigital LoungeFuture TrendsAquent NetworkFreelance professionalsFuture Social MediaInstitute of Asset ManagementThe Freelance Creative Media Group UK (FCMUK)Digital PersonnelWordpress loversDigital Gurus London - The Community for Digital Media FolkMajor PlayersPAS 55 Asset ManagementECOM Recruitment London - Digital SpecialistsSocial Media UK ( #SMUK)Aquent UKFresh Digital TalentSocial TV - next generation media (Web 2.0, mobile, digital video broadcast, DTV, STB, MHEG, IPTV)Kansai de リンクドイン