Jill recently celebrated her 10 year anniversary at Sherwen Studios. We chatted about how her time at the company has shaped her career and why she’s dedicated a decade of her life to the Sherwen Family.
Jill: I Worked at Auto Trader in the production department. I was heavily involved in the production of all of their magazines from type setting and proof reading through to design and pagination.
Prior to that I studied Graphic Design at the University of Salford and came out with a 2:1 honours.
Joining Sherwen was the beginning of growth from a family photography studio to the thriving digital creative agency that it is today.
Jill: I came on board as a Junior Web Developer where I looked after our long term retail partners, many websites. Some of these were intranets where I kept retailers up-to-date on upcoming promotions and events in store.
I also offered technical support through a ticketing system. I updated their promotions and seasonal recipes regularly on their consumer sites and I also worked on their email marketing.
Today, I am proudly looking after the same clients I started with 10 years ago. I have gotten to know them extremely well and I know how they like their website.
My clients websites have transformed many times from basic html to beautiful Drupal and Wordpress sites, so the way I update their sites has certainly changed over time.
Jill: I always start my day with a brew and go through all my emails and reply to my customers. I will request any assets I need for a project and while I’m waiting I’ll work on something else, another brand’s site for example.
My job these days mostly involves content management, artwork and a little bit of HTML and CSS. So I usually start a project by creating a copy spreadsheet. I’d then work on creating offer images in photoshop ready to upload to Drupal.
While i'm working there’s usually a lot of activity going on in the office. Lots of conversation among myself and my colleagues (work related of course) and I may be involved in a meeting in Matt’s office.
Jill: The ongoing joke in the office is that I’m part of the woodwork.
We’ve doubled in size since I started and that’s quite an achievement - I’ve watched it grow into a hard-working, adaptive digital agency.
Be proactive; start your workday off the right way and get organised. Anticipating our clients' needs is what we do.
Jill: it has to be me! We’ve even had discussions about my brew making techniques to see if anyone can recreate it.
Jill: Oooh that’s a tough one. Erm ugh! Well Sean and Dean are usually the office DJ’s. I just go along with whatever they put on and laugh when Emma sneaks in and changes it or when they change it on each other.
Jill: Happy to help!
Jill: I love my pets! I have a Springer Spaniel called Lizzy and 2 Rabbits called Peter & Percy.
I also enjoy anything creative, design, photography and drawing.
Jill: Okay, for Starter: Homemade vegetable soup (with my soup maker).
Main: Spaghetti Puttanesca (my favourite).
Dessert: Chocolate Brownie & Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae.
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