Kathleen Bright

Current

Caketivist at Vegan Cake and Tea
Writer at Inspire With Hope

Past

Web Designer / Developer at Superdrug
Web Producer & Developer at NET-A-PORTER.COM
Internet Researcher at AQA 63336

Creative Director at Night Island
Web Designer at Catch Digital
IT Assistant at AccountAbility
Administration Officer at Home Office

see less...

4 more...

Education

Croydon College
King's College London, U. of London
James Allen's Girls' School

see less...

Recommended

1 person has recommended Kathleen

Connections

55 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Kathleen Bright’s Summary

I have strong retail / eCommerce web design and development experience in fashion, beauty and health, with Net-A-Porter and Superdrug. I've worked in digital agencies and non-profit organisations too.

I'm currently on holiday; I'll be back in January.

In my spare time, I love working on my own web projects, learning more about web design and generally being creative.

I really really really love HTML & CSS.

Recent achievements:-
- Vegan Cake and Tea social group for the appreciation, production & consumption of vegan cake (and tea!)
- Decreased the amount of time between my having an idea & implementing it
- Managing a multi-user blog I started in January 2009

Immediate / short-term goals:-
- Updating content for Bright Portfolio
- Continue to regularly update Kathleen Bright (dotcom)
- Re-building my reputation in the blogosphere
- Site administration for my Wordpress blogs

Longer-term goals:-
- Working for myself, with Web stuff & "real world" stuff
- Opening a vegan tea & cake shop in Central London
- EthicalBeads.com - handmade, ethical, beautiful jewellery
- Challenging Kyriarchy - working towards greater love, human rights & social justice
- Perfect "work-life" balance, where work is a welcome aspect of life & non-work-life is a welcome aspect of work; they can co-exist in peaceful harmony :)

Kathleen Bright’s Specialties:

Making sites accessible, beautiful & usable design for the web, XHTML, CSS, W3C standards, web design consultancy, web editing, blog management

Kathleen Bright’s Experience

Caketivist

Vegan Cake and Tea

(Internet industry)

May 2009 — Present (9 months)
Writer

Inspire With Hope

(Internet industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

Solopreneur: I'm Judge, Jury & Executioner! Sharing my personal entrepreneurship journey to help you with yours. Kathleen Bright - writes about being creative, entrepreneurship, web stuff, blogging, happiness & more...
Web Designer / Developer

Superdrug

(Retail industry)

June 2009 — November 2009 (6 months)

- Designing microsites, web pages & promo spots
- Implementing site designs
- Deploying email newsletters
- Retouching product images
- Merchandising
Web Producer & Developer

NET-A-PORTER.COM

(Privately Held; Retail industry)

October 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 8 months)

• Half of web development team of two who built all the HTML & CSS for theOutnet
• Built complex, valid XHTML & CSS layouts to work across multiple browsers
• Communicated technical concepts to Design, Editorial and Marketing
• Advised on accessibility and usability; trained co-workers within IT, Design & Editorial
• Created systems and templates to improve the efficiency of page production
• Delivered content to tight schedules each week, updating high-profile pages
• Deputised in the absence of managers

I juggled a number of important projects and urgent tasks, as well communicating well across a variety of different teams in a large, fast-growing company.
Internet Researcher

AQA 63336

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

December 2008 — January 2009 (2 months)
Creative Director

Night Island

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 8 months)

- Managing creative projects from conception to completion
- Optimising HTML & CSS, managing re-branding and creating original artwork
- Lead Web / Mobile Designer, Intelli-Call Ltd (3-month contract):
Web Designer

Catch Digital

(Internet industry)

August 2007 — October 2007 (3 months)
IT Assistant

AccountAbility

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

January 2006 — July 2006 (7 months)

- Site admin & management
- Design & implementation of newsletters & web space; hand-coding HTML; graphics.
- Tech support (user support, liaising with support company); CMS applications

I was an IT Assistant to start, but for two months I was IT.
Administration Officer

Home Office

(Government Administration industry)

September 2005 — January 2006 (5 months)

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, prioritising and multi-tasking
- Meeting deadlines, data entry, recording statistics and making calls to representatives
- Liaising with social services, service users and colleagues in offices across the country
- Booking accommodation for the destitute via phone, fax and mail
- Developing new procedures and training members of 11 regional departments
- Records management: Updating departmental and organisational databases
- Preparing casework for hearings within tight deadlines – often fewer than 24 hours
- Attending appeal hearings, writing minutes and reporting back to team with results
- Microsoft Office – including Word, Excel, Access and Outlook – advanced proficiency

Kathleen Bright’s Education

Croydon College

Web Entrepreneur (NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Telematics) , Web Development, Business , 2006 — 2006

Online study

Activities and Societies:

Site development, business skills, time-management
King's College London, U. of London

BA Religion, Philosophy & Ethics , Ethics, Philosophy of Religiojn , 2002 — 2005

Gained 2:1

- Organisation, research, note-taking & essay writing, public speaking & presentations
- Distinction in AKC award; first class results for dissertation & oral presentation
- Student Committee: Organising events, advising at open days, interacting with parents

Activities and Societies:

AKC, Theology & Religious Studies Social Committee
James Allen's Girls' School

Additional Information

Kathleen Bright’s Websites:

Kathleen Bright’s Interests:

games, dancing, journalling, knitting, meeting new people, meditating, networking, reading, trying new stuff, web design, web stuff, zen

Kathleen Bright’s Groups:

Blellow, Ethical Beads, The London Bloggers Meetup Group, London Vegans Meetup Group

Refresh - Promoting design, technology,and usability.
Web Standards Design + Development
Designers Talk
CREATIVE DESIGN PROS
Design+
Smashing Magazine Fans
Online Media Jobs -- Work in Internet Marketing, E-business, Web Analytics, etc.
Digital Personnel