Jord O'Brien
Illustrator - Visual Designer - Motion Designer
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About
I’m a designer and illustrator from Manchester, UK. Currently living in Leeds. I studied design and illustration before spending the next decade or so working as a designer in roles at agencies as well as in-house and recently moving over to working more primarily as an illustrator and animator as a freelancer.
Some clients I’ve worked with recently are:
DJ Premier,
The Times,
Tim Burgess,
Sideburn Mag,
Low Four Studio,
Business Reporter,
Joe Budden,
York University,
2 Chainz,
Statik Selektah,
Ancoats Coffee.
Some places that have featured my work:
buckuback
Computer Arts Magazine
Digital Arts Magazine
Juxtapoz Magazine
National Park Print shop
Grainedit
Creative Review
Noise Festival
Experience
Jord O’Brien Design & Illustration
November 2022 - Present
Currently working across design, illustration and motion graphics for freelance clients. Some clients I’ve worked with recently are:
DJ Premier,
The Times,
Tim Burgess,
Sideburn Mag,
Low Four Studio,
Business Reporter,
Joe Budden,
York University,
2 Chainz,
Statik Selektah,
Ancoats Coffee.
Atom Learning - Visual Designer
February 2022 - May 2023, London
Worked in a team of designers, illustrators and animators to develop the Atom Learning brand. Closely collaborating with the marketing team and product design team to work on ads, UI elements, Icons, character designs, marketing collateral and as well as a big rebrand.
Six & Flow - Visual Designer
November 2017 - 2021, Manchester A fast paced marketing agency where I worked within a small design team across UX/ UI, illustration, branding, motion graphics and video production mostly for B2B clients with some B2C. Also worked on rebranding the agency.
The Media Octopus - Digital Designer
February 2014 - November 2017, Manchester A fast paced startup working on design work for websites, infographics, illustrations, photo editing, etc.
Foursight Collective - Founder, designer, illustrator
March 2012 - March 2015, Manchester
Creating print based publications that aimed to get northern based creatives involved and spotlight them in the best way possible.
OWT Creative - Intern
March 2012 - December 2012, Manchester
Placement where I worked across different disciplines to support the wider team.
Education
Liverpool John Moores University - BA (hons) Design and Visual arts (1st)
Sept 2009 - 2012
Manchester Metropolitan University / EdExcel level 3 BTEC Foundation Diploma: Art and Design
Sept 2008 - 2009
