Gareth Barker
Curriculum Vitae
Profile
17+ years designing websites, brands, marketing campaigns and digital content for agencies, SMEs and established organisations – with clear communication, commercial awareness and simpler, more effective user experiences.
Career Highlights
- Broad experience across digital, creative and marketing design.
- Led brand, website and digital marketing for growing businesses.
- Works directly with marketing teams and business leaders on growth.
Core Skills
- Design
- FigmaFigJamAdobe Creative Cloud
- Development
- Responsive designAccessibilityHTMLCSSTailwindFoundationBootstrap
- CMS
- WordPressShopifyStatamic
- Collaboration
- JiraMiro
Experience
GarethBarker.com
Freelance Designer
Aug 2025 – Present | Remote
Freelance web, UI, social and email design with an emphasis on speed, clarity and production-ready output.
Pact Coffee (B Corp™)
Senior User Interface Designer
Dec 2021 – Aug 2025 | Hybrid
UI across mobile and desktop; built Pact’s web UI design system from the ground up.
Bacon Lightning Protection
Marketing & Systems Manager
Nov 2018 – Nov 2021 | On-site
Brand, website and marketing design; CRM and internal systems rollout.
GarethBarker.com
Freelance Designer
Nov 2015 – Nov 2018 | Remote
Websites, branding and print for SMEs.
Fortnum & Mason
Digital Designer
Dates to confirm | Hybrid contract
Product page and digital campaign design.
LeftTurn Facilities Limited
Marketing & Operations Manager
May 2015 – Nov 2015 | On-site
Marketing, brand and operations for a new facilities business.
Area Fifty One Design Limited
Digital Designer
Dec 2013 – May 2015 | On-site
Web and digital design for agency clients.
Education
Rickstones 6th Form College
GNVQ Media Studies & Music
Rickstones School
8 GCSEs inc. Maths & English
Interests
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- MMA
- Music
- Live gigs
- Film
- Guitar
- Family
Currently training towards a Royce Gracie black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.