Chris Anstey

About

I am a web developer & designer who is currently employed as a UI Developer within the digital department at Immediate Media. I have previously worked within the in-house design & digital team at Ministry of Sound in central London. After graduating from the University of West England in Bristol, I worked at FP Creative for a year, where I was included within projects for clients such as Jaguar and Land Rover. As part of my university course, I undertook a placement year at Redwire Design, where I was able to gain real life work experience within the web industry, before going back to university to complete my degree. I have always been passionate about designing in general, which led me into web design and development, teaching myself (X)HTML and CSS to build small static websites, before going onto university to further my knowledge in the field. In my spare time I enjoy music, in which I listen to a variety of genres, as well as playing several instruments myself. I am also a keen rugby player, in which over the years I have received several representative honours such as playing for my county.

Contact

If you have any questions or would like to chat, feel free to email me at me@chrisanstey.co.uk, or use the contact form below. I am also available for calling or messaging on request through Skype; my username is ‘ansteychris‘.

Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience

Immediate Media Co: 2013 – Present
UI Developer

I am currently employed as a UI Developer within the digital department at Immediate Media. This role involves operating on the publishing, community and commerce platforms that the company deal with. It is my responsibility to be produce high quality solutions when transforming designs into reality, creating user interfaces and ensuring a high standard of cross-browser and multi-device compatibility have been taken into consideration. Some of the clients that I deal with on a daily basis are Radio Times, Top Gear and BBC Good Food.

Ministry of Sound: 2011 – 2013
Designer & Developer

I was previously employed within the in-house design & digital team at Ministry of Sound, who are responsible for websites such as Hed Kandi, Global Underground and and Dance Nation. My role demands and mixture of creative graphic and user experience design, and the skill to transform and develop design concepts into fully functioning systems, using the latest technologies available. I specialise in mobile development, providing mobile-specific CSS and JQuery that renders the website(s) into a form that is more suitable and user-friendly for mobile users. I also incorporate several social networking platforms within my work; promoting campaigns, advertising club nights and developing pages that provide users with the latest information.

FP Creative: 2010 – 2011
Front-End Web Developer

After graduating from university, I began working for FP Creative, a design agency based in London. As a front-end web developer, my main roles included transforming website designs into fully functioning websites, using W3C compliant XHTML and CSS, while also using dynamic languages such as JQuery for animations and effects. I also delved into backend development, inserting the coded websites into content management systems such as Drupal, enabling the clients to be in full control of their website. While working here I gained experience working with large-scale clients such as Jaguar, Land Rover and Santander.

Redwire Design: 2008 – 2009
Junior Web Developer

As part of a placement year, completed between my second and third year at university, I worked for Redwire Design. The placement enabled me to gain first-hand work experience in not just web development, but working within a real development team, dealing with the requests and requirements of real clients. My main role as a junior web developer was to use my front-end development skills to transform a design into a W3C compliant website, which I would then insert into the in-house built content management system, giving the client full control over their website.

The Grid Media: 2008 – Present
Web Developer & Designer

What started as a side project that was set up with a friend, has increased its back catalogue for several clients within the dance music industry such as ‘Mark Knight’ and ‘ClubTracks’. My roles, as one half of the The Grid Media, include being the designer and front-end developer, as well as helping with the back-end languages such as PHP and mySQL, enabling the building of a custom built content management system for the client’s website. Although small in size, we have always approached our projects professionally, setting internal deadlines and milestones, whilst using effective communication with the clients to ensure they receive the perfect solution for their website, which they are able to edit, manage and be in control of.

Education

University of the West of England: 2006-2010
(BSc) Web Design – 1st Class [Sandwich]

Gravesend Grammar School: 1999-2006
A Level ICT – B
A Level Government & Politics – C
A Level Geography – C
GCSE’s – 1 A*, 2 A’s, 4 B’s, 5 C’s

For a downloadable version of my Curriculum Vitae, please request it via the contact form above, or email me directly.