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Gianfranco Fagotto

Multidisciplinary design lead and director
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About

A solid, multilingual, and strategic-thinking creative leader with proven global success in brand design and digital experiences across international markets. I have worked at agencies and in-house for companies such as NetJets, Liz Earle Beauty, and the Financial Times’ content agency, bringing evidenced ROI to global brands. Fierce problem-solving skills and a deep appreciation for consumer motivations. I believe kindness, empathy, and integrity bring better results for clients and help forge stronger relationships. I specialise in building brands and products that stand out and drive meaningful change. I am a pragmatic dreamer. I like to turn vision into tangible success. Currently, I am developing my 3D skills (Blender) and exploring AI-generated content.

Previous Brands
IM London & IM Dubai
Financial Times
Elegant Resorts / Graff Diamonds / IM / Knight Frank / UK Tailors / InsiJets / Xerjoff Perfumes
NetJets
Craft / Luxury Design Tailors / Portland Associates / Ralph&Russo / The Body Shop
Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited
Brompton Brands
MUSE Magazine
PRESTIGE Magazin
Lovat Parks
Global Airlines
Work Experience
Freelance Creative Director + Designer
Jan ‘23 - Now
Various Clients in the Aviation, Lifestyle, and Luxury Space

Clients: • IM Agency > Strategia Data Science, British European Aviation, Enness Finance, Global Airlines, Hamilton Court FX, InMotion Food, International SOS, Metropolitan Gaming Group, Million Plus, Land Union Hotels, Luisen Residenz Am Zeuthener See, Searcys, The Hollies, Wyck Hill House • Personal > Kasbal, Lovat Parks, My Deco, Prestige Luxury Magazine Working independently and with agencies on: • Idea generation, concept development, brand development, editorial, UX/UI for websites, and pitch work • Diverse range of clients — large and small, including start-ups — predominantly within the aviation, finance, hospitality, and most recently the health & wellness sectors. This involved generating concepts, designing visuals, creating final artwork, overseeing production, and ensuring timely and on-budget delivery • Notable projects: developing the brand and visual identity of Global Airlines (start-up commercial aviation company) and Replete (start-up health & wellness).

Art Director, In-house Content Agency
Dec ‘16 - Dec ‘22
Financial Times

• As part of the advertising department, my team helped deliver projects worth £20M+ in revenue in 2022. • Led the development of bespoke and global marketing campaigns (on/offline), each with a budget of £100K+, and multimedia series from brief to execution. This encompassed tailoring content based on the client’s budget and KPIs, running integrated promotional activities across ft.com and social media, UX/UI design for hubs, illustration, photo shoot organisation, animation, data visualisation, and video production. • Collaborated with Sales, AdOps, and Performance Marketing to pitch concepts and campaign ideas to clients and internal departments. • Liaised with third-party vendors, and global partners (designers, videographers, writers, photographers, illustrators, and web engineers). • Large-scale project planning, including estimation of team and time. Clients • Finance / Technology / Biopharma > Amazon Web Services, Baker Hughes, BlackRock, Credit Suisse, Cytiva, Google Cloud, GSK, IDA Ireland, Invest Qatar, Kaspersky, Lombard Odier, Mitsubishi, Morgan Stanley, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Smurfit Kappa, UBS • Luxury / Lifestyle > AMEX, Auriens, BMW, Brunello Cucinelli, Laurent-Perrier, Marriott Hotels, Michael Kors, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Richard Mille + Ferrari, Saint Laurent, Singapore Tourism Board, The Macallan, Zenith Key projects • 2022 > FT X Richard Mille and Ferrari “Performance As An Accelerator of Style” sponsored content campaign • 2019 > FT X Auriens 'Later Life Stories', received two nominations at the European Digiday Awards in London for 'Best Use of Native Advertising' and 'Best Branded Content Series' • 2018 > FT X UBS 'Transact' won ‘Best Global Creative Strategy’ and ‘Best in Class’ at the Gramercy Institute Financial Marketing Strategy Awards in New York. Sectors • B2B, B2C, Financial Services, Tech, Travel, and Luxury

Freelance Creative Director + Designer
Feb ‘16 - Nov ‘16
Elegant Resorts / Graff Diamonds / IM / Knight Frank / UK Tailors / InsiJets / Xerjoff Perfumes

Working independently and with agencies on: • idea generation, concept development, and pitch work • UX and UI design for mobile apps and websites • brand development and guidelines • email campaigns, editorial • photography art direction Clients: • Personal > GHD, InsiJets, SecretSales.com, Webbing Solutions • IMLondon.co.uk > Atriis, Birchwood Park Golf & Country Club, Cathay Pacific, COR app, Elegant Resorts, Enness Global Finance Brokers, JLL, Jumeirah, Pumpuli

Global Head of Design
Aug ‘13 - Jan ‘16
NetJets

• Led successful post-merger rebranding for NetJets US/EU, resulting in a 25% boost in brand recognition. • Developed the brand narrative across platforms and media — from digital storytelling, print, packaging, advertising, and co-branded content, to event marketing collateral (Art Basel, Grand Prix de Monaco F1, PGA Tournaments, among others). • Conceptualised and directed 15+ photo shoots and 360° web galleries (interiors and exteriors), for new jet models coming into the fleet, ensuring brand consistency. • 2015 on and offline advertising campaign (15% increase in leads). • $500K 3D rendering project to update existing photography of 15+ aircraft, interiors and exteriors. • Oversaw the creative and design process with a team of eight designers/art directors. • Managing the department’s annual budget of $3M and supplier negotiations

Freelance Creative Director + Designer
Feb ‘12 - Jul ‘13
Craft / Luxury Design Tailors / Portland Associates / Ralph&Russo / The Body Shop

Working independently and with agencies on: • Idea generation, concept development, email campaigns, branding, wayfinding, editorial, websites, events collateral and pitch work Clients: • Personal > Ralph&Russo, The Body Shop, Luxury Design Tailors, Xerjoff Perfumes • Craft > Galbani, Sellotape • Portland Design Associates > Mubadala REI

Lead Designer
Mar ‘10 - Feb ‘12
Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited

• Creative lead in research, vision and design for implementation • Concept visualisation, brand and campaign development, in-store and out-store, photography art direction, visuals for QVC shows, digital and packaging • Worked with award-winning design agency Turner Duckworth, on new make-up range packaging

Creative Lead
Feb ‘08 - Feb ‘10
Brompton Brands

• Leading design and implementation of print and digital marketing campaigns • Clients: Bacardi, Babilonia, Café de Paris, Chinawhite, FashionTV, Mamilanji, MTV, Paper, Roof Gardens, Twenty4, Whisky Mist

Senior Designer
Nov ‘06 - Jan ‘08
MUSE Magazine

• Cover and page layouts, branding, catalogues, marketing and events collateral • Managing in-house creative staff, working with external agency (No. 11 in New York), attended fashion shoots and supervised the magazine's print production Key achievements: → Muse magazine selected for appearance in London-based Distill magazine, which presents a digested read of the style and fashion press from all over the world → Muse selected for Colophon International magazine symposium, in the Layout Design category musemagazine.it

Languages
English - Fluent
French - Fluent
German - Basic
Italian - Native
Spanish - Native
Education & Training
University of the Arts London
‘18 - ‘18
Creative Direction
Istituto Europeo di Design
Web Animation
Istituto Europeo di Design
Video Post-production
Instituto Superior Metropolitano de Diseño, La Metro
Graphic Design & Advertising
University of Helsinki
‘24 - ‘24
Certification
Elements of AI
Mastered
‘24 - ‘24
Certification
Blender 3D
Google
‘23 - ‘23
Certificate
Advanced Google Analytics
UX Design Institute
‘21 - ‘22
Certificate
UI Design
London, UK