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Freelance
Design without the drama
I'm Julie Nicholls, a freelance graphic designer with 30+ years of experience and based in Essex. I work with design, marketing, digital and PR agencies as a reliable extra pair of hands. I also work directly with businesses who need a trusted designer to call on regularly. From creative solutions and campaign concepts to infographics, marketing materials, presentations and brand rollout, on time, every time, without the fuss.
Agencies, I've got you
When your team is stretched and a deadline is looming, I'm the freelancer you want on speed dial. I slot into your workflow, work to your brand guidelines from day one, and deliver work your clients will be happy with, on time and without the fuss.
I've been working with design, marketing, digital and PR agencies for almost a decade. Many of the agencies I started with are still with me today. I also have extensive experience working with public sector and NHS clients, both directly and through agencies, so if that's your world, I already know my way around it.
Based in Essex and working remotely, I support agencies across London and the South East.
"Working with Julie is always one of the smoothest processes we have with any supplier. She nails the brief every time — and her consummate professionalism keeps us coming back time after time."
Paul O'Meara, Verve Communications
Client since 2018
Four things agencies come to me for the most:
Presentations
Sales decks, pitch documents, investor presentations. Designed to impress, built to be editable. I've rescued more last-minute PowerPoints than I care to count.
Infographics
Complex data, simplified. I turn dense information into clear, visually compelling graphics that work across print, digital and social.
Brochures & artwork
Need an extra pair of hands on production? I take on brochure, report and document design, and artwork. Accurate, efficient and without a lot of questions. With a designer's eye, not just a production head.
Brand rollout
Have an existing brand that needs applying across a suite of materials? I take your guidelines and run with them. Brochures, digital assets, presentations, social templates, the lot.
My freelance promise
I do what I say I will. On time, every time.
I spent years in agencies before going freelance. I know how important it is to have someone you can rely on completely, someone who just gets on with it, hits deadlines and makes your life easier rather than harder. That's what I've built my whole way of working around.
Here's what you can count on:
→ Design without the drama No fuss, no hand-holding, no unnecessary back-and-forth.
→ Well-considered work 30+ years of experience means great design backed by solid reasoning.
→ Excellent project management Fast, efficient and obsessively organised.
→ Honesty If I can't help you, I'll say so. I only take on work I know I can do well.
→ Long-term thinking I want you to love the work as much as I love creating it. Thats what builds trust.
"I can honestly say it's been a total joy working with you. I've really loved your take on things – really refreshing. So I have no hesitation in recommending you far and wide."
Holly Hall, Brazil Street
Client since 2017