Mark Pierce

A multi-disciplined creative with over 30 years agency and freelance experience in art direction, print & web design, illustration, marketing, photography, video​, writing & editing, education, workshops & coaching, music composition, live performance & studio production. I have also ​written two books on creativity.

Graphic design & illustration

Books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, branding.

Notable clients: The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Match Magazine, ​Youth For Christ, Ichthus Christian Fellowship.

Fire Lilles by Rhiannon Lloyd book cover design
Music photography - Steve Gilmour CD cover photo
Music - Sarah Pierce CD cover photo
Best Served Chilled - Howard Dobson CD cover
John Every - Everything We Said CD artwork
The Reign - Where Jesus Touches The Earth - CD artwork
Rebecca Hardie - Dust To Diamonds album cover
Charlie Angel - King of an Empty Castle CD artwork
Debbie-Simpson-Set-Me-Free-CD-artwork-design

Music production

Music & spoken word. Composition, performance & studio recording. Live sound.

Notable clients: Spotify, Disney Plus, !Audacious Church, BBC Radio.

Children's song for CheerTots

​Music ​& vocals​: Mark Pierce

Listen to other music examples

​Music performances and ​production​: Mark Pierce

​Watch the video

​​Creating music for songwriters in the studio


Video​

​Filming and editing. Studio lighting.

Notable clients: Revelator Studio & Sarah Pierce Piano


Photography

Studio and location, editorial & commercial.

Notable clients: PlayStation Magazine, Parcelforce, Penguin Books, Toni & Guy.

Personal Brand photography - Tim Gough
Prestatyn-High-School-editorial image for Everything's Changing book
Editorial - theatre company with anti-drug message
Personal brand - Tom Rose magician
Commercial - woolen fashion brand marketing

Web design

​Team leading, design & development.

Notable clients: Sky Sports, BBC, Evening Standard, Lloyds of London, Yorkshire Post, Hull City football club, KC Stadium (including marketing for Elton John & Bryan Adams concerts), BETT award-winning online literacy & numeracy products for primary schools, Monks Cross Shopping.

Web Design - Pearl Shaw School Of Performing Arts
Web Design - Network Plus

​OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Worship leading: Guitar and voice. Confident leading a band and music team.
Notable clients: Local church and MorningStar Europe conferences.

Writing & editing: Authored two books on creativity, and regularly write copy for client projects.
Notable projects: The Creative Wound & Brave Art books. 

Speaking & presenting: In-person and online workshops and training, plus podcast and BBC radio interviews. Wrote a BTEC National Course on Graphic Design fundamentals. Preaching & teaching in various church settings.
Notable clients: Portakabin, St. Michael Le Belfrey (York), Christian Vision For Men (CVM), Invictus Prophetic Global.

Creative lead for a large AoG church in York.
Founding member, elder & charity trustee of an independent church plant in York.
Prison ministry.

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