Jane Sillifant

Managing Director

Jane established Imagemakers way back in 1989. Frustrated that so much of our past was being lost, Jane steered the company to spark a wider interest and passion in heritage. Her aim was to promote respect and long-term protection for future generations. Delivering great interpretation makes this possible.

Annie Walsh

Admin & Finance Manager

Having been an active full-time Project Manager for 14 years, Annie now spends most of her time managing Imagemakers itself, ensuring that the company has all the right support systems in place to meet day-to-day challenges.

She also assists the New Business Team and supports the Project Managers with project planning, creative brainstorming, research and copywriting as required.

Charlie Curnow

New Projects & Production Director

Charlie leads the new business side of Imagemakers. This exciting role involves carrying out initial site appraisals at some of the world’s most amazing heritage sites and museums, and working closely with the Imagemakers design team to prepare fully costed creative proposals.

He is also a highly experienced project manager with technical and procedural knowledge drawn from 25 years’ experience working for a number of highly regarded creative consultancies. Passionate about what we do, Charlie is a Full Member of the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI), an Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards judge, a former committee member (Secretary and Fundraising Advisor) for the AHI and a member of SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings).

Matthew Jones

Project Manager & Consultant

Matthew has been a central part of the Imagemakers team since 2000. He has extensive experience of interpretive planning, creative copy / script writing and community consultation and has a good knowledge of interpretive media, materials and the logistical aspects of project management and delivery.

He enjoys the challenge of getting to grips with new stories and projects and places considerable emphasis on building positive working relationships with all his clients. He is comfortable and familiar with a diversity of themes from geology and wildlife to industrial and religious heritage, and has envisioned and delivered numerous innovative solutions in different arenas, from museums and visitor centres to historic properties and exterior sites.

Phil Songhurst

Project Manager & Consultant

Phil joined Imagemakers in 2008 following an exciting and varied career path through education, leisure and tourism. This included project managing the design and build of the dynamic visitor centre at Attenborough Nature Reserve for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, which was named in the top ten eco-destinations in the world in 2006.

He combines a lifetime’s passion for heritage and the environment with extensive practical and ‘people’ skills to efficiently manage a wide variety of interpretation projects and holds a detailed working knowledge of design materials, production methods and fabrication processes.

David Masters

Project Manager & Consultant

David brings wide-ranging experience of interpretive planning, implementation, research and evaluation to Imagemakers, working for clients throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and South America.

A specialist interpretive planner and copywriter, he has produced advisory and best practice guidelines for the Heritage Lottery Fund; delivered numerous workshops, lectures and seminars; and edited the award-winning Interpret Scotland journal. He is also Commissioning Editor of the Interpretation Journal, the ‘best practice’ publication of the Association of Heritage Interpretation (AHI).

James Cokeham

Project Manager & Consultant

James joined us in the summer of 2007 after the successful completion of a postgraduate course in Heritage and Museum Management (specialising in interpretation).

He leads Imagemakers in the innovative and effective use of new technology within interpretation schemes and has a wide knowledge of the role the internet and social media tools play in communicating and engaging effectively with audiences. He is also a talented interpretive planner and copywriter and has produced reports supporting a number of successful funding applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund and other bodies.

Janette Hemingway

Project Development Manager

Originally joining Imagemakers in 2001 as an administrator, Janette now has full responsibility for day-to-day office management.

Her wealth of experience, garnered through an exciting 15-year career working in Bangladesh, the Ivory Coast and Austria with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and a year working for Noel Edmonds’ Unique Group, allows her to provide invaluable support to both the new business and project management teams, responsibilities she fulfils in conjunction with management of company finances.

David Revell

Creative Consultant

David works closely with both the in-house studio and project management teams to formulate pioneering interpretive solutions and striking visual designs.

Having joined Imagemakers in 2008, David has broad experience of creating innovate designs for a diverse client base, having worked in a market spanning prominent public, private and commercial organisations. His specialist skills include art direction and implementation, concept design, brand identity, exhibition design, running creative workshops, team leadership and project management.

David Emery

Lead Designer & Studio Manager

David has a passion for graphic design and typography, and leads our in house studio design team, ensuring a consistently high quality of design is achieved through a broad range of disciplines.

After completing his BA (Hons) in Typography, David was awarded membership into the International Society of Typographic Designers, and, since joining Imagemakers, has played an integral role in many projects, ranging from exciting multimedia installations, to layered museum & exhibition graphics and striking visual branding. As well as managing the studio team, David’s major strengths are his skilled eye for typographic detail and innovative conceptual skills.

Gavin Leech

Designer & Illustrator

Gavin joined Imagemakers back in 2001 after completing his BA (Hons) in Graphic Design & Illustration at the University of East Anglia, and has played an important role in the company’s development ever since.

Originally working on illustration and conceptual design, Gavin has broadened his talents significantly, now developing new skills in 3D modelling and design / build for the web and multimedia installations.

Tim Roberts

Multimedia Designer

Tim has always loved music and from an early age displayed a talent for composition and recording. A trained and experienced sound engineer, Tim brought his interests and skills to Imagemakers in 2002.

Along with audio recording, mixing and editing for audio trails, websites etc, Tim directs, and produces immersive AV material for multimedia installations and is responsible for interactive touchscreen builds. Recently, he has become a trained programmer and develops our mobile applications (apps).

Tim Cartwright

Designer

Tim joined Imagemakers in 2006 after completing a BA (Hons) in Typography at Plymouth University.

Since then Tim has developed into a key member of the studio team, producing innovative interpretive graphics and broadening his skills to become an accomplished audio producer. Recent examples of his expressive design style include the striking graphics at Roe Valley Country Park and Ness Country Park for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and Shorne Woods Visitor Centre in Kent.

Chris Mitchell

Designer & Illustrator

Chris has a wealth of experience across the design sector, covering conceptual two and three-dimensional design, museum galleries, exhibitions, models and graphics for exterior and interior environments.

He is also an excellent illustrator and talented in a diverse range of styles including pen and ink, watercolour, scraperboard, woodcut and oils.

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Darren Smith

Production & Maintenance Assistant

Having worked in the great outdoors for many years, Darren had a complete change of lifestyle when he moved from Southend-on-Sea to Devon in 2003.

He oversees all aspects of managing our beautiful head office building, a converted Victorian school, and helps us to make sure you get your products on time!