EXPERIENCE
Marks & Spencer
Lead Product Designer
September 2019 - Present
Scope:
Hands-On Design Leadership - all areas UI/UX/Strategy/Steering/ATL/BTL • Stakeholder Management • Research and Testing • Creative Workshop Facilitation • QA • Delivering Global Enhancements • Mentoring • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison • Brand Management
Discovery Channel / Eurosport
Lead Product Designer
March 2019 - August 2019 (6 month contract)
Scope:
Lean-Team Design Leadership • Dev/Stakeholder Management • Delivering Global Enhancements
AVIVA
Senior Product Designer
March 2018 - February 2019 (contract)
Scope:
Hands-On Design • Dev/Stakeholder Management • Conceptual workshops and think tanks • Brexit-proofing the business • Delivering Global Enhancements and blue sky wk • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison
SAGA TRAVEL
Principal Designer
April 2017 - Jan 2018 (contract)
Scope:
Rebrand end-to-end • Hands-On Design all areas UI/UX/Strategy • Stakeholder Management • Creative Workshop Facilitation • QA • Delivering Global Enhancements • Mentoring • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison
NowTV digital
Senior Designer / Help and Support Lead
February 2016 - April 2017 (contract)
Scope:
Raising NPS/CTR/CRO • Accessibility champion • E2E Design & Delivery • Research/Testing/Liaising with bus/tech/industry and third parties • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison • Help and support end-to-end creation
SKY (SKY DIGITAL)
Digital Art Director / Senior Designer
Jan 2010 - Sept 2012 / February 2013 - February 2016
Scope:
Global rebrand leadership responsibilities • Hands-on design - all areas UI/UX/Strategy/Steering/ATL/BTL • Stakeholder Management • Research and Testing • Creative Workshop Facilitation • QA • Delivering Global Enhancements • Mentoring • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison • Brand Management • Leading portfolios (Dot com/internet/help and support/shop/rerbrand x3) • Art direction for photoshoots • Securing funding from business/board for portfolios and future works
EE ( T-Mobile, Orange mobile, EE)
UXDX, Hand-On Design manager
September 2012 - February 2013
Scope:
Creating a design studio from scratch • Hands-on design - all areas UI/UX/Strategy/Steering/ATL/BTL • Agile Management • Research and Testing • Creative Workshop Facilitation • QA • Delivering Global Enhancements • Mentoring • Collaboration and Business-wide Liaison • Brand Management
VIRGIN MEDIA
Senior UI Designer
January 2009 - December 2009
Scope:
B2B/B2C • 360 design and delivery • Successful Pitchwork ATL for Virgin Airlines and other domestic works
CROWN BC (STRATA DESIGN)
Senior Designer / Art Director
January 2006 - December 2009
Scope:
Hand-on design and delivery for Fintech • B2B/B2C • Live Events • Corp Comms • All Digital • Client Liaison• Dev/Stakeholder Management • Government & Healthcare design specialist
CHANNEL 4 (London)
Senior Designer
January 2004 - December 2005
Scope: Creative thinktanks for campaigns (TV and 360) • Print and Award • Corp Comms
Woodhead Int.
Architecture / Design
Integrated Designer
January 2001 - December 2003
Scope: Corporate identity • 360 campaigns • All digital • Signage & Wayfinding Systems • Environmental design
ABC TV
Designer - December 2000
Scope: Digital design • Keyframe design