Katja Alissa Mueller

Katja Alissa Mueller

Head of DesignLondon, United Kingdom
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Katja Alissa Mueller

Katja Alissa Mueller

Head of DesignLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I’m a creative leader with over 15+ years of experience who helps ambitious, purpose-led businesses thrive through design, vision and strategy. My diverse background across various industries and expertise results in a true whole-puzzle-thinking mindset. I have an authentic leadership style, based on empowering and leading cross-functional teams, am an industry mentor, and love to create customer-centric brands that focus on sustainability and impact. My passion lies in distilling complex ideas into simple, beautiful and engaging creative solutions, and am a firm believer that an emotional response is the best indicator of truly great craft.
Projects
  • informed.
    informed.As Head of Design & Brand I oversaw all creative aspects and delivered across brand and product strategy. After 5 months I was promoted to join the senior leadership team. I led a team of 1-5: for product design, marketing design, copywriting, motion, research, the photo desk and external agencies. A crucial part of my work centred around empowering and mentoring others. My work included a brand redesign, app launch, product management, strategy, creative concepts, campaigns, growth & retention
  • Courier Media
    Courier MediaI worked at the helm of creativity across Courier Media and championed the visual aesthetic of the brand in every way while leading a team producing a range of content such as our bi-monthly magazine and additional print products, global commercial partnerships and digital experiences.
  • AllBright
    AllBrightDesign Direction for Allbright – a global members’ club and springboard for smart-minded women at all ages and stages – across their entire brand universe: from club creative, social media, events, academy courses to bespoke digital membership offerings.
Projects credited in
  • SAMSUNG | The Space Bus
    SAMSUNG | The Space BusSamsung were keen to leverage their partnership with the Science Museum in order to get school children thinking about a future in the sciences. At a time when young people's interest in STEM subjects was rapidly declining, we were challenged to create something that would make a genuine impact. The Science Museum had just aquired Tim Peake's Soyuz TMA-19M capsule and were planning to take it on a country-wide tour. This presented us with an opportunity to design an experience that might just
  • Top 10: career advice tips for 2023
    Top 10: career advice tips for 2023Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Working with a tricky client? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2023 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything
  • Top 10: career advice tips for 2022
    Top 10: career advice tips for 2022Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Wanting to grow your network? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2022 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything
  • International Women’s Day 2021, meet 100 rising stars inspiring change
    International Women’s Day 2021, meet 100 rising stars inspiring changeWe still have a way to go when it comes to improving gender diversity and equality in the creative, tech and digital industries – which is why it is so important for us, as a platform, to use our force for good. We’re thrilled to be releasing our annual list celebrating and shining a spotlight on 100+ rising stars from underrepresented gender identities – as nominated by The Dots community – who are transforming the industry of today and inspiring the generation of tomorrow. The list beams wit
  • Happy multi-talented Mother's Day
    Happy multi-talented Mother's DayStatistics show that, depressingly, working mothers are 18% more stressed than everyone else. If you have more than one child, that figure shoots up to 40%. Well, duh. Raising a human (or humans) while trying to find that mythical work life balance can be exhausting, especially in an industry that runs on last minute deadlines and a fair amount of manic energy. Mother’s Day is a chance for everyone to celebrate the wonderful job women do in parenting. We forget that so many of those women also
  • PETRIe 68 "Not Your Savage" Issue
    PETRIe 68 "Not Your Savage" IssueDesign and Art direction for the PETRIe 68 “Not Your Savage” issue, alongside Designer and Art director Katja Alissa Mueller and Editor-in-chief Zadrian Smith.
Work history
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    Head of Design/Creative LeadKatja Alissa Mueller
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    She Says logo
    She Says logo
    Committee MemberShe Says
    London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
  • Design Direction
  • Digital Design
  • Branding
  • Concept Development
  • Brand Development
  • Communication Strategy
  • Creative Consultancy
  • Creative Design
  • Leadership
  • Creative Direction
  • Creative Development
  • Creative Leadership
  • Design Management
  • Team Management
  • Product Strategy
  • Workshop Facilitation
Education
    London College of Communication, UAL logo
    London College of Communication, UAL logo
    MA Graphic DesignLondon College of Communication, UAL
     - London, United Kingdom
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    BA Style & DesignZürcher Hochschule der Künste / University of the arts Zurich
     - Zürich, Switzerland