About me
I am a digital creative with a decades' worth of experience in designing digital products. My current job as User Experience Designer at Channel 4 Television is to provide user experience and design consultation on All 4.
I have hands on experience in designing products for mobile, web and smart TV. I also have expertise in leading the product design process: defining UX and design strategy, stakeholder management, bringing teams together to workshop and co-create, producing sketches, prototypes and documentation, through to crafting presentations and speaking at industry events.
I’ve spent my career managing teams of exceptionally talented people, and being part of these teams, as designer, art director, UX designer, front end developer and as a client. As a result of this experience I have a wide skill-set, broad range of experience and I understand the leadership required to make great products.
Projects
- Samsung SSD DriversDesigned, art directed and curated a new brand and community management strategy for Samsung Solid State Drives. Working alongside illustrator Jennie Webber, print designer Michael Knight and creative Luke Norton. We got the Facebook community to suggest our illustrated weekly status updates and created a Facebook tab to recruit new advocates.
- #WhatsOnSkyAward winning digital out-of- home campaign for Sky, where we got commuters to Tweet #WhatsOnSky to get a custom suggestion on what they should watch that evening on Sky. We also put their name in lights on 26 digital advertising screens across the UK and entered them for a chance to win free Sky TV for a year.
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Work history
User Experience DesignerChannel 4
Working in the product team across all platforms and devices as a user experience designer on All 4. Providing UX and design strategy at a senior level to help shape the direction of Channel 4's digital estate while ensuring All 4 is implemented across the product range in an innovative and delightful way.
User Experience ArchitectJAM
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My role as User Experience Architect at Jam is focussed specifically on crafting user experience for digital projects.
I capitalise on my broad base of expertise in the industry by sitting between creative, technical, planning and account management teams to provide oversight that ensures rich user experience and interaction is at the heart of everything that Jam produces.
I provide client facing consultation but I also get my hands dirty and execute complete experience documentation to the highest standard. I am a confident manager, comfortable dealing with the recruitment, thought leadership and daily management of small UX, design and dev teams. Most importantly I am passionate about exploring digital creativity by making my own things, writing, listening and learning.
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Skills
- Art Direction
- Interaction Design
- Stakeholder Management
- UX Design
- Team Management
- User Testing
- Agency Management
- Design Management
- Innovation Management
- Workshop Leadership
Education
BA(Hons) Visual Communication Graphic Design
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Awards
Nominated for: Broadcast Digital Awards - All 4 - Best Platform Innovation
Awards ceremony takes place soon.
Best Social Media Campaign - #WhatsOnSky
Worked on the creative concept and art directed a digital out-of-home Twitter live stream in 16 train stations around the UK that responded to Tweets with a live recommendation for the user on what to watch that evening on Sky HD.