About me
I have been a designer for over 5 years, during that time I have worked for a range of companies both large, small, freelance and full time. My experience has led me to understand the importance of design and how to empathise with the end user.
I am passionate about user experience and believe that every digital product should not be boring or hard to use. I enjoy making fun experiences through animation, micro interactions and gainng insights through user testing.
Experience
UX Designer - MetLife
April 2016 – November 2016 / Sydney, Australia
UX Designer - New Republique
June 2015 – February 2016 / Sydney, Australia
Freelance Web Designer - sammarchant.com
April 2010 – Present
(thewedgeglebe.com,
kmkustomfabrication.com.au,
zoerollings.com,
f45glebe.com.au,
maishadesign.com)
Web/UX Designer - CEE Hydro systems
November 2013 – June 2015 / Sydney, Australia
Web Designer - Colourcentric
January 2011 – June 2015 / London, UK
Web Designer - Global Personals
September 2012 – August 2013 / Windsor, UK
Web Designer - Vorsprung
July 2011 – July 2012 / Windsor, UK
Education
Atlassian/InVision design thinking workshop A one day design thinking workshop ran by Atlassian and InVision at Academy XI (2016).
Gamification course 6 week online gamification course ran by Coursera (2016).
General Assembly 12 week intensive User Experience Design course (2015).
BA honours degree in Graphic Design: New Media (2008 – 2011) from the University for the Creative Arts.
A levels in both Applied Art (B/C) and Information Technology (C) at Collingwood College.
Volunteer experience
I took part in an UX challenge for Oxfam Australia, this included redesigning an online experience for one of Oxfam’s “Design for change” campaigns.
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop and Sketch
- Sketching
- InVision
- Keynote
- Responsive web design
- HTML and CSS/SASS
- Sublime text and Dreamweaver
- WordPress CMS
- Axure and Balsamiq
- Foundation Framework
- JavaScript and PHP
- Adobe Illustrator and InDesign