Relevant Experience

• Principal Designer, Redburn — January 2019–Present

  I manage design strategy at Redburn, a market-leading equity research firm. I liaise closely with senior stakeholders from across the business to develop new products and iterate on existing ones.

  I also work within a cross-functional agile team as the design lead for the business, managing the flow of all day-to-day design requirements and delegating work to others where appropriate. Recent priorities include: prototyping ways to deliver improved client journeys for the firm’s research websites, accessed daily by more than 1,000 clients; working with heads of department to produce marketing collateral to drive new business growth; and designing and creating infographics and animations to accompany analyst reports, bringing complex research topics to life and inspiring debate.

• Lead Designer, Redburn — January 2016–December 2018

  Prior to my current role, I spent three years as Lead Designer, responsible for all design material produced by Redburn’s Editorial Team. I also spent six months as Acting Head of the team, and assisted with recruitment.

• Designer/Editor, Redburn — May 2014–December 2015

  I started at Redburn working within a team of five, both editing investment reports and assisting the lead designer with the production of infographics, videos and client presentations.

• Editor, International Law Office, Globe Business Publishing — October 2010–May 2014

  To improve my communication and copywriting skills, I spent three years training as an editor. I worked on a wide variety of legal articles for a leading online news service, where I specialised in making complex topics easier to digest. I also worked with the design team to produce the firm's magazines.

• Production Assistant, Publishing Events — January 2008–October 2010

  I worked in a team of five to design and produce print, online and mobile event guides for 60 shows each year and won the company’s Innovative Idea Award for 2009.

Skills

Design Strategy, Data Visualisation, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Visual Design, User Research, Agile, Usability Testing, Copywriting, HTML & CSS, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Podcasting, Video Production

Tools

Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, InVision, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Pen & Paper

Education

• User Experience Design — General Assembly, 2019
• Introduction to Illustration — London Metropolitan University, 2019
• BSc (Hons) Geography — University of Edinburgh, 2003–2007

Qualifications

Certified in After Effects (Advanced), Premiere, Illustrator through Media Training Ltd

Member of the Association of Illustrators