Experience. Growth. Initiative.

Fresh out of a career shift with a zeal for product design, I'm keen to use my considerable expertise in digital marketing, communications, project management and visual design to now craft engaging digital interfaces and experiences. Over the last decade I've masterfully delivered end to end creative projects with initiative and authenticity. I have shaped the identities and grown the reach of arts organisations, not-for-profits and small businesses by facilitating impactful, human-centred experiences. I'm an agile and empathetic problem solver with a diversity of perspective and proven maturity that enhances collaboration. A wealth of lived experience has influenced my commitment to designing accessible, digital interactions that foster connection, ease apprehension and affect positive social change. Now I’m looking for roles that challenge me and let me contribute to exciting projects, where I can solve real problems, experiment with new technology, and nurture my own growth as a designer.

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Education

Certificate in UX/UI Design, Career Foundry, 2024  

Certificate IV in Graphic Design, The Graphic Design School, 2019  

Master in Curation and Arts Administration, University of New South Wales Art and Design, 2015  

Bachelor in Communications, University of Technology Sydney, 2010

Recent experience

Senior Design Contractor, Grumpy Sailor  
Dec 2024 - Present | Multi-disciplinary creative studio crafting engaging digital and physical experiences  

Lead the UX and UI design effort for the Australian War Memorial’s Peacekeeping Gallery multimedia installation
Used excellent communication to collaborate closely with internal production and technology teams, enthusiastically presented concepts and solutions to clients, and autonomously met deadlines with a high standard of quality.
Developed wireframes, user flows and prototypes in Figma, designed conceptual, aesthetic and accessible user interface across touchscreen and video projection, and produced style guides and UI kit assets to support developers.

UX/UI Design Contractor, Catalyst XR  

Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 | Creative production company delivering VR, AR, 3D Web and Interactive Tech projects  

Applied AR principles to create accessible user experience for an immersive, augmented reality game for mobile device users.
Focused on user interaction, real-time feedback, spatial awareness and contextual relevance, and adhered to colour and text theory principles to design intuitive, interactive elements ensuring visual clarity and user delight.
Created wireframes and user flows for series of 7 AR mini games, and designed a conceptual, entertaining user interface ready for development.

UX/UI Designer, Freelance  
May 2024 - Present | End-to-end digital design projects for local businesses  

Adopted a user-focused, agile process to design responsive websites that elevated businesses, increased user retention, conversion rates, brand recognition, and digital marketing efforts.
Established competitor benchmarks, defined user needs and goals through in-depth UX research, applied UX principles, UI design trends and adhered to web content accessibility guidelines, to design engaging, usability validated mockups and prototypes.
Developed designs on minimal-coding website builders, together with brand direction, graphic design, content strategy and creation, to provide cost effective, timely, streamlined project outcomes.

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Skills

Proficient in Figma, Adobe XD/Illustrator/InDesign, Wix Studio and Framer.
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
Ability to conduct comprehensive user research and usability testing.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Framer.
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
Ability to conduct comprehensive user research and usability testing.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Personal Projects

UI Designer, Musicorp Website Redesign
Feb-Mar 2024, Career Foundry UI Specialisation

Used a mobile-first approach to redesign a responsive web application that rents musical instruments.
Researched UI trends, created mood boards, style guidelines and developed new brand identity to increase user retention and brand recognition.
Designed high-fidelity mockups across multiple breakpoints, including mobile prototype with animations and interactions ready for user testing.

UX Designer, Kin LGBTQI+ Fertility Healthcare App
May 2023-Jan 2024, Career Foundry UX Immersion

Applied human-centred design process to design a native fertility healthcare app for the LGBTQI+ community.
Defined user needs and goals by conducting user interviews and surveys, and designed assets including personas, user flows and sitemaps.
Established UI patterns and design system derived from high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes validated through usability and preference tests, ready for development handover.