James' work

About James

I am an enthusiastic and creative designer with over 15 years of agency and client-side experience. I am reliable, adaptable and outgoing with strong organisational skills and a tenacious approach to achieving the best results.

I am a competent problem solver with a firm grounding in design principles. I am passionate about creating meaningful and engaging human centred experiences and I'm a confident communicator who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, developers and fellow designers.

Core Competencies:

* Strong experience with end-to-end product design, from ideation development through to the final product

* Expert knowledge of UI design principles and techniques, UX and interaction design

* Cross-platform design experience (Web, Android, iOS, emails)

* Strong experience in sketching, wireframes, prototypes, user flows, user testing and interpreting data

* Ability to clearly articulate design decisions along with sound rationale to support them

* Experience in designing, maintaining and implementing design systems

* Ability to work with Product Managers, BAs and Engineers, negotiating priorities and technology constraints

* Strong communication and inter-personal skills, with experience presenting to and influencing stakeholders

* Excellent organisational skills. Comfortable working on multiple projects within tight deadlines

* A willingness to take ownership and follow projects through to completion

* Comfortable managing, developing or supporting team members

Tools:

* Figma

* Sketch

* Adobe CC Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign)

* Axure

* InVision

* Zeplin

* Flinto

* ProtoPie