Printer friendly ]Freelance Senior User Experience Architect London, Greater London, UK
Consultant User Experience Architect, main interests are in user experience strategy, large scale transactional sites, RIAs (Rich Internet Applications) and e-commerce systems.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £72.22 per hour (ex. VAT) |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £577.78 per day (ex. VAT) |
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| Seller ID: | 253527 |
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Personal Statement
I built my first hypertext system in 1989. Since then I have been employed in a variety of roles including Interactive Designer, Technical Project Manager and Senior producer. Since 2007 I have focused exclusively on User Experience work for the simple reason that I enjoy designing interfaces and systems that work well for normal people.
Some User Experience people seem to be intent on turning User Centered Design into the latest philosophical movement with an approach that borders on the academic. I am not one of them. I do good work and don't faff around.
As a Consultant User Experience Architect I am confident working on IA/UX strategy at a board level on projects for large companies with international brands.
Some of the things I do:
• IA / UX strategy
• Pitch documents, turning scamps and concepts into formal interface designs and system models
• Content auditing, definition of site structure, creation of site maps
• Definition of global and local navigation
• Creation of user journeys
• Production of wireframes using OmniGraffle (preferred) or Visio
• Work with designers, account handlers and clients to create final designs
• Work with development partners to ensure technical feasibility of design solutions
UX Techniques
• Research
• Workshops
• Sketches
• Personas
• User Journeys
• Navigation
• Sitemaps
• Site Audits
• UI Concepts
• Wireframes
Brands & Agencies
Some of the brands I have worked on include: RBS, NatWest, Toshiba, Virgin Atlantic, Bacardi, BSkyB, Shell, Sony Ericsson, ITV, Ordnance Survey, Orange, Citroen UK, Toyota UK, Barclays, Marks & Spencer, Royal Mail, SlimFast, Google, NHS, L'Oreal, Proctor & Gamble.
I have worked at the following agencies: Glue London, Grey London, Iris Digital, Conchango, Tobias & Tobias, Billington Cartmell, Bostock & Pollitt, TMW Digital, Proximity, FullSix, Avenue-A, Brandwidth, Designate, Victoria Real, Epic.
Employment History
(Feb 2009 to Mar 2009)
Information Architect (contract)
WindsorProject: Toyota / Travel & Entertainment
Project work – User journeys, site maps, wireframes.
(Oct 2008 to Dec 2008)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonProject: Variety of Shell and Sony Ericsson sites
Project work – User journeys, site maps, wireframes, widgets.
(Jun 2008 to Aug 2008)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonProject: High-level strategy work encompassing the entire ITV.com site. This was mainly related to how ITV brand values could be matched to any potential new user experience.
Day to day work involved site analysis and mapping, competitor analysis, collation and analysis of wide variety of user research (focus groups, surveys, internal workshops) from 3rd party agencies, conceptual wireframes, personas, workshops, business requirements gathering and definition.
Project work - Site maps and wireframes for individual ITV program sites.
(May 2008 to May 2008)
Information Architect (contract)
Fulham, LondonProject: Ordnance Survey pitch
Conceptual wireframes for main Ordnance Survey site.
Project: Orange pitch
Site mapping, user journeys, wireframes.
(Jan 2008 to Apr 2008)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonProject: Barclays Wealth (Barclays Private Bank internal system)
Site audit and mapping, user journey definition, wireframes, navigation definition, generation of new site maps, compilation of style guide for backend development team
(Jan 2008 to Jan 2008)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonProject: Marks & Spencer internal system
Requirements definition, UXD workshops, wireframes
(Nov 2007 to Nov 2007)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonSite audit and mapping, content analysis, requirements definition, persona development, user journeys, wireframes, site maps
(Oct 2007 to Oct 2007)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonSite audit, competitor analysis, site strategy, requirements definition, persona development, user journeys, wireframes, form design, site maps, system design
(Sep 2007 to Sep 2007)
Information Architect (contract)
LondonWireframes and user journeys
Education
(Sep 1995 to Jun 1996)
University of Sussex
M.A. (Hons.) Distinction Multimedia, Graduate Research School in Culture & Communication
(Sep 1988 to Jun 1991)
University of Sussex
B.A. (Hons.) 2.1 Computing & AI, School of Cognitive & Computing Sciences
Consultant User Experience Architect
• Creation of site maps, user journey diagrams, wire frames, and functional specifications.
• Production of wireframe designs including prototyping page templates using Visio, Omnigraffle or InDesign (Mac or PC)
• Site analysis, content audit, compilation of competitor feature matrix
• Working with design team to develop navigation, interactions and page-level information design
• IA / UX strategy
• Pitch work
• Develop and document the user experience through all phases of a project
• Develop user personas from research documentation, site data and observed behaviour
• Work with relevant teams to determine organisation and naming schemes of site structure and ensure that all signposting / tone of voice is clear and consistent
• Explain to client, account team and production team the reasoning behind decisions in all IA deliverables
• Conduct client presentations of User Experience as documented in IA deliverables
• Assist in facilitating project approach planning meetings, and requirements gathering
• Effectively interact and influence clients, and team members
• Work with development partners to ensure technical feasibility of design solutions
• System design
• I can produce IA documentation for a single widget, a large database driven dynamic website and anything in between
• Previously an IT journalist I am skilled at interviewing people, carrying out research, user and client workshops, writing requirements definitions and producing documentation
Assignment History
(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignments)
- User interface specialist: We are seeking a user interface specialist to help with establishing the design of an upgrade to our new application. Any experience with healthcare products appreciated. Must have recent experience, and min 3 years experience of usability testing.
- information architect : I am looking for an information architect to start as soon as possible for a 4-6 week contract, based in Central London, for between £350 to £400 per day to provide the following:- · Deliver a clear, graphical representation of web content (this consists of 12-15,000 pages, around a third of which are download pages for PDF documents), illustrating the relationship within - and between - different content clusters and where single pages exist.
