[Your Name]
Designer · Engineer · Writer
Multi-disciplinary creator helping small teams ship considered digital products — from positioning and identity through to interface design and frontend build.
Based in[Your City]
Email[[email protected]]
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Experience
Independent designer & developer · Self-employed
2022 — Present
- Lead identity, web, and product design for early-stage founders and small studios across EU and US time zones.
- Recent clients include a climate-tech seed startup, a literary magazine, and a regenerative-agriculture cooperative.
- Long engagements only (3+ months); turn down work that does not fit.
Design Lead · [Company Name]
2019 — 2022
- Led a four-person product design team across SaaS clients in fintech and health.
- Built the studio's reusable design-system playbook adopted by every project since.
Senior Designer · [Company Name]
2016 — 2019
- Brand and editorial design for cultural institutions and independent publishers.
- Two pieces of work picked up by a leading design publication; one shortlisted for an industry new-talent award.
Designer · [Company Name]
2014 — 2016
- First design hire at a community-supported journalism startup; built the site, brand, and editorial templates.
Notable projects
[Client Company] — rebrand
Full rebrand and site rebuild for a 12-year-old independent literary magazine. Subscription up 38% in the six months after launch.
[Client Company] — early product
Founding designer for a seed-stage climate-tech tool. Took the product from research interviews through a working MVP shipped to 14 pilot customers.
[Your Project Name]
Self-initiated foraging field-guide mobile app. Featured in the app store's "new apps we love" collection in three regions.
[Client Company]
Brand identity and online-store build for a regenerative-agriculture co-op selling olive oil and stone fruit.
Services
- Brand & identity systemsNaming, identity, guidelines, launch assets — typically a 6–10 week engagement.
- Product & UX designInterviews, IA, UI design, prototyping for SaaS and consumer apps.
- Frontend buildProduction-grade React, TypeScript, and design-system implementation.
- Editorial & publicationMagazines, books, long-form web — print and digital, end to end.
- Fractional design leadEmbedded part-time leadership for early-stage teams without a head of design yet.
References
Available on request. A short list of recent clients is shared during the first call.