Skills
Hands-on experience working on human-centred design for digital and non-digital products
Experience with design of whole product lifecycle - from ideation to launch and beyond
Good presentation skills with workshop facilitation experience
Ability to work in a multicultural environment with excellent teamwork skills
Passionate about all things design with a keen eye for detail
Able to work independently in a remote environment and a fast-paced industry
UX Design
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Design thinking and Agile methodologies
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UX research
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Wireframing
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Prototyping
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User journey/user flow mapping
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Interaction design
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Information architecture
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Visual design
Information Design
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User interface design
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Editorial design
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Visual identity design
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Infographics and data visualisation
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Digital/ Vector art
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Packaging design and branding
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Animated video presentations
Tools
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Adobe XD / Figma / Sketch
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Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator
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Adobe Indesign / QuarkXpress
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After Effects / Premiere pro
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Miro / Milanote / Wireframe.cc / Balsamic
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Google drive tools
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Trello / Jira / Slack
Work experience
2018 - Present
UX/UI Designer
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Curated human-centered design solutions to improve the user experience for the BBC’s audiences in upto 12 East African World Service language websites and online platforms. These include BBC Africa English, BBC Afrique (Francophone Africa), BBC Amharic, BBC Afaan Oromoo, BBC Tigrinya, BBC Somali, BBC Swahili, BBC Gahuza (Kinyarwanda and Kirundi), BBC Hausa, BBC Yoruba, BBC Igbo and BBC Pidgin.
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Designed several microsites that improved storytelling using seamless mobile-first design solutions, increasing page views, scroll rate, and user engagement.
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Collaborated with global World Service teams from editorial, engineering and business development to define and refine storytelling angles and output into suitable digital formats.
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Designed numerous information graphics, data visualizations, maps and digital videos that supported narrative storytelling for news output on the multiple BBC language websites.
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Led the design of visual identities for BBC Africa brands like Focus on Africa radio, Africa Sport Personality of the Year and Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, DR Congo and Burundi national election visual identities.
2017 - 2018
Editorial Graphic Designer
The Standard Group
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Principal designer of the weekly Sunday magazine pullout, designing engaging concept covers and layout design of the daily newspaper.
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Designed data visualisations and marketing collateral for their brands.
2011 - 2017
Editorial Graphic Designer
The Nation Media Group
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Information designer for business and financial reporting newspaper, Business Daily. Principal designer of BD Life magazine pullout, increasing readership through engaging visual and layout design.
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Designed static and interactive visualizations, infographics and animated videos for the website and online platforms.
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Designed in-house and client-driven print and digital promotional material that contributed to increased advertising revenue.
2010 - 2011
Multimedia Designer
The Dream Factory Advertising
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Developed UX/UI designs for websites, outdoor and print creatives for TDF advertising and its clients.
2009 - 2010
Graphic Designer
Integral Media
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Key responsibilities included magazine layout and design for the Pregnant and Babylove Magazines.
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Created print publications and developing marketing collateral for Integral Media's clients.
2008 - 2008
Graphic Design Intern
Made in V, Brussels
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Designed print publications and marketing collateral for some of Made in V clients that included The European Parliament, Centre pour le Développement de L’entreprise, Heely’s Shoes and Ciel International.