Joe Russell

Joe Russell

Product design lead in Brighton, UK, he/him

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Work Experience

2024 — Now

Consulting on product design of financial tech products and services (details subject to NDA). Blackfinch.com

2024 — Now

Principal Designer, Founding Designer. Providing digital product design and consultancy services to businesses. Humaninterfaces.design

2021 — 2024
Brighton / London

Working on innovative finance products.

In my role at Smart Pension, I've worked in the Innovation team to improve users' financial futures. Through user research, design and extremely-high-fidelity prototyping, I've helped deliver products and enhancements to the company's digital finance offering.

2018 — 2023
London

Advising on the development of Trulience’s interactive digital humans.

2018 — 2021
London / Brighton

Working on innovative finance products.
smartpension.co.uk
smart.co

2018 — 2018
UI Designer (freelance) at Smart Pension
London
2016 — 2017
Digital Designer at PSONA Agency
London
2014 — 2016
2013 — 2014
Graphic Designer at Guildford College Group
Guildford, UK

Education

2022 — 2022

Certified Practitioner of Human-Centered Design. Studied human-centred design methods and techniques to identify the right problems to solve and design solutions that people want and need.

2009 — 2013
Graphic Communication (B.A.) at The University of Northampton
Northampton, UK
2006 — 2009
Graphic Design HND at Brooklands College
Weybridge, UK