Thomas Whitehead
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Thomas Whitehead

Design Lead in London, He/Him

Looking for new roles, perm or contract! London preferably but open to remote/hybrid

2 years ago

About

I’ve been working as a designer and art director for 20 years – both client and agency side. I’ve led at every stage of the design process, from concepting and communicating ideas through to design, brand guardianship to interactive development and meticulous control of final delivery.

Now foremost a digital product designer, I’m proudly a generalist, with a strong belief in putting good UX practice at the core of all work – from video content, online experiences, smart user interfaces, printed and site specific materials. I'm skilled at using the latest tools to build design systems to help teams to deliver consistent, scalable work and have considerable experience in rolling out rebrands across digital product.

I aim to produce work that has visual impact, delivers its messaging powerfully, makes the best use of the platform and is empathetic to the end user’s needs. I can communicate this to clients, I can work in cross-functional teams, guiding work with data and research, I can listen and learn from developers and other specialists, and I can keep focus on delivering real results throughout.

I have strong technical skills in Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere and a working knowledge of CSS and C4D.

Work Experience

2022 — 2023
London

Design system and feature development for Atellio Software v2 redesign

2021 — 2021
London

Full UX design and research for iOS and Android App member connectivity

2020 — 2020
London

Digital rebrand and design system foundation

2019 — 2020
Lead Designer at Fybr
Los Angeles (Remote)

iOS/Android fitness app – Full product design, UX / UI, Brand development

2019 — 2019
London

Travel booking website – User acquisition, search, checkout

2018 — 2019
London

Meal subscription website – Sign up, account management, landing pages, blog

2017 — 2018
London

Pet-food subscription website – UX
optimisation of signup, checkout and dashboard;
photographic direction, Video production

2015 — 2016
London

Booking website– Landing, search, listings, checkout and blog. Improvement of checkout conversion by 87%

2011 — 2014
San Francisco (remote)

Working with the EU Marketing Director and the US
Creative Director to localise US art direction, design EU specific marketing collateral, manage production of printed promotional material and partnerships, and direct agency creative

Side Projects

Ongoing