Charbel Jamous
Verified Expert in Design
UI/UX Designer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since April 29, 2020
Charbel is an independent UI/UX design expert helping startups, agencies, and digital product founders build seamless and beautiful experiences. In mid-2016, after receiving his UX certification from NN/g, he decided to go solo and start building on his reputation to work as a freelance UI/UX expert for local, regional, and global agencies and clients.
Portfolio
IN2 | Cloud-based Sports and Fitness Management Web Application
Diet Center Website and Mobile App
Leeveit | Platform that Matches Storage Seekers with Item Keepers with Available Space
Saradar Bank | Mobile App
Kingdom Holding Website Redesign
Mirror Web Application | An AI Digital Marketing Tool
Work Experience
UI/UX Design Consultant
Freelance
- Designed two wallet mobile applications in Lebanon and Cyprus.
- Collaborated with the digital transformation team as a UI/UX consultant for a local bank in Lebanon.
- Designed a complex fintech web application for a fintech startup in Lebanon.
- Created the new interface design for Alwaleed Bin Talal's personal website.
- Made the new interface design for the Kingdom Holding company owned by Alwaleed Bin Talal.
Product Designer
Northstar Travel Group, LLC
- Created and refined a modular design system, enabling flexible updates and faster deployment of new content elements, which reduced future design adaptation time.
- Developed high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes, delivering a content-focused design system that improved layout consistency and streamlined the overall user experience.
- Explored and implemented multiple design options, including color schemes and layout adjustments, to enhance visual hierarchy and improve user navigation.
WordPress Designer (via Toptal)
Pizza Results LLC
- Redesigned the WordPress website for Label King Turbo, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement and a 25% reduction in bounce rate by enhancing the site's user experience and visual appeal.
- Integrated a custom content management system (CMS) that streamlined content updates, leading to a 40% improvement in content publishing efficiency for the marketing team.
- Optimized the mobile responsiveness of the Label King Turbo website, which contributed to a 20% increase in mobile traffic and improved the overall mobile user experience.
UX/UI Designer
MediaRadar, Inc
- Designed high-fidelity prototypes and wireframes for the advertising intelligence platform, which improved user satisfaction by 20% by enhancing the usability and flow of data visualization features across multiple media platforms.
- Collaborated with product management leadership to streamline the end-to-end design process, reducing design iteration time by 30% and allowing for faster delivery of updates to over 2,200 clients.
- Contributed to the development of a scalable design system, resulting in a 25% improvement in design consistency across various personas and industry verticals, leading to more personalized and intuitive user experiences.
Co-founder and UI/UX Designer
Lebtivity.com
- Led the overall website experience and design. Accomplished the transition of the platform design to be delivered as a white label solution.
- Designed the white-labeled version of the product.
- Contributed to the digital strategy of the product from inception to implementation.
- Created the mobile application version of the product.
- Designed the white-labeled version in Arabic for a client in Saudi Arabia.
Part-time UI/UX Instructor
Notre Dame University-Louaize
- Provided a high-level introduction to the UI/UX design world by preparing students to deal with real-world projects when using their photography.
- Helped the students learn Adobe XD efficiently and comprehensively. By the end of the course, students could produce practical and effective user experience and user interface designs for their photography portfolios.
- Introduced the best practices and tools to build online identity and personal portfolios for photography students.
Creative Director and UI/UX Designer
Diwanee (Acquired by Webedia)
- Collaborated with the design team to advocate and inspire design tasks.
- Worked with the wider Diwanee team to develop the online experience of the company’s publications.
- Developed digital campaigns and 360 activations for the company’s clients, including L’Oreal, Nestlé, Groupe, and Seb.
- Led and managed a team of creatives, designers, and content creators.
- Directed all the phases of creative work to deliver digital content for the company's platforms.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Multimedia Engineering
Université Antonine - Beirut, Lebanon
Certifications
User Experience Certification
NN/g Nielson Norman Group
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Healthcare
Platforms
Figma, iOS, Android, WordPress, Web, Mobile, Mobile (Tablet)
Other
Corporate Design, Saudi Arabia, User Experience (UX), Responsive Design, Dashboard Design, Wireframing, Mobile App UI, Mobile UX, Web App UX, Responsive UI, Web Design, Mobile Banking, Fintech, UX Design, User Interface (UI), Mobile App Design, Design Systems, Visual Design, UI Design, Web App Design, Websites, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, Prototyping, Product Design, Data Visualization, Design Reviews, UX Audits, Web App UI, Website Redesign, B2B, SaaS, Ideation, Component Libraries, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Customer Portals, Layout Design, User Journeys, Landing Page Design, Email Design, Design Production, UX Research, Business to Business (B2B), Style Guides, eCommerce, MVP Design, B2C, Conversational Interfaces, Framer, Usability, Pixel Perfect, Product Ownership, User Feedback, iPad, App Design, Social Media Apps, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Web Applications, Branding, Design Thinking, Design Sprints, Design Leadership, User Stories, User Personas, Personas, User Flows, Digital Product Design, User Interviews, UX Strategy, User Testing, Design Workshops, Conversation, WordPress Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cross-functional Collaboration, Digital Marketing Design, Animated Interactive Graphs, Interior Design, Digital Transformation, Web & Mobile Applications, Responsive Web Apps, User Experience Strategy, eCommerce UI, Multilingual Design, Design Ops, Process Design, Web Platforms, Web UX Design
Experience
- User Interface (UI) - 15 years
- Mobile App Design - 10 years
- User Experience (UX) - 10 years
- UX Design - 10 years
- Web Applications - 10 years
- Wireframing - 10 years
- Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 5 years
- Complex Application User Interfaces (UI) - 5 years
Tools
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
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