Charbel Jamous, Designer in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Charbel Jamous

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Bio

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

Work Experience

UI/UX Design Consultant

2016 - PRESENT
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.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD), Figma, UI Design, Web App Design, UX Design, User Interface (UI), Websites, Design Sprints, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, iOS, Android, User Stories, User Personas, Personas, Prototyping, User Flows, Product Design, Data Visualization, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Component Libraries, Conversation, Design Production, WordPress Design, Style Guides, Artificial Intelligence (AI), eCommerce, Cross-functional Collaboration, MVP Design, B2C, Conversational Interfaces

Product Designer

2024 - 2024
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.
Technologies: Web, Web Design, Websites, Figma, UX Design, UI Design

WordPress Designer (via Toptal)

2024 - 2024
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.
Technologies: Web Design, WordPress, Visual Design, Branding, UI Design

UX/UI Designer

2023 - 2024
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.
Technologies: Data Visualization, Product Design, UI Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, B2B, SaaS, Design Ops, Process Design, Web Platforms

Co-founder and UI/UX Designer

2012 - 2019
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.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Part-time UI/UX Instructor

2016 - 2018
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.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Creative Director and UI/UX Designer

2013 - 2016
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.
Technologies: Adobe Experience Design (XD), Branding, Visual Design, Design Thinking, Design Leadership, Ideation, Design Workshops, Email Design
1998 - 2003

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Multimedia Engineering

Université Antonine - Beirut

MAY 2016 - PRESENT

User Experience Certification

NN/g Nielson Norman Group

Tools

Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch

Industry Expertise

Banking & Finance, Healthcare

Platforms

iOS, Android, WordPress, Web

Other

Corporate Design, Saudi Arabia, 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, User Experience (UX), 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

Experience

  • User Interface (UI) - 15 years
  • Mobile App Design - 10 years
  • User Experience (UX) - 10 years
  • Web Applications - 10 years
  • Wireframing - 10 years
  • UX Design - 10 years
  • Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 5 years
  • Complex Application User Interfaces (UI) - 5 years

Tools

  • Adobe Experience Design (XD)
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