Chiedozie Nmerole
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since May 26, 2022
Chiedozie is a well-versed UI/UX and brand designer specializing in building valuable products and brands. For the past seven years, he has crafted intuitive experiences for several startups across different markets. With a unique and deep blend of hands-on product and brand design experience, Chiedozie leverages data in delivering design solutions at the confluence of user goals, brand expression, and business objectives. He also mentors designers on design and personal growth themes.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Product & Brand Designer
Freelance
- Designed a web app that tackles cash flow frictions by enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access quick funds through invoice financing.
- Developed a comprehensive identity guide for brand expression across platforms, including logo, colors, typography, iconography, sample brand applications, and other assets.
- Conducted user research using quantitative and qualitative user research methodologies to unearth user pain points, limitations, goals, and expectations.
- Created the design of a speaker and event discovery platform that connects professional speakers to events while enabling seamless communication and transactions.
- Designed a payments platform that offered an easy and fast way to make fuel purchases without the hassles of carrying a card or cash.
- Crafted the design of a cosmetics eCommerce website that elevated the user experience of a cosmetics brand while offering a user-focused checkout experience.
Brand Designer
Carbon
- Designed a fintech brand identity system and effected strategic visual changes for a more flexible and customer-focused brand expression for 2+ million users.
- Liaised with marketing and product teams to develop a company-wide brand system that fast-tracked product and marketing assets creation by over 50%.
- Introduced design operational efficiencies in cross-functional workflows to enable more inclusivity in brand expression.
Visual Designer
Huawei Technologies Co.
- Re-engineered and implemented a new design system for digital products resulting in over 65% reduction in time-to-market.
- Served as creative director for Huawei Music in South Africa, leading visual design and developing an in-app creative framework in line with the strategic business direction.
- Managed a team of three designers in the brand and visual design while training and managing the workflows of new hires and interns.
Creative Designer
Freelance
- Designed the brand identity and guide for an African sports tournament with over 15 participating countries.
- Collaborated with stakeholders in various industries to define the visual strategy for brands and products while working cross-functionally to ideate, design, and deliver consistent brand assets.
- Created the brand strategy for businesses, including brand description, values, mission, vision, unique selling proposition (USP), tone, and other strategic assets.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
University of Nigeria - Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite Design, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Platforms
iOS Design, Mobile App Design
Industry Expertise
Marketing Design, Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Dining, Food, Oil & Gas
Other
UX Design, UI Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, Brand Design, Data-informed Visual Design, Visual Design, UX Research, Interactive Design, Mobile UX Design, Landing Page Design, Branding, Logo Design, Fintech Development, UX Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design, UX Design, UI Design, Mockups, Mobile UI Design, UI Design, Presentation Design, Presentation Design, Product Design, Web Design, UX Design, Competition Research, Wireframing, Dashboard, Dashboard Design, Responsive Web Design, User Research, User Testing, User Flow Design, Landing Pages, Icon Design, Mockups, Brand Design, E-commerce Website Design, E-commerce UX Design, E-commerce Development, Design Systems, UI Design, Quantitative Research, User Stories, Information Architecture, Food Packaging, Box Packaging, Web Dashboards, Landing Page Optimization, UX Design, Website Audits, UX Design, Customer Journeys, Color Palettes, Graphic Design, Typography, Patterns, Brand Design, Packaging, Brand Strategists, Naming, Company Naming, Financing, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), Business Loans, Invoicing, Prototyping, Cross-functional Collaboration, Loans, Mobile App Design, Finance, Credit Cards, Sketching, Social Media Design, UX Design, Cosmetics, Beauty Products, E-commerce Development, Personal Care, Women, Kids, Checkout, Delivery, Fast Food, Social Media Kits, Logo Design, Design Strategy, Identity, Package Design, Menus, Fuel, Online Payments, SaaS Design, Enterprise Development, Business to Business (B2B), B2C, Audits
Experience
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