Jasmine de Savigny
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Bristol, United Kingdom
Toptal member since December 28, 2023
Jasmine is a passionate creator with 19 years of experience collaborating with corporations like Vodafone, Sky, and Stepstone. Independently excelling for seven years, she has shaped startups across sectors. She is an expert in user-centered design, guiding clients from ideation to realizing goals. Her blend of creativity delivers business-beneficial solutions. Jasmine's commitment to quality through a disciplined approach is apparent in her work.
Portfolio
Conversion Concept
Innovation Job Board Concepts
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer | Service Designer
Freelance Clients
- Acted as a freelance for small startups. I worked across diverse industries, from eCommerce to healthcare and hypnobirthing.
- Collaborated within teams to design and implement functionality for clients with larger budgets, ensuring effective delivery of projects.
- Designed experiences for B2B and B2C responsive websites and native apps.
- Navigated time and budget constraints for optimal user-centered design (UCD) solutions.
- Conducted and delivered lean user and market research.
- Constructed user journeys, task maps, data flows, lo-fi and hi-fi wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
- Provided consulting on the business strategy and the production process.
UI/UX Designer | Service Designer
B33 Design
- Led the design of the preference center for customers and call center agents in line with business rules and legal requirements.
- Defined scope, educated the client on best practices, and produced handover packs ready for development.
- Mapped data and user flows and aligned the business with the project direction.
- Explored concepts to optimize opt-in rates and reduce opt-out rates.
- Investigated the business processes through workflow creations.
- Designed best practice templates for agency-wide use and collaborated on defining project success KPIs.
- Conducted copy exploration and developed omnichannel consent concepts for testing.
- Adapted to changing requirements. Developed omnichannel concepts, interaction flow diagrams, and low-fidelity wireframes for consent capture within tight constraints.
UI/UX Designer | Creative Director
Swopz Shop
- Initiated the Swopz Shop to promote sustainable parenting practices by advocating for swapping instead of traditional shopping.
- Designed and built the initial version of Swopz Shop within challenging technical and financial constraints, showcasing adaptability and resourcefulness.
- Steered the development and marketing efforts as the team expanded, ensuring a cohesive and innovative approach to the responsive website, native apps, and event planning.
- Led a dedicated team in continuous website improvement, transforming the platform into iOS and Android apps with native navigation, showcasing adaptability and strategic vision.
- Crafted user journeys and lo-fi and hi-fi wireframes, laying the foundation for an intuitive and user-friendly platform.
- Managed a team of young people, including two developers, one graphic designer, and a marketing executive, using grant funds.
- Conducted a thorough evaluation of existing recycling marketplaces, highlighting their shortcomings compared to standard classified websites and emphasizing our innovative approach and technology.
- Oversaw diverse operational aspects, including business strategy, finances, human resources, and payroll, ensuring smooth day-to-day functioning.
- Engaged in customer insight initiatives through face-to-face discussions, surveys, and polls within local community groups to validate and refine the innovative swapping concept.
- Led the design process, creating a distinctive brand identity and utilizing WordPress to construct a responsive marketplace, ensuring a visually appealing and cohesive platform.
Lead Mobile UI/UX Designer
StepStone
- Led the design of the 1st native app concept, informed by outsourced user research, and laid the groundwork for subsequent designs across 15 brands on both iOS and Android platforms. The app emerged as the group's top-performing channel.
- Nominated for StepStoner of the Year 2014, ranking 2nd out of 5,000 employees.
- Awarded the OnRec Best Use of Mobile Award with my team.
- Received widespread recommendations in the initial release of the native app, including features in the Metro, and was recognized as "Best New App" by Apple.
- Produced user journeys, scenarios, and low-fidelity and high-fidelity wireframes.
- Designed and delivered cross-device concepts, shaping the group's mobile strategy and influencing colleagues.
- Conducted detailed UX reviews of the current mobile offerings across diverse brands, aiding other brands in enhancing their mobile web experience.
- Worked with the in-house Polish Agile delivery team to successfully release multiple apps.
- Performed occasional user research and guerrilla testing to refine designs.
UI/UX Designer
Sky UK
- Worked on the interaction design for a transactional software application across multiple sales channels.
- Collaborated closely with business analysts, technical analysts, and business representatives to comprehend and document their business models and goals.
- Created user journeys, interactive prototypes, scenarios, wireframes, and process maps for new or changing functionalities.
- Championed the user and customer by understanding their functional needs, incorporating inputs from UX researcher's analyses and findings.
- Prioritized functionality delivery based on the importance to the user.
- Reviewed the sprint output against wireframes, conducted a delivery gap analysis, and collaborated with the business to reprioritize.
- Conducted user research, focus groups, user testing, and shadowing activities.
- Worked closely with the UX strategist, senior information architects, copywriter, graphic designer, and user interface developer to ensure a high-quality product.
- Maintained wireframe tools, including OmniGraffle, Axure, and templates.
- Contributed to the program of work that decreased call handling time by 10% and achieved a 2% increase in sales and a 50% decrease in data entry process steps and mouse clicks.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honors) in Product Design Sustainable Futures
The Surrey Institute of Art and Design University - Surrey, United Kingdom
Certifications
User Experience Specialist
Akendi
Information Architecture
Webcredible
Business Analysis Essentials
British Computer Society
Prince2 Foundations
APM Group
Skills
Tools
Sketch 4, Miro, OmniGraffle, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Word 2010, Axure RP Pro, Wix, Slack
Platforms
Web, Figma, WordPress, Axure, Android, iOS
Industry Expertise
Psychology & Mental Health, Events, Marketing
Other
UX Architecture, Wireframe to Product, User Workflows, Prototyping, UI Design, Service Design, User Journeys, Cross-functional Collaboration, Cross-platform UX, User Experience (UX), UX Design, Concepting, Lean Research, Product Design, Process Design, Information Architecture (IA), Journey Mapping, UX Wireframes, Functional Specifications, User Journey Maps, Websites, Responsive UI, Wireframing, Flow Diagrams, User Flows, Web UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Cross-platform, Screenflows, Web App UX, App UX, Cross-channel Design, Mockups, Software, Consumer-facing Product Design, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Apps, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Design Systems, UI Components, Mobile App Design, MVP Design, UX Audits, System Flow, Web UX, Recruitment, Job Boards, Marketplaces, Marketplace Design, Circular Economy, Yoga, Rapid Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Conversion Rate, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Mobile Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Discovery, Feature Analysis, Design Workshops, Enterprise Design, Web App Design, Azure RP, UX Research, Agile, User Testing, Teams, Excel 365, Innovation, Lean UX, Business Cases, Risk Management, Quality Management, Change Management, Business Process Modeling, GAP Analysis, Data Modeling, Persuasive Design, Usability Testing, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Review, Mobile Prototypes, Mobile UI, Graphics, Elicitation, Operations, eCommerce, Icon Design, UI Style Guides, Visual Design, Healthcare IT, Responsive, Environment, User Validation Testing, Transactions, User Interviews, Marketing Design, Project Management, Requirements, Waterfall Methodology, Branding, Specialty Healthcare, Hypnobirth, Goal Management, Observation, Infographs, React
Experience
- User Workflows - 19 years
- UX Architecture - 19 years
- Wireframe to Product - 19 years
- UI Design - 11 years
- User Journeys - 11 years
- Prototyping - 11 years
- Cross-platform UX - 11 years
- Service Design - 9 years
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