Jude Temianka

Designer in Berlin, Germany

Member since June 23, 2016

Jude is a digital design and strategy executive with 16 years of experience working with globalized brands, incubators, and agencies. Having started her career in trend forecasting, she transitioned into design, advertising, and creative management for agile-based tech organizations. She's at her happiest when collaborating with others to innovate and scale services with a far-reaching social impact.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Gebraucht.de
- eCommerce
- Responsive UX Design
- UX Research
- Service Design
- Venture Design
- App UX
- App UI
- iOS
- Android
- Brand Identity
- Product Design
- Writing & Editing
InMotion | Carflex Subscription Service
- Responsive
- Lean Testing
- Icon Sets
- Ideation
- Writing & Editing
- UX Testing
Donuum Gifting App
- UX Design
- Branding
- Content
- Apps
- Responsive UI
- Wireframing
- Brand Guidelines
Stackfuel
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Content
- Strategy
Cradle Agency
- Brand Positioning
- Branding
- UX Research
- UX Flows
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Service Design
- App UI
- App UX
- Agency
Union Hand Roasted Coffee
- Food Packaging
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Brand Positioning
Ghubar Magazine
- Branding
- App UI
- Design
PB Training App
Orpiva
- Web UX
- Writing & Editing
- Branding
- Tone of Voice
- Responsive UI

Employment

Senior Service Strategist
2020 - PRESENT
Self Employed
- Mapped and analyzed customer journeys (B2C and B2B).
- Ran vision, value proposition, and channel mapping workshops.
- Conducted market and consumer research and synthesized and presented insights.
- Crafted experience strategies for digital ecosystems (B2C, B2B, websites, and apps).
- Created user/feature stories to support multidisciplinary teams with design implementation and rollout.
Technologies: Jira, Agile, Confluence, Slack, Zeplin, InVision, Adobe, Sketch
Senior Product Design Lead
2019 - 2020
N26
- Worked for N26, a German digital bank, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It offers services throughout 26 countries most of the Eurozone, UK, Switzerland, the US, and Brazil.
- Managed the core product design teams including growth, acquisition, engagement, savings, payments, platform, and customer support.
- Supervised the design operations which houses design systems, operations, and UX copy.
- Mentored and directed global product design teams.
- Created and executed product and communication strategies.
- Collaborated with brand teams to craft value propositions and framework guidelines.
- Grew the reporting branches while maintaining a flat hierarchy culture.
- Created sustainable cross-functional ways of working and handover processes.
- Designed job specifications, interview guides, and recruitment challenges.
- Recruited and onboarded new design employees.
- Designed career maps, set goals, and drove employee retention and performance.
- Coached team leads, perform appraisals, one-on-ones, and creative check-ins.
- Created a departmental information repository to share knowledge and guidelines.
- Collaborated with product teams to establish a roadmap and prioritize projects.
- Scaled the product design team in Berlin from 9-20 people within six months.
Technologies: Jira, Agile, Confluence, Slack, Zeplin, InVision, Adobe, Sketch
Head of Brand and Design
2018 - 2019
Airhelp.com
- Directed and managed the global product design, research, and brand teams.
- Worked with data analysts, country managers and research teams to identify growth and retention opportunities.
- Constructed global and local service persona’s for new, established and emerging markets.
- Worked with country and comms teams to craft value propositions, content, and messaging hierarchies.
- Created brand and product strategies, including multichannel advertising and media testing plans.
- Collaborated with business development to design loyalty schemes for users, influencers, and partners.
- Partnered with C-Level to create organizational and departmental OKRs.
- Worked with communications teams to optimize back-end communications (CRM, Push).
- Refine technical/conversion copy localization and deployment processes.
- Wrote proposals for creative initiatives.
- Mapped costs, resources, craft, technical dependancies, experience, and conversion impact.
- Created the roadmap and planned deliverables.
- Pitched initiatives and reported progress to C-level and VCs.
- Ensured that the creative output was cohesive, adhering to brand, product and industrial benchmarks across all.consumer and partnership touchpoints.
- Ensured innovative and streamlined ways of working across product and marketing teams.
- Grew cross-functional innovation culture, introduce collaborative practices, rituals, and tooling.
- Strengthened the design community, establish craft networks and open feedback culture.
- Construct brand, copy, research and product design guidelines, and measurement and value systems.
- Worked with employer branding teams on internal and external communication to retain and drive employee satisfaction.
- Recruited and onboarded new design team members.
- Managed and evaluated performance.
- Performed cross-functional research training.
- Advocated for the organization at industry events and meet-ups.
- Assist the upper management with biannual presentations and progress reporting.
- Reported directly to the CPO and CMO.
- Scaled the design team from 7-22 employees within nine months.
- Increased employee satisfaction results by 30% within six months.
- Increased CRM reengagement CTR performance by 200% within six months.
Technologies: Usertesting.com, Sketch, InVision, Adobe, SurveyMonkey, Confluence, Slack, Apps
Creative Director
2013 - 2019
Cradle Creative, Ltd
- Served as the creative director and founder of Cradle—a boutique design studio specializing in branding and service design.
- Worked with the following agencies: McCANN, Wednesday, Spring Creative, Martin Agency, Brave New World, Creative Cherry, Fluxx, Independents United, Rainmaking Innovation, and The Food Foundry.
- Worked with following brands: Jaguar Land Rover, Diageo, Vertu, Halfords Media, Discovery Channel, Hilton Hotels, Preferred Hotels, ASOS, Net-a-Porter, Gucci, Agent Provocateur, Marie Claire, Estée Lauder, Miller Harris, Lindex, Target, Ghubar, Freedom to Exist, Orpiva, Monty & Co, PB, Sweet Cheesus, Dynabites, Pressed Juicery, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, and Gebraucht.de.
- Handled the branding design and srategy.
- Implemented service definition and proposition testing.
- Developed products.
- Provided digital service design including eCommerce websites (C2C, B2C, B2B), native apps (iOS and Android), and marketing content.
- Worked on UX copy.
- Conducted user testing and research.
- Created brand guidelines and rollout strategies.
Technologies: InVision, Marvel, Zeplin, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
VP Design
2016 - 2018
Gebraucht.de
- Establish the Gebraucht brand, identity, and tone of voice.
- Design a responsive eCommerce platform for used goods (C2C, B2C, B2B), along with two native apps (iOS Android).
- Created and pitched product growth strategies.
- Recruited and built design, research, product, tech and customer service teams.
- Designed 360° advertising campaigns including television.
- Designed an iOS app that gained 3,000 downloads in its first 48 hours and grew to 1 million within 18 months.
- Helped raise €6 million of investment.
- Grew the business from 1-36 employees in 18 months.
Technologies: Slack, Asana, Zeplin, Adobe, Sketch
Creative Head
2014 - 2015
ASOS
- Handled and was responsible for directing and managing the design teams for the ASOS website.
- Managed the production of daily site content, and also worked with senior management on brand innovation projects, process design, and implementing new business structures.
- Led and handled the creative teams for the website, comprising of 30+ employees including managers, art directors, and designers.
- Directed seasonal campaigns and daily site content and worked with editorial and brand partnership teams on collaborations and publicity events.
- Worked with the UX and development teams on apps and digital innovation, plus the project teams to manage scheduling, work load and budgets.
- Communicated and worked closely with senior management on design procedures and new business structures.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Suite
Design Manager
2011 - 2012
Aubin & Wills
- Acted as the department lead for the graphics division for Aubin & Wills; this originally was a subset of Jack Wills, an international apparel brand prior to it’s closure in 2012.
- Managed a team of 3-13 designers (at peak times).
- Worked with all areas of the business to provide on and offline creative support for the retail, eCommerce, and social teams.
- Handled and was responsible for team management—including scheduling and performance reviews.
- Gave art-direction for use in catalogs, campaigns, and editorial use.
- Created website designs and e-marketing.
- Managed the retail communication, and packaging/product designs.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Senior Designer
2009 - 2011
ESI Media
- Worked, as part of the creative solutions team, across all the publications of the business to promote brand partnerships.
- Designed—from the strategy and pitching through to production—the advertising campaigns and marketing material for use over all via on-and-offline media channels.
- Worked on a wide variety of brands, including Unilever, Sony, Canon, Samsung, Nespresso, Diageo, Disney, Eurostar, TFL, National Rail, Thomas Cook, Virgin, HSBC, Barclays Bank, Teenage Cancer Trust, Tate Britain, Southbank Centre, English National Opera, O2 Arena, Odeon Cinema, Fitness first, London Marathon, Flora, Ticketmaster, Cirque du Soleil, London Zoo, London Fashion Week, Swarovski, Harrods, Selfridges, Westfield, Burberry, Chanel, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, Rituals, Tony & Guy, L’Oreal, Banana Republic, Liberty of London, Sweaty Betty, Habitat, Grand Designs, Master Chef, Whole Foods, Waitrose, Taste London, William Hill, Treatwell, Match.com, Specsavers, David Clulow, and Kleenex.
- Worked on campaigns, promotional strategies, and pitches.
- Crafted the branding and communication design, including out-of-home advertising, displays, and point of sales.
- Created the editorial and advertorial design plus the art-direction.
- Handled the website and e-marketing designs.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Designer
2008 - 2009
Freelance Work
- Designed print and website collateral including layouts, landing pages, and retail display assets for a variety of fashion and editorial brands.
- Worked for clients including Net-a-Porter, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Matches Fashion, Fashion Confidential, Oh So You, Bex Rox, and Uttam Apparel.
- Created the brands and identities.
- Designed for print.
- Designed for websites and e-marketing.
- Crafted the UX/UI for projects.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Junior Designer
2008 - 2008
My Fave Shop
- Worked across content, branding, user experience, and website design, plus made the transition from trends to graphics for this company. It was originally heralded the Myspace of eCommerce, and My Fave Shop sought to combine social networking with affiliate shopping. Unfortunately, this Saatchi & Saatchi backed venture failed.
- Shaped the branding.
- Created print designs.
- Crafted the web designs (UX/UI).
- Designed presentations.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Trend Forecaster
2006 - 2007
Freelance Work
- Worked with brands and agencies on forecasting macro and micro trends for the fashion and lifestyle industries.
- Designed for clients, such as: WGSN, Marks & Spencer, Per Una, Dewhirst, and Studio M.
- Performed consumer analysis and reporting.
- Crafted brand strategy.
- Developed brands and content strategy.
- Designed presentations.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite
Textile Designer | Trend Forecaster
2004 - 2006
Marks & Spencer
- Designed prints and woven fabrics for the menswear department of Marks and Spencer (an international clothing and homeware retailer).
- Handled and was also responsible for producing seasonal trend and color reports that could be used by the design and buying departments to help inform purchasing decisions.
- Designed fabrics and apparel graphics.
- Constructed seasonal trend reports.
- Designed the branding for collaborative ranges and limited editions.
- Created the design display collateral for retail stores.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Textile Design
2001 - 2004
Chelsea College of Arts - London, England
Certificate in Art and Design Foundation
2000 - 2001
City of Bath College - Bath, England
3 X A Levels in Art, Design, and Drama
1998 - 2000
St Augustine's - Trowbridge, England
10 X GCSEs in All Subjects (secondary education)
1993 - 1998
St Augustine's - Trowbridge, England

Experience

Writing & Editing16 years
Packaging16 years
Design16 years
Android16 years
iOS16 years
Corporate Identity16 years
User Experience (UX)16 years
Branding16 years

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