Freelance Digital Product Designer @ I help startups and companies with everything from product concept, strategy, through to user experience, visual design and branding. My particular interest is working with early-stage startups, defining products through iterating and testing prototypes, and continuing on to take to market. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Founder @ DeskBeers is a subscription service that delivers craft beer to offices on Friday afternoons. I founded the company as part of Mint Digital's move to generate more internal products. Throughout it’s first year, I lead a small dedicated team to realise all aspects of the business; from validation and growth, to the fulfillment & distribution strategies. I was also responsible for all design and managed the build of the web product. Key achievements - Conceiving a unique business that was covered in worldwide press - Launching and growing a startup with minimal capital following lean start up methodologies - Building and retaining relationships with multiple suppliers, courier companies, and other third-party contractors - Managing a multi-disciplined fluid team of between 3-7 members - Growing the business consistently over the first year - Planned and managed three major product iterations to launch and grow with early demand - Featured on Springwise as a wise words founder - Designed and implemented all design aspects of the business, both online and physical From November 2013 to October 2014 (1 year) London, United KingdomSenior Designer @ Working within a small design team, I worked on a range of client and internal projects. My exact role with each project varied, but generally I was responsible for both the UX and visual design. With each client brief, I was also responsible for managing the design resource, liaising with the tech lead and managing the overall project timeline. Key client projects - Join In, a government-backed 2012 charity - Goldman Sachs, helping with an internal data-transfer tool - Vitals.com, a US-based primary care physician finder - Projecteo, a Mint product (a tiny Instagram projector) - Geckoboard, business statistics board Key achievements - Leading the move towards a more collaborative working environment between designers and developers - Working with clients, stakeholders and users with each project to establish requirements and the needs of the users and the business - Conducting user research and testing with each project to ensure the proposed solution in each case was the best for the users needs - Mentoring junior designers and members of Mint’s graduate scheme - Mentoring African entrepenuers through Meltwater and school children through Apps For Good - Overseeing multiple hiring rounds for new designers - Leading unskilled, multi-disciplined hack events to teach tech design processes - Helping launch a successful Kickstarter campaign for Projecteo - Leading two projects from within client teams in New York, whilst utilising resource from London From April 2012 to August 2014 (2 years 5 months) London, United KingdomUX / UI / Front End Development @ Working with startups, individuals, businesses and agencies to create beautiful and useable digital products, from initial strategy through to front end development. From February 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 5 months) Visual / UX Designer @ 3 month contract period working on multiple projects - predominantly web start ups. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) London, United KingdomLead Designer @ At this small, Brighton-based design agency, I worked on a range of digital and print projects. I worked closely with the directors, and helped grow the team from three to nine. Key achievements - Full production of two issues of a new 132-page cosmetic beauty magazines to a run of 20,000 each - Teaching myself to code so that I could ensure designs were implemented correctly when using outsourced developers From April 2009 to February 2011 (1 year 11 months)

Cert IV, Graphic Design @ Shillington College From 2008 to 2008 Steve Marshall is skilled in: User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface, Mobile Design, Visual Design, Start-ups, Strategy, Product Development, Design Strategy, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Art Direction, User-centered Design, Creative Direction, CSS, Photoshop, User Interface Design