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Alex Carvalho

@abcarvalho

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I'm a Design Director based in London, UK. I have a background on Visual Design, and Product Design.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

A mix of hands-on and design leadership, where both the craft and fast pace can be present; attention to detail is great but also understanding the challenge, the tech dependancies and the opportunities for innovation.

I'm a Design Director with a background on Visual Design, with collaborative experience in UX, Product Design, and Design Strategy.

I’m based in London, UK, and speak English, Portuguese, French and a little of Spanish.

I'm passionate about the craft, pixel perfect and detail oriented, but never compromising deadlines or project objectives.

I've worked in many different types of projects, from mobile apps, to big web design builds, from art directing campaigns to branding projects and building design systems.

I've led teams of designers, illustrators, motion designers, and UX'ers, where I've not only oversaw their work but (and most rewarding for me), strived to inspire and grow their creative talent. I've also frequently bridged between creatives and the dev/tech teams, as I'm comfortable to learn, research and understand the techical challenges that might come up with new products.

I've also been very client-facing, as I've conducted presentations, stakeholder interviews and joint workshops.

Experience

Digital Creative Director

Rufus Leonard

Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Managing a team of 4 designers + freelancers, collaborating with Strategy and Experience in new biz and on-going accounts, in different verticals (Hospitality, Environment, Insurance, Finance, Energy, and more). Projects ranged from conceptual design vision to design & build, where I helped setting up, estimating and defining WoW for the projects, as well as managing and presenting to clients.

Figma Team Leadership Design Systems Product Design

Design Director

The Bio Agency

Apr 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 9 months)

Working mostly many projects across different sectors: health, real estate, flexible working, payroll, mortgages, streaming media services, and more...

Team Leadership Product Design Design Systems UI Design Prototyping Client Facing

Design Director

We Are Friday

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 (3 months)

Redesiging an insurance website (brochure, and quote & buy journeys); stakeholders and customer interviews, insights analysis, defining new customer journeys, and digital brand definition.

Team Leadership Product Design Client Facing Branding Prototyping Design Vision

Design Lead

us two

Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 (2 months)

Working on a pitch for an American pharmaceutical brand; ideation, design, testing and iterate on concepts for a health native app (mobile and smart watch integration). Update: the pitch was won.

UX UI Design Product Design Client Facing Research