I help nurture design talent that can make a significant difference to the success of a product or service.

I've spent nearly fifteen years of my career fostering happy, productive teams who delivered value through their design skill and advocacy for user needs. My leadership approach sets designers up for success, supporting talent as teams grow and culture develops.

With both agency and in-house leadership experience I've helped develop positive design culture, progress talent, hire at all experience levels and provided interim leadership to teams going through organisational transitions.I now offer this experience as a service, both as fractional leadership or as an interim Head of Design.

From interim or fractional leadership to capability building, I've helped organisations...

Evaluate the health of their design team.

Very often organisations aren't sure how their team's abilities stack up, particularly if they've been without dedicated design leadership. I help businesses assess their strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan to address shortcomings.

Help hire talent and plan for future team structures.

I've interviewed hundreds of designers, reviewed thousands of portfolios, and hired for both in-house and agency teams alike. I've used this experience to create hiring plans, write compelling job specs, and support the review and interview process.

Hiring designers can be tough, especially if you're not from a design background. I've interviewed and hired designers across a variety of design specialisms and experience levels for both in-house and agency roles. I've reviewed hundreds of CVs and portfolios, and built out capabilities with permanent and contract talent.

Enhance design maturity & coach individuals.

Sometimes businesses know they need to up-skill their designers, but don't have the leadership capacity to do this effectively. I helped designers move through seniority levels with a positive and proactive approach.

Provide design leadership on a flexible basis.

High quality, experienced leaders can be expensive. Many can't afford the full time services of a senior leader, but realise the positive impact it could have on their team. I've previously offered my expertise on a fractional or interim basis to help bridge this gap in a budget-friendly way.