Jo Sood Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Redesign of the product to address the business goal of recapturing the consumer market.Working directly with executives and product owners to produce prototypes, as well as front-end and back-end developers to implement the designs.Convey user-sentiment and communicate business goals to development teams.Designed functional and visually appealing digital products from sketches and wireframes to high-fidelity interfaces using Sketch and Figma.Collaborated with product owners, engineers, and developers to ensure seamless project execution.Presented prototypes to stakeholders for approval, modifications, and improvements.Translated static design elements and UX requirements into functional, interactive user interfaces.Incorporated web accessibility best practices into user interfaces and the design process.Maintained graphic standards and branding consistency across all product interfaces.Created components, libraries, and patterns, providing support for the central design system.Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the design system is both beautifully crafted and well-maintained.Liaised with stakeholders to understand UI/presentation layer requirements and project objectives.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Leading and managing digital design interactive team- Create wireframes, designs and interactive prototypes using invision app for desktop and mobile websites- Providing leadership and mentoring to digital designers, to help them create their best work- Responsible for website development(art direction, UX/UI) including developing new digital experiences while evolving and strengthening the ones already in place- Re-developed Farmers’ New Season Landing Pages based on a newly templated system resulting in faster build time, modular thinking, more flexibility & usability- Provide initial creative composition and develop new ideas from scratch and work to evolve each initiative strategically- Developing Responsive Design and making it compatible across browsers and other devices.- Responsible for designing rich mobile-first digital experiences for vendors - Present work to internal stakeholders, Creative Directors, Art Directors and Campaign Managers- Oversee digital creative for a wide range of projects and also working alongside the social media team to visualize content while maintaining consistent quality and branding of communication products across all media channels- Developing all phases of creative projects from concept to execution - Effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously on tight timelines- Designing and then developing emails using Salesforce

Auckland, New Zealand

As a Digital designer in Farmers I am responsible for a range of digital design including web design, UI, digital display ads, EDMs. Concept and delivery of creative across all the digital channels. As well as designing I am responsible for some front end development HTML/CSS. - Deliver digital assets to support marketing campaigns- work collaboratively with creative, digital, brand and content team- manage and design numerous project simultaneously- produce jobs from concept through to completion- interpret and develop briefs into strong visual communications

• Working on website design, user experiences, responsive solutions and global digital marketing campaigns for some of the best-known brands.• Designing and art-working email / onsite marketing campaigns, print campaigns and advertisements.• Creating design concepts, from quick visual mock ups to polished designs• Experience in social engagement & social media• Development of web-based material such as website pages, using technologies such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript (including jQuery).• Some of my Web projects includes o Startsoft​ ​http://starsoft.co.nz/o Worldcare​​ https://www.worldcare.co.nz/o Ezi-mail​ ​http://www.ezi-mail.com/o Ezidoesit​ http://ezidoesit.com/

Auckland, New Zealand

• Implemented mock-ups using grid framework and designed/developed website using CMS, CSS3,HTML5 and Javascript with cross browser compatibility• Ongoing design and maintenance of new and existing websites• Liaising closely with clients at the design stage• Designing websites that are easy and effective to use• Enhancing the look, functionality and appearance of clients’ website• Fixing problems encountered in the functioning of the website• Testing websites for functionality in different browsers & at different resolutionso Brides Corner www.bridescorner.co.nz o Designs by Nicola www.designsbynicola.co.nz o Auckland Corvette Club www.aucklandcorvetteclub.co.nz o The Puzzle Shop www.puzzled.co.nz o Absolute Air Conditioning www.aar.co.nz o Interbloc www.interbloc.co.nz o Findlay Foods www.findlayfoods.co.nz o Pakuranga Business Network www.pbn.co.nz o Papatoetoe Business Assn www.papatoetoe.net.nz o Pakuranga Medical Centre www.pakmed.co.nz o Kingfisher Connexions www.kingfisherconnexions.co.nz o Webdzinz www.webdzinz.co.nz o Gray Builders www.graybuilders.co.nz o HCV www.hcv.co.nz o You can sew www.youcansew.co.nz o And many more…