Ostmodern
December 2011
I'm currently working on video on demand / multiplatform player projects for ITV and Swedish telco Com Hem.
Proximity London
November 2011 - December 2011
I worked on an 2012 Olympic campaign for P&G, a HTML5 & CSS3 magazine platform and some smaller pieces for Johnson & Johnson.
Spinnaker
August 2011 - November 2011
At Spinnaker I worked on a rebuild of all the leisure centre websites for the GLL. This involved creating a complex prototype in Axure, conducting a user test and producing very detailed wireframes for the front end and the content management system.
Euro RSCG London
June 2011 - August 2011
I worked on iOS and mobile projects for Credit Suisse and multi-platform projects for Chivas and Santander.
Proximity London
October 2010 - June 2011
I took a medium-term contract at Proximity working on Volkswagen, Orange, Capital One and the Royal Mail accounts. Working as part of a small UX team, I produced user journeys, wireframes and process flows for the consumer, business and ecommerce areas of these sites.
Smarkets
Head of Experience, October 2009 - October 2010
Based in White Bear Yard, London, I was employed at social betting start-up, Smarkets to look after all user touch points in a ground-breaking new product constructed entirely in-house using Erlang and Django. From site structure, UI, prototyping, user journeys and front-end design through to emails and tutorial videos, I had an influence on almost every aspect of the Smarkets system.
Kneedl.com
Co-Founder, November 2008 - August 2009
Based in Miami, USA, I led a proof of concept website to attempt a second round of funding. The project has received positive press and publicity in the USA but is currently shelved.
Gcap Media (now Global)
Head of User Experience Design, December 2007 - November 2008
At Gcap I was responsible for setting up a new UED team (and defining their working practices) to manage Gcap's portfolio of national (Xfm, Classic FM, Capital FM, Choice) and 42 local radio station websites. My team defined the target user groups and the approach the websites took to reach those users. We worked at all stages of the process from concept and persona generation through to prototyping, user testing, documentation and UAT.
Yahoo
Lead User Experience Designer, December 2006 - November 2007
I was employed to look after the TV, Movies and Games sites across Europe. Although my official title was Lead UED for Entertainment I worked across most products from Search to Sport to Kelkoo. My role was to define the users and their goals, analyse our product, research competing products, create the concept, wireframe approaches, draw up the IA and flows and finally (if necessary) create the visual designs.
Yahoo taught me a great deal about user centered design on a global scale, working with an Agile development process and creating interface pattern libraries.
RealNetworks
March 2005 - December 2006
Common Sense Design Ltd.
2000 - Present
I've worked for many companies on very diverse projects anything from brand consulting to web design to print work. Companies include major brands such as the BBC, Disney,Virgin Media, Little Brown Publishers and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group as well as smaller companies such as Flattr, Mixlr, Football Superstars, and David Fickling Comics. I set up Common Sense Design as a limited company in 2011.
ntl: (now Virgin Media)
Head of Design and Development, August 2000 - March 2005
Responsible for both a team (14 in total) of online designers and developers who created and maintained the ntl websites (consumer portal and commercial sales) as well as the digital TV platform. The other half of the team were print designers and art workers responsible for the literature, direct mail, advertising, brochures, and install material. I moved up the ranks in this position from Designer to a Head of Department.
Alex Lee
User Experience Designer
Booked up for a bit
I'm under contract until March/Aprilish 2012. But if you'd like my help with anything, please do get in touch.
About me
I'm Alex Lee, a User Experience contractor with many years of experience with everything from world famous brands to one-man start-ups. I define, test and launch sucessful websites.
Get in Touch
Alex Lee, Common Sense Design
tel: 07872 560 610
email: alex.m.lee@gmail.com
Yahoo! Messenger: alex_lee2001
Skype: n0seblunt
Examples & CV
Some examples of my documentation style from various contracts (5mb .pdf file - Updated October 2011). And here's a copy of my CV for you to print.