I am a multi-disciplinary designer with 15+ years' experience in London and Australia, specializing in User Interface (UI) and motion. I am passionate about creating beautiful, user-centric products that blend branding, visual and interaction design. I am a strong conceptual thinker who can produce a broad spectrum of highly polished and engaging design solutions. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines to shape compelling brand experiences and scalable design systems.

Phoebe Hartigan

I am a multi-disciplinary designer with 15+ years' experience in London and Australia, specializing in User Interface (UI) and motion. I am passionate about creating beautiful, user-centric products that blend branding, visual and interaction design. I am a strong conceptual thinker who can produce a broad spectrum of highly polished and engaging design solutions. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines to shape compelling brand experiences and scalable design systems.

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I am a multi-disciplinary designer with 15+ years’ experience in London and Australia, specializing in User Interface (UI) and motion. I am passionate about creating beautiful, user-centric products that blend branding, visual and interaction design.

I am a strong conceptual thinker who can produce a broad spectrum of highly polished and engaging design solutions. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines to shape compelling brand experiences and scalable design systems.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Visual Designer at Ogilvy Australia
July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Leading the visual design of the websites builds and the future vision of all interactive digital experiences across Destination NSW’s key tourism websites; responsible for building out a scalable design system across VisitNSW and Sydney.com brands.
Senior Visual Designer at Grow Inc
July 1, 2023 - October 20, 2025
Shaped the GROW brand across various touch points; collaborated with product designers on employer branding, UX/UI for their website rebuild, and the development of their new brand design system.
Senior Designer at Nano Lending Solutions
January 1, 2023 - October 20, 2025
Principal designer across both B2B and B2C products; set the visual aesthetics across all digital experiences and collaborated with developers to design and build a flexible tokenised design system enabling rapid rebranding and white labeling.
UI/ UX Designer at Harness Projects
August 1, 2022 - October 20, 2025
Researched and designed a user experience enhancement for two key features of the Unhedged mobile app – sign-up & investing; objective was to drive stronger conversion rates and uplift the user experience.
Principal UI Designer at Fuse School
November 1, 2019 - June 20, 2020
Delivered world-class user interfaces for the Fuse online learning platform as part of a product design team.
Senior Digital Designer at Fuse Universal
July 1, 2013 - November 30, 2019
I was responsible for direction and co-ordinating a team of designers in creating the overall conceptualisation and design of our online e-learning videos for our platform, Fuse.
Graphic Designer at Taronga Conservation Society
July 1, 2011 - July 30, 2012
Responsible for all internal marketing and promotional materials across mediums, gaining experience from concept to production across printed products and interpretive signage.
Senior UI Designer at Ogilvy Australia
July 1, 2023 - Present
Lead visual design of website builds and future vision for Destination NSW's interactive digital experiences; built a scalable design system across Visit NSW and Sydney.com brands.
Senior Designer at Grow Inc
March 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Senior Designer contributing to product UI and visual design across multiple projects.
Principal Designer at Nano Lending Solutions
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Worked across B2B and B2C products, setting visual aesthetics and building a tokenised design system for rapid rebranding and white-labelling of Nano’s offerings.
UI/UX Designer at Harness Projects
July 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Researched and designed user experience enhancements for Unhedged mobile app – sign-up and investing features to improve conversions.
Freelance Designer at Various Clients
April 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Created visual concepts and assets across campaigns, websites and social media, aligning with each brand's guidelines and strategy.
Social Media Content Creator at Palm Oil Action Group & Borneo Orangutan Survival
October 1, 2015 - October 1, 2019
Created social media content for campaigns boosting awareness of palm oil issues and orangutan conservation.
Volunteer Graphic Designer at Crisis Christmas
December 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Provided graphic design support for Crisis Christmas campaigns.
Volunteer at Global Vision (Kenya)
August 1, 2007 - September 1, 2007
General Volunteer supporting design projects in Kenya.

Education

Bachelor of Communication (Multimedia) at Billy Blue School of Graphic Arts (Swinburne University)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Communication (Multimedia) at Billy Blue School of Graphic Arts (Swinburne University)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Advanced Diploma of Communication Design (Full Two Year Scholarship) at Billy Blue School of Graphic Arts
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2006
Bachelor of Communication Design at KV B Institute of Design
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004

Qualifications

Bachelor of Communication (Multimedia)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Visual Design and Branding course
January 1, 2020 - October 20, 2025
Social Innovation Bootcamp
January 1, 2015 - October 20, 2025
Human Centred Design
January 1, 2014 - October 20, 2025
Advanced Diploma of Communication Design (Full Two Year Scholarship)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2006
Slate Bloomer Award
January 1, 2005 - April 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education, Travel & Hospitality