I am a multi-disciplinary designer with over 20 years of experience specializing in problem-solving through design. My work spans branding, UI/UX, and creative direction, where I thrive in collaborative environments and ensure that business objectives are met with impactful, user-centered solutions. I am passionate about driving innovation and creating seamless digital experiences for various industries.…

Jared Hurwitz-Joseph

I am a multi-disciplinary designer with over 20 years of experience specializing in problem-solving through design. My work spans branding, UI/UX, and creative direction, where I thrive in collaborative environments and ensure that business objectives are met with impactful, user-centered solutions. I am passionate about driving innovation and creating seamless digital experiences for various industries.…

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I am a multi-disciplinary designer with over 20 years of experience specializing in problem-solving through design. My work spans branding, UI/UX, and creative direction, where I thrive in collaborative environments and ensure that business objectives are met with impactful, user-centered solutions. I am passionate about driving innovation and creating seamless digital experiences for various industries.

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Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at Human Insights
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Led product design initiatives, mapped full customer journeys to improve service flow and efficiency, and supported the implementation of AI-enabled features to streamline interactions. Collaborated with product, operations, and leadership to ensure design strategy aligned with business goals and delivered impactful digital experiences.
Senior Product Designer at IQ Business
September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2021
Senior Product Designer across fintech and telecom projects, driving strategy and design while growing IQ’s internal design practice. On-site with major clients (e.g., Nedbank, Harambee, Investec), I modernised company CI, led a design team, and helped build the firm’s design competency, delivering user-centred digital products.
Product Design Lead at Blue Label Telecoms
August 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Built a scalable design system for SIM and VAS platforms, resulting in a 30% boost in user engagement and improved platform performance.
Product Design Lead at Old Mutual Finance
January 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Developed the first digital customer onboarding journey, cutting onboarding time by 40% and establishing a new UX benchmark in financial services.
Senior Product Designer at Standard Bank
March 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Led design efforts to create a digital tools marketplace for business clients, enhancing customer engagement and ensuring solutions integrated smoothly with client businesses.
Brand & Design Lead at Sleep Group (Sleep Campaign Projects)
August 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Led the creative development of a comprehensive rebranding strategy for Sleep Group, designing a modern logo symbolising the stages of sleep and developing a full brand guide for consistent use across digital and print. Improved internal brand alignment and stakeholder engagement.
Design Consultant at T FORGE
August 1, 2024 - Present
I specialise in problem-solving through design as a multi-disciplinary designer with over 20 years of experience, working across industries to create impactful, user-centred solutions.

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Education, Financial Services, Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate & Construction
    paper MOOTEE COCKTAIL BAR - Branding and Interior

    An authentic, unconventional interpretation of modern Africa. We dare not say “This is Africa” – instead we challenge

    “WHAT IS AFRICA”

    We embrace Africa’s darkness. DARKNESS IN MAGIC, MYSTERY AND HISTORY.

    We seek to entice the world to Africa’s alluring richness. RICHNESS IN CULTURE, ENERGY AND RESOURCE.

    We aim to tempt the world to Africa’s luscious abundance. ABUNDANCE IN HERITAGE, CONTRAST AND FLAVOUR.

    FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT AFRICA!

    uniE621 Investec Private Bank - Business Banking Platform
    Industry: Financial Role: Product designer Tasks: Business requirements elicitation, Technical research, Process mapping (as is), wireframing, UI development, User testing. Brief: Our client wanted to streamline the digital channels for their business clients by offering them a full-service platform where they could fulfil their business banking needs in one place. Business obtained a third-party vendor product to build out the new system. Our role was to understand the business requirements, Investigate and understand the capabilities and restrictions of the vendor's software as well deliver a world-class experience to Investec clients whilst retaining the integrity of the Investec brand. productdesigner UI UX fintech appdesign…
    uniE608 21 Icons - AR APP DEVELOPMENT
    The exhibition is quite simply a visual portrayal of 21 Icons of South Africa’s expertly captured by the photographer, Adrian Stern. heART in collaboration with Cape Town based agency, Ginkgo and the 21 Icons team were commissioned to develop an augmented reality app to compliment the exhibition. Visitors were encouraged to download the app upon entry to the exhibition to create a richer experience, as the app contained additional information on each of the featured icons, as well as behind the scenes photos, as well as videos and an essay. The result was an app that served in the exhibition room to compliment the experience, as well as one that could be used to share the work with many that were not able to visit the exhibition themselves. A total of … downloads during the 2 month exhibition period. video augmentedreality AR appdesign productdesign UIdesigner art…