Australia

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Product Design

UX writing

Interaction Design

UX Testing

UX Research

Polly Averill

Head of Design

Qualitative research

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Stakeholder management

Accessibility

Design systems

Market research

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

Data visualisation

User research

Usability Testing

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

Designing a white label business and retail banking app for web and mobile.

• Researching all features and creating flows at the speed of light
• Onboarding, Accounts, Cards, Payments, Lending Origination, Loan Lifecycle, Settings
• Creating a design system with configurable variables along the way

Providing customer value through personalisation and enhancements of features in the Coles app. 

• Qualitative research involving customer interviews, defining problems and opportunity areas
• Full design process from concepts through to high fidelity designs and prototypes in Figma
• Collaboration with the developers to ensure we get the best native experience in iOS and Android

Reimagining home loan calculators to be more engaging, interactive and unlike a calculator – more of an interactive experience. 

• Big uplifts in engagement and mortgage applications
• Winner of Good Design Australia Awards 2021 (Digital Interface)
• Silver in DrivenXDesign Sydney Design Awards 2021 (Digital - Finance)

Responsibilities:
Developed and lead the design for the new Vauxhall Driver's Centre responsive site.

· Digital design
· Art Direction
· Client presentation
· Working in Agile

Clients:
Vauxhall, Intel, AIG Insurance, Direct Line, The Guardian

Responsibilities:
Developed digital advertising and email designs for the biggest brand launch of 2012 - EE. 
Lead the relaunch of the Co-operative Banking and Insurance site.
Worked on many social campaigns, including the Gü Advent Calendar in 2012.
Created digital out of home display videos for Orange and EE. 

· Digital design
· Art Direction
· Social media campaigns
· Pitch work - gaining new business
· Client presentation

Clients:
The Co-operative Bank, EE, Orange, Gü, Cushelle, Emirates and SSE

Responsibilities:
Helped brainstorm and develop multiple viral games, online advertising and websites. Notably 'Bubble Bungee,' a game for Sony Ericsson and 'Cake Chaos,' a game for Jaffa Cakes.

· Digital design
· Concepting
· Art Direction
· Pitch work 

Clients:
United Biscuits, Santander, Vodafone and Sony Ericsson

Polly Averill🇦🇺