Product Design support (contract)

Katinka Berghuis

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About this service

Summary

Product design support

Are you in need of a skilled designer to step into your product team?

I have a proven track record of working in high-achieving product teams for large-scale and small-scale national and international companies in varying industries.

Do you need..

a designer to align business goals with user needs?

guidance on how to validate designs?

a visual communicator on behalf of the product team towards stakeholders?

What does my typical design process look like?

Define the problem space (with Analyst & Product Owner).

Ideate and concept (+ check-ins with Product Owner & Lead Engineer).

Create wireframes or mockups (+ check-ins with Product Owner & Lead Engineer).

Usability test (can be several iterations of step 1 -4).

Refine the design with the engineering team.

Review the designs in staging.

Go over the data findings after implementation with the Analyst and Product Owner and define (new) opportunities.

Be advised on the importance of UX research to validate the designs before implementing and plan time for this when possible. If this is not an option, then validate the designs through other opportunities, such as A/B testing.

What are my specialties?

Tight collaboration with the Product Owner

Excellent collaboration with engineers

Facilitating design sprints

Stakeholder communication

What is my background?

Sports, fashion, order management (at adidas).

E-commerce (at adidas & Klarna).

Banking, customer service (at Klarna).

Recruitment software (at Floyd & Hamilton).

What is my availability?

Depending on your need and also my availability, I can offer support on either a short-term or longterm basis, ranging from weeks to several months.

Can I provide references?

Sure thing!

Would you like to see more?

Here is my LinkedIn.

Here is my portfolio.

What's included

Design sprint (if needed)
What should it look like? An interactive session with the main stakeholders and lead team members to kick off the design process.
Wireframe(s)
How does it all fit together? An overview depicting how the different screens of the product work together.
Low or High fidelity mockup(s) and prototype(s)
What will the end-result be? An interactive prototype depicting what to expect when the product goes live.
Usability testing guidance
Is it clear? A step by step explanation on how to validate that the product meets the users' expectations.
Refinement with engineers
Can it be built? A session with the engineers to assess feasibility of the product and discuss possible complications.

Example projects