About Me

Hello, my name is Helen Johnson

I am a website designer, website manager and UX/UI designer/developer with over 20 years of experience.

Pretty much, I can plan, design, prototype, build and manage digital products and websites.

During my career I have managed custom solutions for a wide range of websites in agency, freelance, and in-house roles including mining, construction, gambling, health, professional and creative industries.

While I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design from QUT way back in 2002, I am always looking to further my skills and knowledge. I have completed short courses in UX/UI, WordPress, Design, Web Accessibility and SEO. I continue to study to ensure I am up to date on the latest technology, processes, trends, and standards.

I am an Aussie living in Brisbane, Queensland, with my English husband Matt (don't mention the Ashes) and our two blue heelers Tessa and Dash.

PLAN

UX Design & Development
UX Research
Content Design
Storyboarding
User Flows & User Journeys
Information Architecture
Copywriting & Copyediting
UX Writing

Design

UI Design & Development
Interaction Design
Figma
Adobe CC Suite
Affinity Suite
Content Design
User Centred Design
Mobile Responsive Design
Accessible & Inclusive Design

Prototype

Wireframing
Figma
Interaction Design
User Flows

Build

HTML and CSS
WordPress
Page Builders (including Oxygen Builder and Elementor Pro)
Custom WordPress Theme Coding
PHP & JS
GeneratePress Premium & Blocks
ACF Pro & CPTs
Domains & Hosting (DNS, Cloudflare, cPanel, SSL)
SEO
Google (Analytics, Search Console & Workspace)

Manage

Designed, built and managed a network of over 2,000 websites (2009 - 2017) overseeing content, copywriting and SEO teams, liaising with development teams, and designing new features.

Website project manager for a digital marketing agency (2022 - present) working on new websites and extending existing websites.

Built and managed numerous client websites (2017 - 2022).

Manage Domains, Hosting & DNS (including Cloudflare) for numerous websites.

Education

Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Arts (Communication Design)
2000 - 2002

COurses & Certificates

Google UX Design Professional Certificate Courses:
- Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design View Certificate
- Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate View Certificate
- Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes View Certificate

W3Cx Introduction to Web Accessibility View Certificate

Uxcel Certificates View Profile

CURRENTLY STUDYING

Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Figma UI UX Design Advanced
How To Design for Accessibility: for UX Designers

I have also completed short courses covering WordPress, page builders including Oxygen and Elementor, website design, website management, and SEO.

Experience

Project Manager & Website UX/UI Designer
Excite Media
May 2022 - Present

Website Designer & WordPress Specialist
Self-employed / Freelance / Contract
August 2017 - May 2022

Website UX/UI Designer & Frontend Developer
Division One Technology
January 2017 - August 2017

Head of Content & WordPress UX/UI Design
Ladbrokes Australia / Panda Gaming
February 2009 - January 2017

Lead UX/UI Web Designer & Developer
Online Marketing Group / Boomerang.com.au
February 2007 - February 2009

Web Designer / Developer & Website Manager
Codeworx / Poker.com
July 2004 - February 2007

View my LinkedIn

Personal Attributes

Creative but logical
Attention to detail
Strong communication (English - verbal & written)
Troubleshooting
Desire to learn
Accepting of feedback
Loyal and reliable
Patient and empathetic
Team player but can happily work alone

Interests

Dogs! I have 2 blue cattle dogs
Technology
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Apple & Mac Fangirl (but can easily use Windows, see next point)
PC Gaming (Battlefield series)
Painting & Art
Being active (walking, hiking & F45)
Travel and adventures!

It starts with hello!

Get in touch to chat about UX, design, websites, content and more.

Contact Me