Head of User Experience at Redweb
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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- Head of User Experience at Redweb
- Past
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- Senior Designer at Redweb
- Senior Designer at Rocktime
- Multimedia Lecturer at Weymouth College
- Creative Director at Joystik
- Designer at Deepend
- Education
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- Human Factors International
- Bath Spa University
- Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design
- Weymouth College
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Paul Seys’s Summary
Over 10 years’ commercial experience in creative and user-centred design following a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design at Bath Spa University.
Specialised in multimedia in final year at Bath, during which he won the RSA (The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) Student Design award for Multimedia and the Macromedia Attachment award for Multimedia.
Started career at Deepend (twice voted Agency of the Year) where he worked with such clients as Abbey National, Panasonic Europe, Rimmel London, MTV, the British Design Museum and French Connection (FCUK).
Received 2 BIMA award nominations for the FCUK website.
After leaving Deepend Paul worked as a freelance designer with the likes of Sunseeker and the British Museum. During the same 2 years he worked as a Design lecturer in Higher Education.
Since joining Redweb Paul has developed his user centred design skills focusing heavily on the user experience aspect of projects for such clients as Sky, Transport for London, e.on, the British Council and the Electoral Commission.
Won Best AIM Website Award voted by users of the website in the AIM Investment Awards 2007 for Hamworthy.com
In 2008 Paul gained the internationally recognised HFI Certified Usability Analyst qualification and regularly attends User Experience conferences and lectures. He is also a member of UPA (Usability Professionals Association).
Paul Seys’s Experience
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Head of User Experience
Redweb
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
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Senior Designer
Redweb
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 1 month)
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Senior Designer
Rocktime
(Design industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
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Multimedia Lecturer
Weymouth College
(Educational Institution; Online Media industry)
September 2001 — July 2003 (1 year 11 months)
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Creative Director
Joystik
(Internet industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
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Designer
Deepend
(Design industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Paul Seys’s Education
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Human Factors International
CUA , Certified Usability Analyst , 2008 — 2008
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Bath Spa University
BA (hons) , Graphic Design (with Multimedia) , 1997 — 2000
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Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design
BTEC , Foundation Degree in Art & Design , 1996 — 1997
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Weymouth College
A-Levels , Geography, Geology, Art and Art History , 1994 — 1996
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Paul Seys’s Honors:
AIM Investment Awards - Best AIM website 2007
BIMA Awards - Finalist Marketing/Advertising Effectiveness Award 2001
BIMA Awards - Finalist CCG.XM Award for the Most Effective Communication 2001
RSA Student Design Awards - Multimedia Design Award Winner 2000
RSA Student Design Awards - Macromedia Attachment Award 2000
