Craig JamiesonCJ

Craig Jamieson

Founding mentor

Creative Advisor @ CR—G

United Kingdom 15 yrs in design

About

I've spent more than 25 years working across design, digital, brand, product and creative leadership, from agencies and startups to large organisations and global businesses. I've built and led design teams, helped shape products and brands, worked closely with founders and executives, and navigated plenty of career changes along the way. If you're trying to grow as a designer, move into leadership, make a career decision, improve your portfolio, deal with a difficult situation at work, or simply work out what comes next, I'm happy to share what I've learned. I'm direct, practical and interested in the specifics of your situation. You don't need to arrive with the perfect question. Tell me what's going on and we'll work through it together.

How I can help

I help students decide if design is right for them, senior designers refine their craft and help leaders navigate driving the vision. I've hired at every level and built entire design teams from scratch. I am self taught, worked for myself, agency, in-house and as a c-suite leader around the globe.

Ask me about

IC to manager
Agency to in-house
Pivot into design
Freelance to full-time
Returning from a break
Layoffs
A failed launch
First or only designer
A reorg
Getting passed over
Influence without authority
Stakeholder standoffs
Presenting to execs
Negotiating comp
Imposter syndrome
Building a design system
First design hires
Craft to strategy
Growing into leadership

A hard problem I've navigated

I went from running my own thing for a decade to the advertising industry and from agency into in-house product design within fintech, and I've done everything in between.

Expertise

Design Lead
Interviewing
Freelancing
Fintech
Design Manager
Education & EdTech
Leadership
Graphic Design
Design systems
Agency
Motion
Product Designer
Visual/Brand
UX Designer