Freelance (2018–19) | My role: Senior Product Designer
YunoJuno is a highly successful UK start-up company which provides a platform for clients and elite freelancers to connect. Built on principles of simplicity and clarity, its visual design reflects its ethos.
I worked on two key projects for the company – a complete redesign of the 'marketplace' in which clients can search for freelancers, and a rework of the 'black book' to evolve it into more of a relationship management tool.
When a client wishes to search for a freelancer for their project, the first step is to create a brief. The form to do this is simple and focused. There is a live counter displaying the number of freelancers that will be displayed, to encourage clients to add detail. The results are displayed in a grid of cards:
The cards can optionally be flipped to display more information from each freelancer's profile. The client can create a shortlist of their preferred freelancers:
They can make notes on the freelancers in their shortlist, message them directly through the platform, schedule an interview if required, and ultimately book them. Shortlists can be shared with colleagues, who can vote on each freelancer:
Formerly known as 'black book', this redesign of the contacts section enables clients to manage their relationship with the freelancers that they or their colleagues have previously worked with.
Working closely with one of the founders of YunoJuno, I helped to devise a new journey for clients booking freelancers from their contacts list. The intention was to raise awareness of IR35 regulations and to alert clients to the availability of other talented freelancers in the marketplace.
An additional design that I created whilst at YunoJuno was for a new freelancer dashboard. This aims to increase engagement with the platform by providing more pathways to useful content and surfaces some of the hidden benefits of YJ membership.
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