Extending the reach of the Times Spelling Bee competition

The development of an award winning online portal, which allowed users to securely register; create profiles; interact and play games daily; monitor progress (both as a student or a teacher); and also enter live-hosted competitions, which would run across the UK via local schools and education centres.

This complex system needed to manage multiple tasks, catering for different user preferences, user profile management, record and publish results in real-time, and allow for secure and reliable competition experiences, similar to that users had experienced off-line.

My role was development of the user experience, focusing heavily on a user centred approach; both researching and user testing along the way. I was also involved in the creative execution, directing a team of designers and front-end developers to ensure creative experience would be met digitally through coding.