Andrea DahlénSenior product designer

Curriculum vitae

Where I’ve been, so far.

I started out in agencies, spent five years at Shelter and a year with the NHS, and now I freelance. Most of my work has been on services that need to work for everyone.

Based in
Copenhagen
Focus
Product design, UX, research
Experience
10+ years
Available
Onsite & remote
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Experience

2025 – Present

Senior Product Designer

Freelance

Product design for startups including Tabatwo and Boxmove. I design their core features, like working out with friends, synced video training and booking sessions.

FreelanceEarly-stage product
2022 – 2024

Product Lead

Shelter Scotland

I led Shelter Scotland's website and a digital team of eight. I set the plan and the budget, and we got the whole site to WCAG 2.1 AA.

CharityTeam of 8WCAG 2.1 AA
2021 – 2022

Senior User Researcher

NHS National Services Scotland

In the Service Design Hub, I planned and ran research with the people the health service finds hardest to reach.

Public sectorHealthcareResearch
2020 – 2021

Senior UX Designer

Shelter

UX lead for the fundraising team and for work across the organisation. I mentored a junior designer and built the pattern library and design system during the rebrand.

CharityDesign systemMentoring
2019 – 2020

UX Designer

Shelter Scotland

The only UX designer on the Scotland team, doing everything from research to UI, including a move to a new content management system.

CharitySole designer
2017 – 2019

UX Designer

Dentsu Creative / Whitespace

Websites and digital services for Business Gateway, VisitScotland, Scotland.org, Business Stream, Sustrans and Food Standards Scotland.

AgencyMulti-client
2015 – 2017

Design & Digital Coordinator

Carbon Trust

The only in-house digital designer. I researched and redesigned the website so it worked on phones, and looked after the CMS (Umbraco).

In-houseSole designer
2014

Communications Assistant

Designit

Made communications materials for the company's channels.

Agency

Education

2021Professional Certificate in UI DesignUX Design Institute
2017Certificate in User Experience DesignLondon College of Communication
2015MA Design & EnvironmentGoldsmiths, University of LondonDistinction
2014BBA Design & BusinessCopenhagen School of Design & Technology
2012Design ManagementParsons The New School for DesignDean's List

Selected clients