James Olsen, First Nations Product Designer
I design insight-led, accessible digital experiences that remove friction from user decisions and increase conversions across B2C products.
Currently on the lookout for my next gig. Prev @ Belong (Telstra).
Professional projects
Consolidated a disjointed, multi-page nbn sign-up flow into one accessible page, removing the friction that was costing Belong conversions.
- 50% increase in conversion (WoW)
- 2%+ increase in address completion success
PRODUCT DESIGN · CONVERSION
Defined the direction and reshaped Belong's site search to let customers self-serve for help, without needing live chat or a call centre.
- ~154k searches per year
- ~7.3k unique users per month
PRODUCT DESIGN · NAVIGATION
Belong's 115 million GB data problem
Researched and tested how Belong could incentivise customers to use 115 million GB of banked data, then redesigned the gifting journey around it.
- 253GB Avg banked per customer
- ~24k customers gifting per month
UX RESEARCH · PROTOTYPING
Personal projects (WIP)
Rethought GYG's loyalty program to live up to "clean is the new healthy", rewarding customers for how they eat and train, not what they spend.
UX RESEARCH · CONCEPT (MID-FI)
indi - AAC
Building an AAC app that families can actually afford and access
APP DEVELOPMENT · ACCESSBILITY · Project in development!
About me
James ‘Jimmy’ Olsen
Proud Wadjigan (Bulgul country) man from Darwin, now based in Brisbane. Spent the last 4 years leading end-to-end improvements across Belong's customer acquisition journeys.
Additionally, worked as a consultant designer for DriveAbout (DA), Indigenous Road Safety Academy (IRSA) & Hitnet delivering education content to remote Aboriginal communities.
Off the clock: weekend markets, video games, and deep into the AI rabbit hole.
- Product Designer @ Belong
- Product & Service Design Graduate '23 @ Telstra
- 5 internships @ Bank of Queensland
- Consultant @ DA & IRSA
- Consultant @ Hitnet