Julian Hubbard

Responsible for design and user experience for key Android Mobile applications and Programmes for Orange Group. Forming the backbone of Orange’s 2015 business objectives, they are collectively known as the ‘Orange Digital Coach’ suite of applications and include Orange Homescreen, Orange Companion, an omnipresent message, events and content aggregator. Orange Assistant, Orange’s Startup Wizard and Application recommendations engine, and finally Your Orange, the key Orange content delivery Application.

Responsible for the development and delivery of the Orange Homescreen, widgets and applications: the biggest footprint Orange has on all devices across multiple manufacturers, markets and platforms.

Reporting directly to the Founder, I joined Ubuntu (Canonical) to set up a Design and User Experience team based in London, with the aim of introducing Design into the open source industry to overhaul the product portfolio.

Responsibility for end-to-end product and UI development and usability for 8 major European and 4 emerging markets. Products included all mobile and selected fixed line voice services and applications development and handset customisation.

Created and managed the UI design team and process into the UK business from which the current Group function was born.

Managed a team of 6 responsible for the development of c60 new products per annum for the third largest (at the time) toy company in the UK. • Responsible for creating and delivering the overall design and product development strategy. • Worked extensively with the North American team to create and launch a suite of 3 children’s e-mail products for the US market. • Delivered group and local product lines by extensive liaison with 12 overseas offices including head office in Hong Kong.

Product Design, User Interface Design