Who
I'm a dad, designer and recovering founder
I’m an award-winning software designer and self-confessed ideas junkie who thrives on turning concepts into reality.
As a flexible design generalist, I bring an inventive, iterative, and proactive mindset - ready to add value at any stage of the design or product lifecycle.
Over the past 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse range of clients, industries, and ventures - each experience adding to a deep and broad skill set.
This journey has equipped me to support and lead teams that need to validate and execute ideas quickly and effectively.
I’m passionate about partnering with teams on a clear and compelling mission, helping them achieve their goals - at speed, at scale, and for good.
Here’s to you, Change Champions.
Mark Murphy
15+ years,
100's of projects
2005
Freelance
Like all good stories it begins with nothing more than a dream and a pirated copy of Adobe Dreamweaver.
2009
Education
Graduated with honours from the University of Portsmouth, UK with a BA in 'Design for Interactive Media'.
2010
Accelerator
In-house designer at one of the first UK accelerators working with a range of colourful startups. Here I witnessed first hand what happens when ideas succeed - and fail.
2011
Agency
Earned my stripes as a designer at a prestigious London based full service digital agency.
2012
International
Presented with the opportunity to relocate and launch a new studio in Melbourne, Australia. G'day!
2013
Payments
Joined a hospitality startup to build payment experiences in partnership with PayPal - this was later acquired by Australia's Commonwealth bank.
2015
Banking
Became involved in a joint venture at Australia's 'big 4' banks to deliver real-time payments (a rare thing indeed for banks of the time!)
2016
Fintech
Early hire at 'Assembly payments' to help kick off a revolution in white label marketplace payment solutions - later merged with Irish bank CurrencyFair.
2018
Founder
Leveraged Assembly's payments technology to co-found my first startup delivering innovative ticketing experiences for the live events industry.
2020
Pandemic
My co-founders and I waved goodbye to our thriving software business when the pandemic forced the indefinite closure of all events.
2020
Pivot
Redeployed our ticketing technology to help small businesses 'pay it forward' with gift cards during the height of lockdowns in UK, Australia and New Zealand.
2022
Now
Based in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa New Zealand and currently enjoying a new lease of life as 'gun for hire' working with partners worldwide who believe in the power of change.
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Engagement
Working remotely and in person with partners worldwide.
