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Steph Skupien

Head of Creative Services

Pronouns:

She/Her

Key skills:

  • Infographics
  • Typography
  • Leadership
  • Accessibility design
  • Lecturer in design

Hello, I'm

Steph

Steph spans both the marketing and research teams, where she works on campaigns and bespoke deliverables for our clients.

This provides her with excellent knowledge of how to get under the skin of research findings and highlight the key stories within, as well as a keen sense of how to display complex processes in a clear, coherent, and visually engaging format.

She regularly creates outputs such as infographics, interactive reports or presentations, visual stimulus for focus groups, or something quite unique to disseminate research findings in a tangible, memorable 3D format that wows our clients – from t-shirts to jigsaws!

By popular demand from past and present clients, the creative services team now conducts design work independently of DJS Research commissioned projects, so Steph frequently operates the team as a design agency in its own right, offering design and data visualisation services to all.

Steph also works closely with Angharad and Laura to support all our video animation, and copywriting deliverables. With nearly two decades of design-industry experience, she is well-versed in seeing things client-side, with excellent organisational skills gleaned from the efficient time management needed in the fast-paced creative industry. This experience lends her perfectly to creating and producing solutions that exceed expectations.

Steph has written a thought leadership blog post, which can be found here:

 

A few fun facts about me...

If I wasn't a Partner I'd love to be...

A police officer

The best thing about my job is...

A happy client

My favourite place to be is...

Anywhere with my computer

Not many people know that...

I am a boxer

A few fun facts about me...

'This' or 'That' questions...

Chocolate or cheese?

Chocolate or cheese answer: cheese

Sunny or snowy?

Sunny or snowy answer: sunny

Country or town?

Country or town answer: town

Coffee or tea?

Coffee or tea answer: tea

Cats or dogs?

Cats or dogs answer: dogs

Early bird or night owl?

Early bird or night owl answer: night owl

'This' or 'That' questions...

Explore the teams...

The Operational Board is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business and developing the company’s business strategy. They are also fully hands-on, winning and delivering research projects.

Our Managing Director, Alastair Gleed, and several of our board members are founding figures of DJS Research, having joined in the early post-shed era of the company (intrigued... read about ‘the shed’) and have been in research since the previous millennium! In Spring 2024 we introduced a new scheme to bring fresh thinking and new energy into our boardroom, welcoming three new board members on a rotational basis. Both the initiative and the new members of the team were warmly received, and it's already paid dividends as the trio have had a hugely positive impact company-wide.

The role of the Trust Board is to ensure DJS Research is run in the best interests of all Partners and meets its legal responsibilities. It works closely with the Operational Board, offering strategic challenge and oversight.

Our company founder, and former Managing Director, Danny Sims, sits on the Trust Board, continuing to share his knowledge and experience garnered from over 30 years in market research. Financial oversight is provided by Finance Director, Rich Slater, while HR Manager, Lucy Pawson, champions the voice of our people through EO Voice – our employee council which represents the views and interests of everyone across the company and provides a direct route to both company boards. Our external Independent Trustee Director, John-Paul Simpson, provides an important and entirely neutral perspective on company matters and brings invaluable employee ownership expertise from his own business. His role is to protect employee interests, uphold company values, and ensure accountability across leadership.

 

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