“Go outside and play! Preferably in a natural setting and with as little structure as possible. See you in 30 minutes.”
I asked my amazing…
New challenges,
new ways of working
High customer expectations and speed-to-market pressures are overwhelming traditional operating models as the marketplace experiences a digital transformation. We can help.
A passion for customer experience
We approach digital experiences from every angle. We are user experience researchers, analysts, strategists, designers and creative technologists.
A human way of tackling the most pressing business issues
Our collaborative approach enables us to ask the right questions while balancing user needs with business goals.
User-driven outcomes
We’ll work together to create dynamic, engaging digital products and services that help address your customers' needs.
Customer and Design Research
Customer and Design Research
Our researchers can help you gauge customer reactions to a design concept or prototype — and apply the latest innovations in digital design to your products.
User Experience Strategy
User Experience Strategy
We'll work with you to analyze existing customer experiences, define what the ideal state should be and then develop a plan to make that vision a reality.
Future State Planning
Future State Planning
Together, we'll craft an exciting vision for your company's digital transformation. And then we'll help you iterate toward that future state.
Digital Product and Experience Design
Digital Product and Experience Design
Our teams collaborate across disciplines and perspectives to create outstanding digital experiences.
Content Strategy
Content Strategy
We'll assist you in planning for the creation, delivery and governance of content that drives action by conveying the right information in the right context to the right audience.
Front-end Development
Front-end Development
Our developers are involved from the beginning — planning, prototyping, building and testing — to help realize the strategic and creative vision for your product.
Data Measurement, Analytics and Visualization
Data Measurement, Analytics and Visualization
Leave the number-crunching to us. We can help you set up meaningful metrics, perform in-depth analysis of your data and present its themes in an easy-to-understand format.
User Experience (UX) Testing
User Experience (UX) Testing
Using both qualitative and quantitative user research methods, we’ll help you better understand your users’ needs in order to enhance the performance of your digital experiences.
11/12/2019
Stay Spooky, Design Studio PHL
by Emily Hurley
Here at the Philadelphia studio, we’re always talking about the importance of play and how to maintain balance within our workday. We’re often helping clients…
11/06/2019
Think Like an Architect
by Erin Chan
First things first: I’m not an architect. However, I did start my college career in architecture school. It didn’t take me too long to realize…
10/23/2019
3 Design Takeaways from 99U
by Emily Hurley
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the annual 99U conference in the city of dreams, New York City. “99U” stems from the Thomas Edison…
10/16/2019
Personas at Play
by Nellie Ortiz
You might have a heard a thing or two about Design Studio PHL’s Collab series. Earlier this year, we decided to take…
10/07/2019
Design is Storytelling
by Ashley Pulli
Earlier this year, EY Design Studio PHL hosted a Design Brew event in Manayunk called Design at Play: Injecting Play Into Our…
09/24/2019
The 2019 PICnic
by Matt Lewis
An end of summer PICnic (funky capitalization in honor of our studio's founder, Greg Picarelli) is an annual tradition at EY Studio PHL. Every year…
09/19/2019
Inclusive Content, Ethical Design and All of Us
by Ryan Mowery
EY Design Studio PDX Presents: An evening with Sara Wachter-Boettcher (Design Week Portland: Event Recap)
Implicit and unconscious bias impacts all digital products and experiences.…
08/06/2019
Reusable Collabs
by Michael McAghon
Lately we’ve been exploring the value of personal passions and creative play with our design team’s Collab sessions. During our internal Collab…
04/24/2019
Performance feedback you can actually use
by Jess Davis
I recently received a structured performance review from a trusted co-worker. The online form asked my peer to rate my most recent 90 days of…
03/26/2019
Crit & Collab
by Michael McAghon
Discipline development is a key focus area at our studio. For those of us on the design team, this means learning about challenges facing other…
02/14/2019
XOXO, Design Studio PHL
by Nellie Ortiz
Nowadays, our relationships with apps and other digital experiences are looking a lot like real relationships we have with our loved ones. We go through…
07/31/2018
Our New Home
by Sandy Greene
One of the many benefits of joining the EY family in December 2015 was that we were able to move our team into an incredible…
03/13/2018
Introducing Intuitive Art Space
by Sandy Greene
Our team has called the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia home for the past six years. We love its sense of community and its all-around funkiness.…
06/14/2017
Spinning Data into Gold: Turning Information into UX Insights
by Colleen Lowe
Brilliant UX designs don’t magically appear out of thin air. Even though they may seem elegant and effortless during presentations, they actually emerge out of…
05/12/2017
When it’s Smart to Play Dumb: Managing AI Recommendations
by Craig Higdon
As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) evolve and begin to yield interesting results, our clients are exploring how to apply these technologies to their…
Harnessing the power of collaboration
Our studio model brings together top talent and gives them the human-centered methodologies and cutting-edge tools needed to help transform your customers’ digital experiences.
We're proud of our work.
We create dynamic experiences for companies of all sizes in pretty much every industry, with a focus on streamlining processes and making users happy.
Careers
The EY Design Studios are building something exciting — and bringing our collaborative model to engagements with some of the largest, fastest-growing and most compelling businesses in the world. Each studio has its own local vibe, but together we share a common goal of improving digital experiences. The perks aren’t too bad, either.
Rest easy, we've got you covered
Rest easy, we've got you covered
We may be a small studio, but we reap the benefits (quite literally) of a global firm. That means all employees enjoy:
- Competitive salaries
- Full medical and dental coverage
- Vacation time starting at 3 weeks for every new hire — increasing with seniority
- FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) with match
- Paid sick leave
- Travel opportunities
- A paid volunteer day
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible working arrangements around core hours; work-from-home options abound
We want you to have a life
Here are a few more perks to prove we mean it.
- With your full medical and dental coverage comes the flexibility to take care of doctors’ appointments on a weekday
- With your minimum 3 weeks of vacation, you’ll be on projects structured so that you can actually use your days off
- For new parents, 16 weeks paid leave
- All employees have access to a wide variety of free services (e.g., legal advice, a confidential employee assistance program) and handy discounts (e.g., cheaper sports and entertainment tickets, local restaurant gift certificates, deals on major brands)
We want you to have a life
We value diversity in all its forms.
Building a team of diverse thinkers with both different and complementary skill sets is challenging.
We are constantly executing on our true diversity goal, which is building a place where user-centered professionals from different backgrounds and experiences are not only welcomed, but also thrive.
And, it should go without saying, but we’re committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to everyone, regardless of their race, color, ancestry, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran or any other legally protected status.
“Just like me” and hiring for “fit” are the enemy here. People who aren’t like us will “fit” just fine, because they’re great at the things we’re not. Diverse minds lead to diverse thinking. Diverse thinking leads to diverse problem solving.
We welcome creative thinkers and innovators
Team up with smart, hard-working, curious people — while bringing the depth and breadth of EY’s capabilities to clients.
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