Josh Garner Design / Selected Work / JGBC

Benefits.
Reimagined.

Making a complicated category feel clear, confident, and human.

As Brand Director and Lead Digital Experience Designer for J Gard Benefit Consultants, I directed the brand presentation and designed the digital experience connecting people, services, and next steps.

Brand directionIdentity & narrative
Digital experienceStructure & usability
People & serviceCredibility & clarity
Conversion pathsConnected next steps
One brand. Four connected layers.
The people behind the experience

Real people.
Real impact.

JGard's own team photography brings a human face to an industry often presented through abstract benefits language.

Jason Gard — portrait from JGard Benefits website
Leadership / Jason Gard
Pam Vincent — photograph from JGard Benefits website
Operations / Pam Vincent
Paola Becerril — portrait from JGard Benefits website
Client relations / Paola Becerril
The connected experience

Every layer.
One story.

Borrowing the layered storytelling approach of the inspiration, this diagram shows how the brand and experience disciplines work together in the JGard project.

JGard
Experience
Strategy
UX / UI
People
Actions
The design principles

Built to make
sense.

The site simplifies a technical category while protecting the personal, relationship-driven nature of JGard’s service.

Strategy

Benefits programs framed around the needs, goals, and workforce of each organization.

Service

People-first messaging that emphasizes direct relationships and hands-on support.

Results

A clear presentation of the value of a long-term, responsive benefits partnership.

The experience problem

From complex.
To connected.

JGard offers consulting across benefits strategy, compliance, cost containment, enrollment, and service. The experience organizes that breadth into understandable paths.

The challenge

Too much
to navigate.

Benefits consulting brings together detailed decisions, technical services, and multiple audiences.

CompliancePlan designHREnrollmentCosts
The design response

One clear
direction.

An accessible hierarchy connects services to people and the actions they need to take.

Understand→Explore→Connect
Digital experience architecture

Every step.
Intentional.

A modular experience, designed to work as a cohesive whole rather than a collection of disconnected pages.

01

Clear messaging

Lead with JGard’s positioning: “We’ll run your benefits. You run your business.”

02

Service structure

Present benefits strategy, compliance and HR support, cost containment, and enrollment in a navigable way.

03

Human proof

Introduce the people behind the expertise, replacing generic corporate distance with direct credibility.

04

Clear next steps

Connect service exploration with contact options and JGard’s Employer Benefits Checkup.

Brand direction / Digital experience

Designed around
people.

A distinct brand and a connected digital experience for a consultancy where relationships, clarity, and long-term service are the priority.