Michael Gladstone Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Increased user conversion, retention, and monthly activity for Amp via thoughtful design.
• Act as a key designer for Amp from initial ideations through beta and full US launch
• Develop user stories into wireframes and interactive prototypes for presentation to Amazon Music and record label stakeholders
• Design user interfaces for iOS and Android mobile apps
• Lead cross-team brainstorm and ideation sessions
• Perform qualitative and quantitative user research and testing

Los Angeles, CA

• Manage workflow of creative team and resources while providing creative direction
• Utilize Jira ticketing in an Agile environment to create user stories, epics and assign tasks to developers
• Vet, interview, and hire designers
• Assess client needs and perform market analysis of competitors for estimating projects and staying within budget
• Produce information architecture documents to structure mobile apps and websites for best-in-class user experience
• Create design concepts for mobile, web, and responsive interfaces

Los Angeles, CA

• Design mockups for iOS, Android, and web applications, helping sales increase 50% in 1 year
• Produce prototypes to demonstrate user experience in apps
• Analyze UX to improve customer-facing application with input based on person research and client feedback
• Manage project timelines involving code and asset production
• Create interactive PDF presentations for design review
• Attend daily scrum meetings to discuss goals and project status

Encino, CA

• Design iOS and Android screens for Phorus app
• Refine user flows to optimize application interface
• Create wireframe layouts and interaction descriptions
• Produce image assets for hand-off to developers

Los Angeles, CA

• Design and implement website content with special attention paid to SEO
• Design print collateral including advertisements, posters, brochures, and mailers
• Maintain corporate blog and ensured responsible parties met posting deadlines
• Manage social media accounts including Facebook and Twitter
• Oversee CRM database, email blasts, and automated sequences based on member information including expiration dates and member types
• Handle purchase and installation of software for the office

San Francisco, CA

• Designed and improved web comps to bring main site style up to current standards
• Analyzed user interface issues and provided solutions, improving site flow
• Worked with outside marketing team to create and implement SEO and inbound traffic strategies
• Performed quality assurance tests on development projects
• Designed and coded e-mail blasts ensuring compatibility with all major e-mail clients
• Assisted in front-end development

San Francisco, CA

• Design concepts for websites and print collateral, and participate in client presentations
• Create information architecture documents and development wireframes to clarify the content and direction of upcoming web sites
• QC web sites and communicate with developers via ticketing system (JIRA) to resolve issues
• Maintain corporate process documentation and ensure employees follow established protocols
• Manage production and final execution of design layouts into web and print-ready files for hand-off to development team
• Develop websites from Photoshop layouts by producing HTML and CSS