James Witcher Email & Phone Number

California, United States

California, United States

At Blueriver, I led design strategy and direction for our clients, including one of the most recognized brands in the world.Highlights include:Introduced design storytelling to the organization to establish and communicate product design vision.Created and implemented Blueriver’s design process across the organization, and refined the scoping and.

San Francisco Bay Area

I was hired to establish a San Francisco office and build a team in order to grow the company’s west coast footprint. We were forced to pivot due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in the Bay Area. I led and delivered digital products for clients across the US, including Glint (LinkedIn), KEH, Purple, JPMorgan, and more.

Mountain View, California, United States

I managed and designed digital products as part of the Google Search design team. Highlights include:Managed a UX team and collaborated with cross-functional teams on multiple product updates for Gboard, the mobile keyboard for Android and iOS devices with built-in Google Search.Crafted a vision for a new vertical within Google Search.Designed a new.

San Francisco Bay Area

As Director of Product Design at Fandom (rebranded from Wikia in October 2016, boasting 360,000+ fan communities and a global audience of over 170 million monthly uniques), I provided direction and oversight for key product initiatives, mentored UX and visual designers spanning three GEOs, and worked closely with cross-functional teams and exec staff for.

San Francisco Bay Area

As Principal Product Designer at Wikia, I worked closely with cross-functional and exec teams to define, design, and launch key digital products.In 2014, I designed a new approach to wiki articles. The design focused on both the consumption and contribution fronts, as well as promoting video content. Although it was not implemented at the time, this.

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco

Designer in Residence for the 12 week UX Design course at General Assembly.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led and managed IGN's product design team for multiple consumer products.Highlights include:Led strategy and design for the IGN native iOS consumer app for iPhone and iPad, which launched to a 4.5 star rating on the Apple App Store and a loyal following.

San Francisco Bay Area

Creative direction, art direction, graphic design, information architecture, client presentation, new business pitches, resource staffing, design consulting for Sapient's Atlanta office.Highlights include:Led design and research for American Airlines' Check-in kiosk, which launched in airports worldwide.Led the design of Alamo's consumer website.Led.

Art direction, graphic design, information architecture, client presentation, new business pitches, design consulting for Sapient's Atlanta office.Clients include: DirecTV, GE, The Hartford, Lenovo, Osh Kosh B'Gosh, TradeStation, TSA.

Art direction, graphic design, information architecture, client presentation, design consulting for Sapient's Atlanta office.Clients include: AT&T, AutoTrader.com, Coca-Cola, DHL, HoneyBaked Ham, Humana.

Part-time instructor at a well-regarded portfolio school in Atlanta. At the time, the web classes being taught were production-oriented, so I created my own class and curriculum to focus on the marriage of user experience and visual design.

Graphic Design

Awarded the MAS "Top Dog" Award for best overall student portfolio work. Participated in two Quarter Away programs to work at agencies and.

Graphic Design

Fine Arts