Jim Kenney Email & Phone Number

Great Barrington, MA

Tonic 5 is a strategy, design and development firm that specializes in creating multi-device applications. My focus is on product design (UX/UI), creative direction and content strategy.

Albany, Great Barrington, Anywhere

Providing expertise in UX/UI design for agencies, startups and clients. I'm a versatile designer with a strong background in branding, visual design and content strategy. I’ve been involved in the discovery, design & implementation phases for mobile and web apps ranging from payments, to email, to social networks and tools for publishing content.Recent.

Greater Boston Area

Lead UX for the sign-up (onboarding) process for PayPal Here as well as mobile app Settings (iOS and Android). Key member of a centralized UED team which includes interaction design, visual design, content and user research. Partnered closely with product and development teams end-to-end to deliver the best user experience possible. Work was mobile.

Cambridge, MA

Introduced UX process into the creative, development, project management, marketing and business cycles. Collaborating across teams on strategy & scope, UX (discovery, wireframes, usability testing), UI (visual design) and design QA. Lead UX designer on a multi-product, multi-device interactive overhaul.

Collaborated with the creative director of this agency specializing in digital narratives to conceive higher level site experience and design. Was responsible for the site wireframes, visual designs, and final assets for development of a Wordpress driven microsite.

Developed wireframes, visual designs and detailed implementation guidance for all releases of gather.com (a social networking and demand driven media site). Conceived and produced creative for clients advertising on the site (Hallmark, Kraft, Toyota, Eukanuba, etc.). Designed collateral for all company marketing initiatives. Art directed freelancers and.

Worked exclusively on Yahoo! Mail, primarily the AJAX driven beta interface. Collaborated with designers, product managers and developers. Explored, revised and finalized designs based on internal feedback, user testing and customer feedback.

Worked under the direction of the creative director. Collaborated and worked independently on a variety of print and web-based projects. Responsible for client communications, design and production.

Worked closely with the owner/creative director servicing a wide variety of clients on print and web-based projects. Involved in all aspects of the process from the generation of initial creative through final production.