Melissa Levine is a Research Leader @ Amazon at Amazon. She possess expertise in market research, quantitative research, television, film, entertainment and 45 more skills. She is proficient in Portuguese and Spanish. Colleagues describe her as "Melissa might simply be the best UX researcher I ever met. I’m possibly biased because I just love the topic of digital humans and avatars and Melissa has a strong expertise in this particular area. I truly value how excellent a researcher Melissa has been for our projects at Amazon. She has a diverse set of skillsets when it comes to user research- she’s comfortable conducting surveys, in-person interviews, focus groups and also she rapidly and with ease analyses and compiled customer and interviewees data. I value about Melissa that she’s an excellent listener and she brings together questions and concerns from many job families- e.g. product, design, science, engineering - in order to design studies that could support those teams to base their decisions on customer-centric data as well as have a pathway to voice their concerns and gain early customer signal on design choices. Melissa reminds and empowers teams to focus on the Customer Experience and to keep striving for the best possible design decisions on behalf of the end customer.", "Melissa is a UXR powerhouse. Her extensive and diverse research background in both UX and Marketing grants her to ability to lead her team through all of the complex and ambiguous scenarios thrown her way. She’s an expert in qualitative and quantitative strategies with a mind for both the user and business needs. I worked with Melissa at Amazon Fashion and I was so impressed with how quickly she dove in and started making an impact. She knows how to ask all of the right questions and her passion and drive quickly rendered her a leader in the Fashion orgs product strategy. Without Melissa, the roadmap would have looked very different and Amazon would have missed out on very lucrative product opportunities. Not only is Melissa an exemplary research leader, she is also an absolutely joyful person to work with. She is human, honest and authentic in each of her interactions. It is with these qualities that she builds trust with everyone she interacts with. We could all use a Melissa on our team.", and "During Melissa's time at eko, she built a full-blown research practice from scratch. As head of research on the Data & Insights team, she was able to drive significant impact across all facets of the company - product, creative, marketing, business strategy, and in support of strategic accounts. This was done through great research work and excellent insightful communication. Melissa stands out as being highly professional across a variety of realms. She brings vast knowledge and experience in standard research methodologies [from user and UX research through media, marketing and other strategy-focused research, both quant and qual], while also being very creative and open-minded. This allows her to innovate and introduce new ways to answer complex questions via research. She can shift between high-level strategic planning and oversight to tactical solutions and hands-on research work with ease. I am very proud of our achievements together, and looking forward to seeing her future work."