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– Providing strategic direction and design leadership for clients such as Innersloth/Among Us, Bunk Sandwiches, Combat Champions, ICLE, Locl and more. – Leading UX design efforts to ensure seamless user experiences across web and mobile platforms– Overseeing all aspects of design and branding for projects, from initial concept to final execution– Collaborating closely with development teams to ensure successful implementation of designs– Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, including regular communication and project updates– Staying up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies to provide innovative solutions for clients

- Creating wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs to effectively communicate design solutions and ensure consistency in branding and messaging.- Collaborating with developers to ensure design feasibility and provide design assets and specifications for implementation.- Collaborated with the development team to conduct user research and create user personas, resulting in a successful redesign of a Shopify ecommerce storefront that improved user experience, increased site traffic and boosted online sales.

- Managed an account with a spend of more than $200,000/yr- Led the process for creating, leading, and completing a visual audit for an existing website that brought in more than $40,000 of new work- Led the UX and creative direction on multiple complicated digital interactive map experiences on a short timeline - Managed an account and project team through a difficult transition with COVID-19 while maintaining a positive relationship with the client

- Collaborated with high profile clients to develop creative direction and design systems that reflected clients’ unique brands and requirements- Co-led ThinkShout creative department including setting strategic direction and managing designers and interns- Managed creative department budget to meet strategic objectives and develop individual growth - Collaborated with sales team to develop proposals and pitch presentations that meaningfully addressed client needs- Served as a rotating member of ThinkShout leadership council

- Led user experience design for client website redesign projects including developing and presenting wireframes, user flow diagrams, user personas, page goals, site maps, and interaction design- Led creative design for clients including developing and presenting creative direction, designs, and digital style guide- Collaborated with engineering team to ensure alignment with style guide and brand guidelines- Developed robust ThinkShout QA testing process

- Developed and presented user experience design, wireframes, style tiles, and designs for client website redesign projects- Created a new ThinkShout brand logo

- Taught three courses to college students: Introduction to User Experience Design, Web Design Fundamentals, and Beginning HTML/CSS for Designers- Developed curriculum for each course that aligned with class core objectives and focused on preparing students for client work

- Led digital design including developing and presenting content strategy, wireframes, and design comps- Assisted with front-end development and Wordpress theming for client projects- Led internal QA testing

- Lead onsite event manager for private events in the Portland Metro area with event attendance between 75-300 attendees- Managed event assistants, event setup and take down, and maintaining event timeline

- Led brand design for Portland-based clients including creating brand identities, brand guidelines, and custom logotypes- Assisted with client communication and project management

- Produced and designed based on work orders from Account Executives & Brand Managers- Maintained strict print brand guidelines from client to client

- Tutored peers in a variety of graphic and web design skills and software