Design Director
Moscow, Russia
Managed a product design team that worked on improving the visual presentation of media projects for ELLE, ELLE Girl, Marie Claire, Woman.ru, Psychologies, Starhit.ru, Wday.ru, etc.Responsibilities: • Planned and allocated design resources for key media projects: ELLE, ELLE Girl, Marie Claire, Woman.ru, Psychologies, Starhit.ru, Wday.ru, and others. • Developed and implemented the visual direction for products. • Art-directed interfaces (UX/UI) for internet projects (desktop and mobile versions) and digital products (mobile apps and digital editions). • Defined and implemented quality standards for design systems, documentation, guidelines, UI texts, media kits, and presentations. • Ensured deadlines were met, conducted design reviews, and accepted completed work. • Organized effective communication between the design team and other product development units to create a consistent product. • Conducted internal presentations and defended design decisions to stakeholders. • Recruited, interviewed, and onboarded new designers. • Evaluated and improved the team’s efficiency.Achievements: • Created and successfully launched an in-house production unit for digital projects. • Segmented the company’s media projects into three thematic blocks and developed conceptual solutions for each. • Implemented unified standards and consistent design solutions across all media projects. • Significantly improved key metrics: advertising performance, content read-through rates, and time spent on page.