Experience

Spark Hire, Inc.

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UI/UX Web Designer

  • Dec 2012 - Present

  As the UI/UX Designer, I take a creative approach in designing and developing the marketing website for Spark Hire. Since I began at Spark Hire I have completely rebranded the entire website to create an easy to use, transparent website that helps drive sales and build company revenue with methodical design and great marketing. As a hybrid designer/developer I do everything from print to mobile to web design along with front end development. Basically anything creative I am involved with. I… Show more As the UI/UX Designer, I take a creative approach in designing and developing the marketing website for Spark Hire. Since I began at Spark Hire I have completely rebranded the entire website to create an easy to use, transparent website that helps drive sales and build company revenue with methodical design and great marketing. As a hybrid designer/developer I do everything from print to mobile to web design along with front end development. Basically anything creative I am involved with. I also have a strong influence on our web application, designing our interface to create an easy to use platform and making simple and understandable for our users. Working with a team of developers I whiteboard, wireframe and conceptualize each feature to make sure our UI/UX is flawless before launching. I am also involved in a lot of web and mobile testing to oversee that our product gets launched without error. I take pride in my work at Spark Hire and am proud to have been able to help build the company from it's early stages of development to what it is today. Show less As the UI/UX Designer, I take a creative approach in designing and developing the marketing website for Spark Hire. Since I began at Spark Hire I have completely rebranded the entire website to create an easy to use, transparent website that helps drive sales and build company revenue with methodical design and great marketing. As a hybrid designer/developer I do everything from print to mobile to web design along with front end development. Basically anything creative I am involved with. I… Show more As the UI/UX Designer, I take a creative approach in designing and developing the marketing website for Spark Hire. Since I began at Spark Hire I have completely rebranded the entire website to create an easy to use, transparent website that helps drive sales and build company revenue with methodical design and great marketing. As a hybrid designer/developer I do everything from print to mobile to web design along with front end development. Basically anything creative I am involved with. I also have a strong influence on our web application, designing our interface to create an easy to use platform and making simple and understandable for our users. Working with a team of developers I whiteboard, wireframe and conceptualize each feature to make sure our UI/UX is flawless before launching. I am also involved in a lot of web and mobile testing to oversee that our product gets launched without error. I take pride in my work at Spark Hire and am proud to have been able to help build the company from it's early stages of development to what it is today. Show less



Alex Barrie Designs

• Founder/Creator

  • 2009 - Present

  Since I began designing I have completed countless projects and always looking push new boundaries with creativity. With a strong background in User Interface and User Experience I have all the tools and skill set needed to get the job done. I am proficient in HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap, Search Engine Optimization, Landing Page Optimization, Website Analytics and Adobes Creative Suite. I am a hybrid designer and developer and enjoy wearing many hats and taking on any type of job that is throw… Show more Since I began designing I have completed countless projects and always looking push new boundaries with creativity. With a strong background in User Interface and User Experience I have all the tools and skill set needed to get the job done. I am proficient in HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap, Search Engine Optimization, Landing Page Optimization, Website Analytics and Adobes Creative Suite. I am a hybrid designer and developer and enjoy wearing many hats and taking on any type of job that is throw at me. I have worked with a wide variety of clients and employees with different career skill sets and I love working with others to help bring ideas to life. Show less Since I began designing I have completed countless projects and always looking push new boundaries with creativity. With a strong background in User Interface and User Experience I have all the tools and skill set needed to get the job done. I am proficient in HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap, Search Engine Optimization, Landing Page Optimization, Website Analytics and Adobes Creative Suite. I am a hybrid designer and developer and enjoy wearing many hats and taking on any type of job that is throw… Show more Since I began designing I have completed countless projects and always looking push new boundaries with creativity. With a strong background in User Interface and User Experience I have all the tools and skill set needed to get the job done. I am proficient in HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap, Search Engine Optimization, Landing Page Optimization, Website Analytics and Adobes Creative Suite. I am a hybrid designer and developer and enjoy wearing many hats and taking on any type of job that is throw at me. I have worked with a wide variety of clients and employees with different career skill sets and I love working with others to help bring ideas to life. Show less



Adrenaline Sports Management, Inc.

• Graphic and Web Designer

  • May 2011 - Sep 2014

  I took a creative approach in maintaining, managing and designing websites for ASM's running events while handling any creative design tasks needed from print to web work. I also managed a team of designers for our summer and winter intern program. After leaving the company to pursue new opportunities, I continued doing freelance projects with ASM where I began designing and developing new websites. I took a creative approach in maintaining, managing and designing websites for ASM's running events while handling any creative design tasks needed from print to web work. I also managed a team of designers for our summer and winter intern program. After leaving the company to pursue new opportunities, I continued doing freelance projects with ASM where I began designing and developing new websites.



SurePayroll, Inc.

• Web and Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  As the only in-house designer, I was the creative backbone to SurePayroll. I handle all the design from print to web, working on the Marketing Communications and Web Development Team. While working here I increased my knowledge of Online Marketing and best practices for User Interface and User Experience. I gained a lot of insight working with a wide variety of job specialists including Marketing Managers, Copywriters, SEO Managers, Web Developers, Account Managers, PPC Managers, Email… Show more As the only in-house designer, I was the creative backbone to SurePayroll. I handle all the design from print to web, working on the Marketing Communications and Web Development Team. While working here I increased my knowledge of Online Marketing and best practices for User Interface and User Experience. I gained a lot of insight working with a wide variety of job specialists including Marketing Managers, Copywriters, SEO Managers, Web Developers, Account Managers, PPC Managers, Email Specialists and Corporate Executives where we developed new creative projects and helped drive revenue to the company. I acquired a lot of UI/UX knowledge working with the Web Development team where we did a large amount of website testing and optimizing to produce high converting landing pages and web pages. Working in a larger and more corporate environment, I obtained a lot of the skills and knowledge that I continue to use to this day. Show less As the only in-house designer, I was the creative backbone to SurePayroll. I handle all the design from print to web, working on the Marketing Communications and Web Development Team. While working here I increased my knowledge of Online Marketing and best practices for User Interface and User Experience. I gained a lot of insight working with a wide variety of job specialists including Marketing Managers, Copywriters, SEO Managers, Web Developers, Account Managers, PPC Managers, Email… Show more As the only in-house designer, I was the creative backbone to SurePayroll. I handle all the design from print to web, working on the Marketing Communications and Web Development Team. While working here I increased my knowledge of Online Marketing and best practices for User Interface and User Experience. I gained a lot of insight working with a wide variety of job specialists including Marketing Managers, Copywriters, SEO Managers, Web Developers, Account Managers, PPC Managers, Email Specialists and Corporate Executives where we developed new creative projects and helped drive revenue to the company. I acquired a lot of UI/UX knowledge working with the Web Development team where we did a large amount of website testing and optimizing to produce high converting landing pages and web pages. Working in a larger and more corporate environment, I obtained a lot of the skills and knowledge that I continue to use to this day. Show less



Articulate Promotions

• Graphic and Web Designer

  • May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Managed and oversaw the graphic and web design department while maintaining, updating and building new websites in a creative and proficient manner. Managed and oversaw the graphic and web design department while maintaining, updating and building new websites in a creative and proficient manner.