Experience

The Community House

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental health counseling intern

  • Oct 2022 - Present



The Chicago School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Masters Student

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Self-employed

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Freelance Digital Product Designer

  • Jun 2018 - May 2023

  As a freelance digital product designer, I work with large companies and small business owners to design fully responsive websites and brand collateral. My strategic and holistic design processes distinguish businesses by identifying and aligning on strategic goals to ultimately deliver messages both online and in real life. As a freelance digital product designer, I work with large companies and small business owners to design fully responsive websites and brand collateral. My strategic and holistic design processes distinguish businesses by identifying and aligning on strategic goals to ultimately deliver messages both online and in real life.



Fjord, Part of Accenture Song

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 500 - 600 Employee

• UI/UX Designer

  • Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

  Delivered strategic initiatives and data-informed user experiences to the federal government. Worked alongside multi-disciplinarian teams to conduct extensive usability testing and design meaningful solutions which improve citizens’ lives everyday. Regularly presented work to clients both in person and remote. Facilitated design thinking workshops to help identify user needs and engage clients in the design process. Mentored junior designers and fostered their individual career growth. Delivered strategic initiatives and data-informed user experiences to the federal government. Worked alongside multi-disciplinarian teams to conduct extensive usability testing and design meaningful solutions which improve citizens’ lives everyday. Regularly presented work to clients both in person and remote. Facilitated design thinking workshops to help identify user needs and engage clients in the design process. Mentored junior designers and fostered their individual career growth.



The Washington Post

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2016 - May 2018

  Gathered business requirements and led a site-wide, responsive redesign for TheLily.com, The Washington Post’s site for women, by women which achieved their annual engagement goal before the summer’s end. Executed every step of the design process from examining analytics to iterating on visual designs. Conducted regular user testing to influence longterm strategy and inform a combination of wireframes, interactive prototypes and visual designs. Re-envisioned the Comments section as The Post’s Lead Engagement Designer while collaborating with award-winning designers, developers and journalists. Show less

• • Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

  Made flexible, modular components which are implemented everywhere from the homepage to the article page. Led full section redesigns which prioritized The Post reader at every step of the design process from sketching ideas to overseeing development and iteration. Created a one-of-a kind commenting experience about Feminism today built on the theory that if you lead with a question, a focused discussion will follow.

• • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Designed a product for consuming news on a mobile interface, collaborated on the midterm elections team and worked alongside developers, designers, and reporters.



Mozilla

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Designer of The Coral Project

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

  Oversaw the visual design and information architecture of a re-envisioned comments section by conducting extensive research to inform digital design. Contributed to open-source tools currently in use at more than 100 news organizations as The Washington Post’s representative for a partnership with The New York Times and the Mozilla Foundation. Worked in a distributed, agile environment, conducted usability testing regularly, managed priorities, and collaborated daily with developers and stakeholders to execute the user experience. Show less



Indiana Daily Student

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2012 - May 2014

  Taught a team of more than thirty designers print and interactive skills using Adobe's Publishing Suite, oversaw the visual presentation of the daily newspaper by collaborating with photo, editorial and design staff, balanced long-term coverage with short-term designing, and led weekly all-staff meetings.

• • Sep 2013 - Sep 2013

  Created thumbnail sketches for the IDSnews.com redesign. Attended weekly meetings with the web team to prioritize elements for the site. Drafted front-end mock-ups reflective of weekly decisions and longterm site goals.

• • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Edited the idsnews.com site front to reflect a cohesive print to digital platform, created interactive graphics and video on a weekly basis, collaborated with desk editors semester-long to launch a website exploring international student enrollment on campus



Omaha World-Herald

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Created daily section fronts under nightly deadlines, communicated with desk editors and designers to plan both daily and long-term coverage, and adapted design knowledge to create news pages that reflected the World-Herald’s style. Created daily section fronts under nightly deadlines, communicated with desk editors and designers to plan both daily and long-term coverage, and adapted design knowledge to create news pages that reflected the World-Herald’s style.



Wagstaff Worldwide

• Editorial Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Interviewed chefs, entrepreneurs, and authors nationwide across hospitality and tourism management careers, collaborated with editors and account executives to create personalized press kits for worldwide media distribution, compiled recipes from local chefs to create a summer company-wide cookbook Interviewed chefs, entrepreneurs, and authors nationwide across hospitality and tourism management careers, collaborated with editors and account executives to create personalized press kits for worldwide media distribution, compiled recipes from local chefs to create a summer company-wide cookbook