As Studio Director, I connect the dots between our organization, team, and clients. I’m focused on improving collaboration across disciplines and projects, building a strong internal culture where people feel supported and heard, and enhancing our client strategies.
Leading teams to ideate, visualize, and prototype engaging digital experiences across a wide range of markets and platforms
Managing project workloads, estimating timing and resources, and matching appropriate talent to goals and deliverables
Facilitating kickoffs, team reviews, executive meetings, and workshops
Providing ideas, feedback, and encouragement to a team of designers, developers, and project managers
Communicating process and design strategy to stakeholders at all stages from intent to implementation to ensure alignment
Communicating with users to understand their needs and mental models
Defining CARNEVALE's design vision and putting it into practice through initiatives to explore new technologies, tools, and experiences across client-facing and internal projects
Senior Designer, GigLabs
2021 - 2023
Led the design of software from loose concept through discovery, wirefaming, and visual design to deliver a functional and user-friendly specification.
Evaluated existing NFT marketplaces to find competitive feature opportunities
Grew GigLabs appreciation for design and identified process inefficiencies and risks
Redesigned an outdated website for a Fortune 500 company over a 6-month contract
Translated business requirements into consumer-facing experiences through a range of deliverables including user journeys, experience maps, personas, wireframes, and visual design concepts resulting in a development-ready UI system
Crafted presentations and communicated with clients to clearly express ideas and correlation to client goals
Designed marketing materials for print and digital applications aligned with brand standards for a variety of clients
Ensured projects were completed with high quality and on schedule
Prioritized and managed multiple projects within design specifications and budget restrictions
Performed retouching and manipulation of images
Art directed photographers and illustrators
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