michelle flacksuser experience school fashion institute technology bfa advertising design minors creative technology psychology art history new york ny aas communication design new york ny industry leadership ux certificate program instructor ui certificate program instructor fashion institute technology currently teaching two reoccuring 8week certificate programs tailored creative professionals looking advance career field ux design skills work senior ux designer ux designer thinx inc march 2020 present may 2018 march 2020 created managed thorough design system three brands create consistency across digital assets provie unified customer experience crafted strategies designs special intiatives including revised referral program interactive product selection tool varity upsell features across touchpoints increased conversion rates across product education launch landing pages applying ux design best practices working closely ui designers developers hosted workshops educate nontechnical coworkers executives software skills design thinking processes improve company practices drive ecommerce best practices uxui designer ibm ix formerly resourceammirati july 2017 may 2018 designed ecommerce desktop mobile website largest furniture manufacturer china including mood boards ui elements 25 full templates variety conditions multiple phases design sprints successfully researched chinese ui practices via primary secondary research culminating client knowledge transfer utilized multinational banks existing assets create proof concept backend al software working closely developers provide design input learned practiced multiple development processes including scrum agile lean waterfall ibm design thinking proficient figma proficient sketch proficient axure proficient invision zeplin proficient heap basic htmlcss prototyping design system management storybook user journeys information architecture user testing project management proficient adobe creative suite proficient microsoft office identity brand development knowledgeable social media strategy keynote powerpoint google slides experience google analytics photography art director resourceammirati jan 2015 july 2017 designed logo official brand assets national beauty brand rolled store locations extensive brand research design iterations presented design concept new website global consumer product company contributed final design partnership extended creative team concepted developed differentiating campaign ideas ads multiple clients across channels including social media billboards print digital brand partnerships retail developed social media ad strategy concepts assets consumer product company two years successfully increase digital impressions graphic designer erric sorelle studios may 2011 2014 designed various packages brochures logos style guides used stores catalogs internationally assisted photo shoots preparing full looks choosing models working complete necessary shots quickly efficiently michelleflacksgmailcom michelleflackscom