experience
KENNEY DESIGNS
Remote
FREELANCE CREATIVE | 07.2007 - PRESENT
As a freelance creative, I closely collaborate with clients and their teams to help identify opportunities, shape strategy and provide design services that deliver impactful experiences. Throughout projects, I partner with cross-functional teams to lead projects through their life cycle and ensure that solutions are rooted in a human-centered approach.
BANNO
Remote
SR. PRODUCT DESIGNER | 07.2021 - 12.2021
Banno, a Jack Henry & Associates company, provides banking software solutions to community banks. As a Sr. Product Designer, I focused on user-centric design principles to help craft Banno experiences that spanned across web and mobile.
HANNA ANDERSSON
Portland, OR
UX/UI DESIGNER | 03.2020 - 07.2021
Collaborated with cross-functional Digital and Marketing team members to make site enhancements that optimized user journeys. Conducted UX research and user testing to provide insights that addressed user and business needs. Crafted user flows, wireframes and built prototypes to present to stakeholders. Mentored fellow UX designers.
SLEEP NUMBER
Portland, OR
UX/UI DESIGNER | 01.2018 - 01.2020
Was responsible for UX research, developing wireframes, designing digital interfaces, creating prototypes, presenting to stakeholders, and QA testing digital products. While working within an agile work process, I routinely partnered with cross-functional team members to apply findings that evolved user experiences. Mentored junior designers.
SWIFT AGENCY
Portland, OR
ART DIRECTOR | 08.2012 - 12.2017
Led campaign-based projects by generating campaign ideas, curated pitch decks, presented to stakeholders, created shot lists, established visual treatments, provided on-set art direction for production shoots, designed UX/UI solutions, created prototypes, supervised production work, and mentored designers.
awards
CONTENTLY AWARDS
Best In Class | Brand Awareness
Sleep Number Blog Website
TRAVELMOLE AWARDS
Asia Pacific | Best Resort Website
Outrigger Resort Website
MAGELLAN AWARDS
Gold | Hospitality Website
Outrigger Resort Website
ADRIAN AWARDS
Gold | Best Website
Outrigger Resort Website
CANNES LIONS
Shortlist | Education
Made w/ Code - My Future Me
D&AD IMPACT AWARDS
Wood Pencil | Education
Made w/ Code - My Future Me
SHORTY SOCIAL GOOD
Finalist | Education
Made w/ Code - Change is Made w/ Code
SHORTY SOCIAL GOOD
Gold Distinction | Technology
Made w/ Code - Change is Made w/ Code
THE ONE SHOW
Gold Pencil | Innovation
Nest - Solar Eclipse
SHORTY AWARDS
Silver Distinction | Animated GIFs
Starbucks - The Real PSL
SHORTY AWARDS
Winner | Best Tumblr Campaign
Starbucks - The Real PSL
SHORTY AWARDS
Finalist | Best Twitter Campaign
Starbucks - The Real PSL
skills
Art Direction
Brand Design
Accessibility Design
Product Design
UX/UI Research & Design
Wireframing
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Adobe XD
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
InVision
Sketch
Figma
education
SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY
B.A. in Graphic Design - 2010
Honors - Magna Cum Laude
VENTURA JR. COLLEGE
A.A. in Liberal Arts - 2007
Honors - Dean's List
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