Lauryn's Career

I’m Lauryn the Designer

I graduated with a Master's in HCI from DePaul University, bringing over five years of design experience. My career includes a UX internship at Connecting Mother's Initiative, a contractor role as a UX designer at Our Village Closet, roles at two agencies, and in-house positions where I honed my design skills. Additionally, I completed a UX internship focusing on research and UI.

My expertise spans various tools and techniques, including Adobe Creative Cloud, wireframing, user research, user testing, usability testing, Sketch, and Axure. My career includes roles at two agencies and in-house positions, where I focus on UX design, research, branding, and Figma. I possess solid knowledge of HTML and CSS and am known for my attention to detail, open-mindedness, willingness to continue learning, and strong communication skills. I excel in pivoting and adaptability, ensuring I can meet the dynamic needs of any project.

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Recent Experience

Experience

October 2024 ― Present

Product Design Intern

Connecting Mothers (CMI)

Conduct user research and feedback analysis to inform design decisions, ensuring the website aligns with target audience needs.
Continuously refine designs based on usability testing and industry best practices, contributing fresh ideas and insights to enhanceuser experience.
Create and iterate on wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, collaborating with the Design Team Lead to maintain design consistency.

June 2020 ― February 2022

UX Designer

Our Village Closet

Leading user research efforts, including card sorting and user interviews, to inform site structure and design decisions.
Designing and developing a user-friendly website on WordPress, optimizing navigation, usability, and overall user experience.
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure the redesign aligned with the organization’s goals and user needs.
Creating wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs, ensuring a seamless transition from concept to implementation.

June 2022 ― February 2024

Designer

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Creating consumer brand experience through campaign design, from ideation to content creation. Content marketing includes editing videos, animations, static posts, and more. I often contribute to web projects and concepts of events and themes, bringing users' voices to the forefront.

In an agency setting, I launched successful consumer brand experiences through campaign design, including social promotions, motion design, video editing, animations, and presentations by up to 13% more user engagement.
Collaborated with the analytics team to engage users and promote brand ideals.
Increased engagement by 25% on social media activations for Zoetis.
For Zoetis, I created the most engaged post, leading by 60,000 views.
For Grant Thornton, created an almost viral video reaching 1,000,000 impressions for the first time.

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Recent Work

This portfolio showcases some of the projects I have worked on, both for myself and my clients. My work has a detailed case study that explains the design process, the challenges, and the outcomes.

Creating an anticipated community that parents want

An image of a phone with parent portal app.

An Interactive parent platform with a strong emphasis on community and information sharing between parents and future parents.

Lower job anxiety and  getting your next job

Interviewing is critical to landing your next job. Is it hindering you? We conduct research and create a design system for a job-search application.

Creating clarity and hope in confusion

An image of a phone with comments from users on Nourshing Hope website..

Establishing ease of use for people who are food insecure. We conducted small audits and website assessments, while evaluating three critical tasks.

Want to work with me?

I'm always happy to chat with you and hear your feedback, questions, or suggestions. Whether you want to discuss a project, collaborate on a design, or just say hi, feel free to reach out to me anytime.

lauryn@uxlamp.co