Contact info
Kirsten Ellis
kellis95@gmail.com
617-299-0025
linkedin.com/in/kirstenellis
Examples of Digital Clients
TEKsystems - Ameritas
Amica Insurance
UMass Chan Medical School
Mobile Aware
Digitas - Dunkin Donut App
Education
Northeastern University,
Master of Professional
Studies In Digital Media
Texas A&M University.
Corpus Christi
Bachelor of Arts
Communication TV/Film
Technical Expertise
Sketch; Zeplin; Axure; Photoshop; Illustrator; Adobe XD; iOS; Material Design; Acrobat; InDesign; making print-ready files; and digital photography. Familiar with CSS, SwiftUI, React-Native, and Flutter.
Freelance UI/UX Designer - EasyText.AI
UMass Chan Medical School and EasyText.AI — June 2023 – Present
In the process of redesigning their website, design artwork and mockups are developed while innovative strategies are developed as needed. Figma is used for mockups, and WordPress is used for building the website. The website is built following W3C Mobile Accessibility guidelines.
Senior User Experience Designer - TEKsystems
Ameritas Insurance — October 2021 – June 2023
Design an app for agents to work more efficiently. Collaborate with various teams to create the best solutions. Follow Human Interface Guidelines and Material Design. Use Sketch for mockups, Adobe XD and Axure for wireframing and prototyping, and Sketch Cloud for documentation. Ensure brand guidelines for mobile and collaborate with web UX designers for consistency. Follow W3C Mobile Accessibility guidelines.
Freelance UI/UX Designer - EZCOVID19 Project
UMass Chan Medical School and EasyText.AI — 2021 – 2022
Support responsive design websites. Create mockups and design artwork. Innovate design strategies as needed when the best mobile patterns are not viable.
Senior User Experience Designer - Amica Insurance
Contract to Full Time — May 2017 – October 2021
Collaborated with developers to design consumer mobile apps; evaluated usability and worked with user researchers to create user-friendly layouts. Helped manage visual designs, new user interactions, and brand and marketing integration. Used Sketch, Zeplin, Abstract, Axure, and Adobe XD for wireframing, rapid prototyping, documentation, and specifications. Designed apps to support communication goals. Collaborated with agile team & business stakeholders to create solutions enhancing the online experience. Experienced in personas, user flows, & W3C Mobile Accessibility.
UX Designer - Mobile Aware
Contract to Full Time — October 2015 - January 2017
Worked with senior designers and front-end developers to prepare assets for mobile solutions. Delivered pixel-perfect images on time for Android and iOS apps to clients worldwide. Created detailed guidelines to help developers implement mockups. Built wireframes in Axure. Used ProtoShare, Adobe XD, and Photoshop to make high-fidelity mockups. Used ProtoShare and/or HockeyApp to visualize the app experience. Designed and created mockups, wireframes, and/or annotated screen mockups to demonstrate the user experience. Maintained design standards across all platforms.
UI Design - Digitas - Dunkin’ Donuts App
Freelance — 2015
Converted 150 iPhone screens to Android; Made corrections and exported to PNGs used in a design book. Updated developers’ specifications and cut graphics. Ensured images were pixel-perfect—used Sketch to build mockups.
Print
1992 - 2015
Assistant Studio Manager, Senior Production Designer, Production Designer, Digitas, Inc.
At Digitas, I collaborate with the art director on pitches. My role involves creating pitch materials using Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.