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Kristen Barry

@kristenbarry

Experienced Product Designer with a passion for mentoring

United States
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What I'm looking for

My first design manager said, "As a designer, you create temporal experiences that are eventually redesigned, but as a design manager, you help to shape the lives and work of designers and their careers that last a lifetime." This has always stayed with me and influenced who I am as a leader and collaborator.

My ideal role is one where I can work on exciting design challenges and lead a team.

I am an experienced UX/UI designer with a passion for mentoring. In my current role as a Design & Career Mentor at Designlab, I provide instruction and feedback to students attending the product design bootcamp. I help them level up their designs and skills, and guide recent graduates in understanding the industry and landing their first job in design.

I was recently laid off from my last position due to the company's financial struggles. In this role, I collaborated closely with internal and client teams to build end-to-end digital experiences. I produced high-quality designs and design systems, managed the company's UX/UI Design internship program, and introduced a formal UX/UI process and deliverables.

I hold a Masters in UX & Interaction Design from NYU and a Bachelors in Community Theory & Art from Gallatin School of Individualized Study. I have a strong background in user research and content strategy. With my expertise in tools like Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator, I am able to create impactful and user-centered designs.

Experience

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Current

Design & Career Mentor

Designlab

Sep 2020 - Present (3 years 8 months)

Mentors students attending Designlab’s product design bootcamp, provides instruction and feedback to level up students’ designs and skills, helps recent graduates to understand the industry and land their first job in design

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Senior UX/UI Designer

Athletics

May 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Worked closely with internal and client teams to build end-to-end digital experiences, produced high quality designs and design systems, managed the company’s UX/UI Design internship program and interns, responsible for introducing a formal UX/UI process and deliverables to Athletics

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Senior Product Designer

Mondo Robot

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year)

Led product design on a variety of websites and apps, defined product design process and workflow for projects, built out shared resources for the product design team, worked closely with clients, developers, product managers, and other designers on project work

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UX Designer

BORN Group

Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 8 months)

Led UX on the agency’s largest client projects, worked closely with clients and internal team to design and build responsive experiences that were in budget and scope, and delivered high quality products that bridged user experience and business objectives

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