Emma McCann
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Emma is a savvy, multifaceted UI/UX product designer of eight years with roots in psychology and a background in graphic design. She has worked on 10+ multi-month projects, tending to concepts until they are ready to bloom into successful solutions. She's a pro at crafting robust wireframes and building thoughtful component libraries that scale. Clients have noted her swiftness, ingenuity, and gusto for creating experiences that make one exclaim, "Aha!" Emma is excited to meet you and your team.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Lead UX/UI and Product Designer
Self-employed
- Provided design support for various brands, including Monstar Lab (formerly Fuzz Productions), Cadence (rebranded as Percent), Status.im, Thinknum Alternative Data, and Atticus.
- Created various concepts and prototypes to arrive at successful design solutions.
- Validated design decisions through research and stakeholder meetings.
Lead UX/UI and Product Designer
The Doe, Inc.
- Created the product's component library and style guide.
- Designed three AI-based tools geared toward streamlining the publishing process.
- Provided quality assurance by documenting bugs in the live product.
Lead UX/UI and Product Designer
MonUMental Telehealth Solutions, LLC
- Ran an analysis of competitor companies to help position the product.
- Designed the onboarding flow for a culturally-sensitive telehealth platform.
- Prototyped flows demonstrating the robustness of the product through user stories.
UX/UI and Product Designer
Niftic
- Created over ten websites for various brands and sectors, including Salt Lake County, Venture for America, and Veris Insights. Involved in tasks from building wireframes to live website completion.
- Executed design A/B testing for a long-term client, Change.org.
- Built and maintained robust component libraries and style guides.
- Maintained the quality of websites through user testing and QA processes.
- Increased inbound traffic for the Niftic website through visual design and animation.
Digital Designer
Dow Jones & Company
- Spearheaded the design for print, web, and more, working with tight deadlines.
- Helped the magazine Barron's reach 500 thousand subscribers.
- Generated methods and then trained the employees on rapidly using web advertising.
Digital Designer
Hotels at Home
- Boosted sales by designing emails with click-through rates exceeding the industry standards by 10%.
- Maintained the consistency of brand identities by writing and editing SEO copy and product descriptions.
- Extended the reach through print material ranging from marketing collateral to packaging.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Cum Laude) in Psychology
Gettysburg College - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Undergraduate Coursework in Graphic Design
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) - Copenhagen, Denmark
Certifications
User Experience Design
General Assembly
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Slack, Optimizely, Adobe CC, After Effects CC, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Jira, TestFlight, Framer Prototyping
Platforms
WordPress, Webflow CMS, Adobe Suite, Mobile, Web, Webflow, iOS, iOS 10+, Android
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Psychology & Mental Health, Investments
Other
Empathy, Research, Interviews, UX Design, UI Design, Graphic Design, Prototyping, Component Libraries, Web App Design, Nonprofits, B Corps, Web Design, Websites, UI Components, Information Architecture (IA), State Government, Brand Design, Branding, Visual Design, Mobile First, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Identity, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Product Design, Dashboard Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Web Platforms, UX Audits, Web UX, Web UI, Mobile UI, Profile Design, User Profiles, Social Media Platforms, Form Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Platforms, SaaS, SaaS Product Marketing, Dashboards, SaaS Design, Onboarding, Landing Page Design, MVP Design, Design Systems, Web Marketing, Copywriting, Content Writing, Marketing Design, Software, Mockups, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UX Design, Low-fidelity Prototypes, UX Wireframes, No-code Development, Interaction Design (IxD), UI Style Guides, UX Strategy, Responsive Web Apps, Web Applications, Psychology, Telehealth, Website Redesign, Social Media, Social Media Apps, User Interviews, User Flows, UX Research, Agile UX, Web UX Design, Agile, Rapid Prototyping, Annotated Wireframes, Style Guides, Web Application Design, App Design, Digital Ad Design, Responsive UI, System Design, Component-based Development, Digital Publishing, User Onboarding, B2B, Layout Design, User Journeys, Design Leadership, White Label Design, User Stories, Ads, Ad Design, B2C, Design Production, Web UI Design, Data Visualization, Admin Panels, Software as a Service (SaaS), Growth Strategy, Growth Hacking, Product Growth, A/B Testing, Notion, Healthcare Services, Colleges & Universities, Social Networks, UI Animation, Animation, Illustration, Community, Mobile App UI, Leadership, Finance, Stock Exchange, User Testing, Product Strategy, Digital Advertising, Lean, User Research, AI Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web Animation, Interactive Design, Microinteraction Design, Motion Design, Legal Technology (Legaltech), Legal, ChatGPT
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