Jane Marukhina
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since March 13, 2020
Jane has a diverse background in design, computer science, analytics, and business development. In the last five years, she worked across agencies for clients ranging from startups to corporate names, including Amazon, Porsche, Nescafé, Allianz, and IBM. She specializes in strategy, user research, user experience, and interface design. Jane enjoys solving complex business problems through human-centered design.
Portfolio
Nescafé Dolce Gusto: User Research and Prototyping.
Work Experience
Experience Designer
Proximity Germany
- Researched, prototyped, validated, and designed user experiences for the agency’s core clients.
- Designed A/B tests for data-driven experiments.
- Created and delivered production-ready designs.
- Advocated for and educated clients on the human-centered design processes. Clients include: Amazon Marketplace, and Porsche.
Junior Art Director.
TBWA\ Germany
- Advocated for digital design inside a traditional agency.
- Trained non-digital art directors.
- Developed ad concepts, designs, and layouts that went to production. Clients include: Nissan, Allianz, and new businesses.
Junior Art Director
Ogilvy & Mather Düsseldorf
- Monitored and guided the agency’s clients through the latest design and advertising trends.
- Developed ad concepts. Delivered designs for web and mobile.Clients include: Allianz, Aldi, KFC, and new businesses.
Junior Art Director.
OgilvyOne Frankfurt
- Developed ad concepts and visual solutions for the agency's clients.
- Presented ideas to clients ensuring buy-in.
- Created wireframes, layouts, and designs for digital media and interfaces. Clients include: Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Allianz, IBM, Nestlé, and Coca-Cola.
Art Direction Intern
J. Walter Thompson New York
- Developed ad concepts and final designs.
- Worked on the concept and UX for the agency’s intern recruitment website.Clients include: Banana Boat, Puma, Berocca, Rolex, Macy’s, and Nestlé.
Art Direction Intern
Y&R Prague
- Created ad concepts and client presentations to help gain buy-in.
- Developed draft layouts for digital and print as part of a creative team. Clients include: Forbes, Lego, and ING.
Education
Portfolio Program in Art Direction
Miami Ad School - Hamburg, Germany
Master's Degree in Electronic Business
Higher School of Economics - Moscow, Russia
Certifications
Design Kit: The Course for Human-Centered Design
+Acumen and IDEO.org
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Zeplin, Principle, InVision, Miro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Platforms
Figma, MacOS, Axure
Industry Expertise
Retail & Wholesale, Health & Wellness, Exercise & Fitness, Food & Beverage, Insurance
Other
User Research, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), iOS App Design, Web UX, Web UI, Wireframing, User Testing, Web Design, Prototyping, App UX, App UI, Interface Design, Human-centered Design (HCD), Information Architecture (IA), Rapid Prototyping, User-centered Design (UCD), Whiteboarding, Personas, Website Redesign, User Journey Maps, Journey Mapping, Customer Journeys, Sitemaps, Marketplaces, eCommerce, Lead Generation, B2B, Customer Acquisition, Customer Experience, Product Design, Human Interface Design, User Flows, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Industrial Design, Consumer Electronics, Appliances, Smart Appliances, Screen Design, UX Design, UI Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Concepting, Ideation, Flat Design, Minimal UI, Photography, iPhoneography, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Apple Human Interface, Chatbots, Chatbot Conversation Design, Microcopy, Writing & Editing, User Journeys, Animation, Nutrition & Supplements, Service Design, MVP Design, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Branding, Style Guides, A/B Testing, Visual Design, Landing Pages, Landing Page Design, Enterprise Software, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Conversion, Art Direction, Animated GIFs, User Engagement, Customer Engagement, Promotional Websites, Brand Activation, Sponsorship, Financial Services
Experience
- User Interface (UI) - 6 years
- iOS App Design - 6 years
- Wireframing - 6 years
- User Research - 4 years
- User Experience (UX) - 4 years
- Web UX - 4 years
- Prototyping - 4 years
- App UX - 4 years
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