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Jenn Scheer

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Location

New York, NY, United States

Toptal Member Since

September 26, 2022

Jenn has rich experience across various levels, from independent contributor and consultant to head of a product team. She feels best when working directly with clients, building great relationships, and supporting their needs. Jenn loves to create from the ground up, from the initial design, branding perspective, and product development to thinking through business goals, growth, and rollout strategies.

UX Design Figma JavaScript Sketch Web Design Mobile UX Design Project Management InVision Adobe Creative Suite

Work Experience

Product Designer and Developer

2020 - PRESENT

Self-employed

Designed and built over ten websites for various clients, including independent artists, musicians, small businesses, and established startups in two years.
Managed client relationships and delivered products on time with next to zero downtime.
Helped clients determine their needs and workshopped product and content ideas using UX and marketing best practices while developing websites with the latest technology and hosting tools.

Technologies: Figma, React, Next.js, Gatsby, Sanity CMS, GitHub, Web Design, Product Management, Project Management

Head of Product

2017 - 2020

Aidin

Rebuilt Aidin as a product-first platform for healthcare referrals and transitions.
Managed roadmap, the engineering team, user testing, design, code review, QA, and release.
Built UX library and ensured consistent designs across all platforms.

Technologies: Clubhouse, Sketch, InVision, Zeplin

Head of Design | Design Manager | Developer | Designer

2014 - 2017

Genius Media Group

Built the first annotation platform that laid over the whole internet, designing a new user experience along the way.
Led hybrid designer-developer team to bring product thinking to the tech team while designing complex user moderation features.
Implemented a brand redesign in a phased site rollout across iOS and Android apps and mobile web.

Technologies: Sketch, Apple Keynote, Trello

Software Engineer

2010 - 2013

Refinery29

Architected and created their first internally-built CMS and website as the second tech team member, learning PHP and best web practices along the way.
Assisted a quickly-growing company with all development needs, from email campaign landing pages and SEO strategy to custom landing pages.
Developed and managed projects using Agile development best practices and experimenting with different approaches for our fast-growing tech team.

Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite

Education

2006 - 2010

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication

The University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS, USA

Experience

Graphic Design - 15 years UX Design - 12 years React - 6 years Product Management - 6 years Figma - 4 years Next.js - 2 years Tailwind CSS - 2 years Sanity CMS - 2 years

Tools

Figma

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