Jenn Scheer
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
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.
Portfolio
UX Design and Front-end Development | Genius' Livestream Admin Tool
Design and Development | Noname Book Club Activist Reading Community
Brand, UI, and Development | Lucia Kempkes' Artist Portfolio
Head of Product | Post-Acute Healthcare App Aidin
Head of Design | Music Tech Platform Genius
Work Experience
Product Designer and Developer
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.
Head of Product
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.
Head of Design | Design Manager | Developer | Designer
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.
Software Engineer
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.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication
The University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS, USA
Skills
Tools
GitHub, Sketch, InVision, Zeplin, Apple Keynote, Trello, Adobe Creative Suite
Languages
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Platforms
Figma, Contentful, Cargo, Sanity Studio
Other
Graphic Design, UX Design, Tailwind CSS, React, User Testing, Next.js, Front-end Development, Management, Product Management, Web Design, Print Design, Package Design, Clubhouse, Mobile UX Design, Video Streaming, Firebase Authentication, Beta Testing, Marketing Design, Bootstrap 4, Gatsby, Project Management
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 Studio - 2 years
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