Josh Strupp

Designer in Washington, DC, United States

Member since April 8, 2020

Josh's recent clients include National Geographic, UNICEF, T-Mobile, the Environmental Defense Fund, the NHL, and the Federal Reserve. In the last ten years, he's led or worked on teams that have designed award-winning mobile games, brand identities for fortune 1000 companies, a proprietary CMS, an NLP-powered Reddit recommendation engine, and dozens of websites, apps, and immersive experiences. He's passionate about finding solutions for clients where data, design, and technology intersect.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

National Hockey League – Alexa Multi-Modal Voice Skill
- UX Design
- Voice
- Amazon Alexa
- Sports
- UI Design
- Hockey
- Responsive Design
- Amazon
- Voice Interface
- UX Strategy
- InVision
- Alexa Presentation Language
- Microsoft Excel
- User Interviews
- User Experience Design
- User Experience Strategy
- Research
- Digital Creative Direction
- Design Thinking
- User Journeys
Loop Health – Mobile App Design
- Mobile App UI
- UX Design
- Healthcare
- Rapid Prototyping
- Prototyping
- UX Strategy
- User Research
- Branding
- Design Systems
- Mobile Apps
- Sketch 4
- Principle
- Photoshop CC
- User Experience Design
- User Experience Strategy
- Research
- Product Design
- Design Thinking
Fitbit – Concept App Redesign
- UI Design
- UX Strategy
- Product Thinking
- Rapid Prototyping
- Concept Maps
- Health
- Fitness
- Nutrition & Supplements
- Creative Direction
- Mobile Apps
- Sketch 4
- Photoshop CC
- InVision
- User Experience Design
- User Experience Strategy
- Product Design
- Design Thinking
- User Journeys
SXSW – Concept Web Application
- UI Design
- Web Design
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- UX Strategy
- Events
- Tech Conferences
- Conceptual Design
- Scheduling
- Desktop App Design
- Sketch 4
- Photoshop CC
- User Experience Design
- User Experience Strategy
- Design Thinking
- User Journeys
BitcoinRegret.Club – Progressive Web Application Development
- Progressive Web Applications (PWA)
- React
- User Journeys
- Marketing
- Digital Campaigns
- Writing & Editing
- UX Strategy
- Finance
- Cryptocurrency
- Responsive Design
- Sketch 4
- GitHub
- User Experience Design
- Analytics
- Digital Creative Direction
- Brand Development
- UX Roadmaps
- Design Thinking
CAPTCHA for Congress – Digital Campaign, Open-source Project
- Visual Design
- Animation
- Asset Design
- Marketing Campaign Design
- Writing & Editing
- Marketing
- Health
- Adobe After Effects
- Sketch 4
- Node.js
- Photoshop CC
- Media Encoding
- User Experience Design
- Brand Development
- Premiere Pro CC
- Illustrator CC
- UX Roadmaps
- Design Thinking

Employment

Associate Creative Director
2022 - PRESENT
January Third
- Led the development of a marketing campaign for a major airline that included web, social, out-of-home, display, and SEO.
- Oversaw the content development and web design for a wireless trade association web app dedicated to educating industry personnel about spam text messages.
- Led the brand narrative and copy development, including a custom jingle, for the marketing of a children's literacy game, developed in partnership with a major edtech company and bank.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe CC, Photoshop CC, Premiere Pro CC, InDesign CC, Miro, Apple Keynote, Audition CC, User Experience Strategy, User Experience Design, Copywriting, Digital Creative Direction, Product Design, Brand Development, Design Thinking
Director of Creative Strategy, Digital
2020 - 2022
Taoti Creative
- Designed an app that assists bank tellers and retail workers in identifying and reporting counterfeit currency.
- Created a brand narrative, scripted a promotional film, and redesigned a brand for a Fortune 500 transportation company.
- Designed a data visualization web app for one of the world's leading environmental cause organizations that promotes understanding of the electric vehicle supply chain for American journalists, representatives, and senators.
Technologies: Visual Studio Code, InVision, Principle, Sketch, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dimension, SketchUp, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Illustrator CC, Miro, Python 3, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Wireframing, Mobile UI, Product Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Dashboard Design, Ideation Workshops, AI Design, iOS, UX Research, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Conversion, Conversion Rate, Websites, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Research, Analytics, User Experience Strategy, User Experience Design, Copywriting, Digital Creative Direction, Brand Development, UX Prototyping, Text Analytics, Data Visualization, Premiere Pro CC, User Interviews, Office 365, UX Roadmaps, Design Thinking, Jira, Accessibility, User Journeys
Associate Director, Growth and New Products
2017 - 2020
iStrategyLabs (a WPP Company)
- Led the emerging technology practice and development of innovative products.
- Managed the company's digital marketing initiatives and handled all things business growth, supporting and leading efforts that amounted to $10 million in business in 2019.
- Managed, designed, and developed the UX for various products for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Hockey League, National Geographic, and more.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Jira, GitHub, Front-end Development, Sketch, High-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Ideation Workshops, iOS, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Conversion, Websites, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Research, Analytics, Copywriting, UX Prototyping, Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, UX Roadmaps, Design Thinking, Apple Keynote, User Journeys
Interactive Designer
2018 - 2018
Loop Health
- Designed the product's first iteration, conducting a series of discovery and research activities to generate a bank of user stories.
- Spent three months creating a high-fidelity, animated prototype.
- Led the development of the brand identity, user experience journeys, and onboarding flow.
Technologies: Google Sheets, Adobe Photoshop, Principle, Sketch, Wireframing, Mobile UI, Product Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, iOS, UX Research, User Experience (UX), Websites, Research, User Experience Strategy, User Experience Design, Brand Development, UX Prototyping, Design Thinking, User Journeys
Founder, Product Lead
2014 - 2017
The Rival
- Led the development of a proprietary CMS called "Newsroom" with bespoke site design, publishing, and marketing features.
- Managed disparate teams across the United States, publishing hundreds of stories per week, disseminating on-site reporting analytics, and developing social strategies to promote content.
- Acquired funding to expand our platform from one franchise to 20 in less than three years.
Technologies: Asana, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Dashboard Design, WordPress, Content Management Systems (CMS), Google Analytics, User Experience (UX), Websites, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Research, Analytics, User Experience Strategy, Product Design, Brand Development, Design Thinking, Apple Keynote

Education

Trade Certification in Web Development, Data Science
2014 - 2015
General Assembly - Washington, DC
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Digital Media
2011 - 2015
The George Washington University - Washington, DC

Certifications

Sketching for Product Design
FEBRUARY 2021 - PRESENT
LinkedIn
Text Analytics and Visualization with Python
JUNE 2020 - PRESENT
LinkedIn
Adobe XD Essential Training
APRIL 2020 - PRESENT
LinkedIn
Principles for UX Design
JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
LinkedIn
Google Analytics Certification
MAY 2016 - PRESENT
Google
Data Science
JUNE 2015 - PRESENT
General Assembly
Front-end Web Development
MARCH 2015 - PRESENT
General Assembly

Experience

Copywriting8 years
User Experience Strategy7 years
Research7 years
Design Thinking7 years
User Experience Design6 years
Brand Development6 years
Analytics6 years
Product Design5 years

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Designer in Washington, DC, United States

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Associate Creative Director

Director of Creative Strategy, Digital

Associate Director, Growth and New Products

Interactive Designer

Founder, Product Lead

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