Lauren Manuel

Designer

Boulder, United States

Member since October 20, 2016

With a background rooted in Los Angeles agencies, Lauren has led the UX/UI design for a wide variety of companies from small startups to universally recognized brands. Her passion is designing thoughtful, beautiful, and responsive websites from concept to creation, but she's also quite adept at visual identity, product, and app design. Clients have included Depeche Mode, Activision, Avenged Sevenfold, Sephora, Red Bull, Mars, and more

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Portfolio

Front Cab
- App Design
- Visual Identity
- Logo Design
- App UX
- UI Design
- Android/iOS Hybrid Applications
Activision Blizzard
- Website Redesigns
- UI Design
- Responsive Web
- Web Design
Trumpet & Horn
- Website Redesigns
- Mobile UX
- Mobile First
- eCommerce
- eCommerce Web Design
- UX Thinking
- UI Design
- Style Guides
- Responsive Web
- Email Design
JetSetReport
- Travel
- Rebranding
- Visual Identity
- Website Redesigns
- Web Design
- UX Thinking
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Blog Design
- Responsive Web
- Style Guides
Activision Support
- Customer Support
- UI Design
- UX Design
- UX Audits
- Chat
- Icon Design
- Digital Illustration
- Live Chat
- Dashboards
- Dashboard Design
AREX Films
- WordPress Design
- Website Redesigns
- Web Design
- Responsive Web
- UX Thinking
- UI Design

Employment

Co-Founder | Creative Director
Boss Sauce Creative, LLC
2014 - PRESENT
- Launched successfully a boutique creative lab specializing in bespoke websites, applications, and visual identities.
- Worked directly with clients to launch new websites and visual identities for startups and established brands alike, garnering better results, conversion rates, and overall user experiences across all devices.
- Helped hire and manage team of engineering consultants.
- Created and managed project proposals, briefs, costs, and scheduling to ensure successful and on-time deployments.
- Pitched, won, and crafted thoughtful designs for clients such as Depeche Mode, Trumpet & Horn, Avenged Sevenfold, Sephora, The Dunk Collection, and more.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Creative Suites, Axure RP, InVision
UX/UI Consultant
Swenson He
2014 - PRESENT
- Led the UX and UI design efforts while collaborating with company founders and multidisciplinary team of engineers.
- Worked expeditiously to design mobile applications using Sketch or Adobe Photoshop and Axure RP.
- Created functioning prototypes for mobile application testing.
- Prepared assets from design files for smooth delivery to development team.
- Assisted on pitch presentations that helped win new clients such as BUNN, Shark, and JonLou.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suites, Sketch, InVision, Axure RP
Lead Digital Designer
Five by Five Agency
2013 - 2014
- Crafted web experiences from concept to completion for major accounts such as Activision, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, RedBull, Reach, and more.
- Trusted as the sole creative team member for 6 months while the creative director was inactive—successfully servicing 10+ prevailing clients and continuing to earn new accounts.
- Pitched and won new clients such as Red Bull High Performance and the film, On Any Given Sunday.
- Personally presented work to major clients including VPs at Activision.
- Created internal and client presentation decks.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suites, Axure RP, Client Presentations
Interactive Web Designer
Lunchbox, LCC (Now: Mirum Agency)
2011 - 2013
- Led the design of microsites, engagement pieces, full suites of online media placements, and in-store marketing that increased sales via Walmart.com.
- Generated creative campaign concepts and helped pitch and win long-distance clients.
- Recognized repeatedly for outstanding growth and performance through fast-track promotion.
- Proposed and implemented designs for major accounts such as Mattel, Kimberly-Clark, Smuckers, Mars, Fisher-Price, Philips, Sanrio, and more.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suites

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
2007 - 2011

Experience

Adobe Photoshop10 years
UI Design7 years
Visual Identity7 years
User Experience (UX)5 years
Axure3 years
Mobile Apps2 years
Sketch2 years

Tools

Adobe Photoshop
Sketch
Axure

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