Lise-Marié is available for hire

Lise-Marié Messer

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Location

Virginia Beach, VA, United States

Toptal Member Since

July 8, 2018

With 20 years of experience and a background in print, web development, UX design, and teaching, Lise-Marié is highly skilled in branding across different media. She takes pride in creating visual solutions and systems that are on-brand and user-centered. Originally from South Africa, travel has made her excellent at managing her time, collaborating with teams in different time zones, and navigating various cultures and languages.

Adobe Illustrator Branding Visual Design Illustration User Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)Information Architecture (IA)App UI App UX Adobe Photoshop After Effects CC Premiere Pro CC Adobe Experience Design (XD)InVision Web Design

Work Experience

Senior Designer

2017 - PRESENT

Leap

Collaborated with a team of highly skilled designers on a daily basis to create a range of design solutions.
Introduced new tools such as GatherContent, Sketch, and XD to the digital workflow.
Gathered user research and translated it into information architecture and wireframes.
Created visual design systems for user interfaces and managed ongoing development.
Worked closely with and provided design support for both designers and the developer team.
Presented and communicated design details to clients.
Drew storyboards, edited videos, and animated the graphics.

Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Freelance Graphic Designer

2010 - PRESENT

Freelance Work

Collaborated with agencies, developers, and strategists to create excellent user experiences.
Gathered user research and translated the data into information architecture and wireframes.
Created visual design systems for user interfaces, both for the desktop and mobile.
Presented and communicated the design details to the client.
Project scoped and developed project proposals and project plans.
Designed and built WordPress sites.
Worked with digital media.

Technologies: Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Axure

Senior UX/UI Designer

2013 - 2014

Urbian

Worked with SoDA member, Urbian, in a tight team consisting of a strategist, project manager, and developer—building A-class user-experiences for desktop and mobile.
Improved the UX for web environments, social media, and mobile applications through research and value-added IA/UX solutions.
Presented and communicated the design details to the client.

Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Axure

Education

2002 - 2004

Higher Diploma in Visual Communication Design

Open Window School of Visual Communication - Pretoria, South Africa

Experience

Branding - 19 years User Interface (UI) - 12 years User Experience (UX) - 12 years Team Leadership - 9 years App UI - 7 years App UX - 5 years

Collaboration That Works

How to Work with Toptal

Toptal matches you directly with global industry experts from our network in hours—not weeks or months.

Share your needs

Discuss your requirements and refine your scope in a call with a Toptal domain expert.

Choose your talent

Get a short list of expertly matched talent within 24 hours to review, interview, and choose from.

Start your risk-free talent trial

Work with your chosen talent on a trial basis for up to two weeks. Pay only if you decide to hire them.

Top talent is in high demand.

Start hiring