Sarah Vance
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal member since September 23, 2022
Sarah is a designer, creator, and innovator who helps products and services transform and adapt to an increasingly digital world. She has a background in UI/UX design, interaction design, visual design, wireframing, prototyping, branding, and shaping user experiences from the problem-recognition and ideation phases through development and deployment. Currently, Sarah enjoys tackling more demanding design challenges, from seed-stage startups to large, scaled corporations.
Portfolio
Liberty Mutual
Work Experience
Product Design Lead
Huddles
- Acted as a brand and art director during the acquisition of Byte, a TikTok competitor. I led rebranding efforts to rerelease the app in less than a year, incorporating existing infrastructure into the new app with a fresh visual aesthetic.
- Created a new design system from scratch, including creating color and type styles, a logo, and component library comprised of over 100 custom components, and a multi-platform grid system that supports web, tablet, and mobile screens.
- Spearheaded the design feature releases, leading to the app being featured on Apple Store charts, nominated for the app of the day, and mentioned in publications, including TechCrunch, Tubefilter, Yahoo, and VentureBeat.
Digital Consultant
Accenture
- Improved the iOS, Android, and chatbot experiences across six client brands to help customers understand their payment options as a visual and conversation designer for a Fortune 500 utility client.
- Supervised a team of analysts as a designer and content lead on a global eCommerce retail website redesign, content assessment, and rebranding initiative to build brand awareness and improve customer loyalty among a younger target audience.
- Owned end-to-end design delivery as a design lead for a Fortune 500 telecommunications customer service tool, including UX research, interaction design, visual design, and development hand-off to improve customer satisfaction and retention rates.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Technology Management
University of Notre Dame - South Bend, IN, USA
Certifications
Visual Design
General Assembly
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Sketch, InVision, Adobe CC, Miro, Jira, InVision Studio, InVision App, Maze, Usertesting.com, MURAL, Botmock
Platforms
Figma, iOS, Android, Mobile, Web
Industry Expertise
Marketing, Insurance
Other
Digital Product Design, Business, Design, Information Systems, IT Consulting, IT Management, Business Management, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Agile, Scrum, Visual Design, Interaction Design (IxD), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), UI Design, UX Design, Agile Delivery, Social Networks, Creator Economy, Gamification, Mobile App Design, Web Design, User Testing, A/B Testing, User Research, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Iconography, Dark UIs, Dark Design, eCommerce UX, eCommerce UI, eCommerce Design, eCommerce Web Design, Web UI, Web UX, Mockups, Product Design, UX Research, Competitive Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Competition Research, Service Design, User Experience Design, User Experience Strategy, Strategic Design, Responsive Design, Responsive Layout, Mobile Design, Digital Product Management, Digital Product Development, Lottie, dscout, Lottie-iOS, Edtech Design, Educational Games, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Packaging, Package Design
Experience
- Figma - 5 years
- UI Design - 5 years
- Digital Product Design - 5 years
- User Experience Design - 5 years
- Agile - 5 years
- Mobile App Design - 4 years
- Web Design - 4 years
- Service Design - 4 years
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