Yana Mylnikova
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Zürich, Switzerland
Toptal member since July 27, 2022
Yana is a senior designer with a broad background in user research, behavioural patterns, and product innovation rooted in visual design. She has been described as a natural researcher with whom people feel immediately comfortable, and as a highly talented designer with an excellent product sense.
Experience
- Wireframing - 8 years
- UX Design - 8 years
- Product Design - 7 years
- Dashboards - 6 years
- UX Research - 6 years
- B2B - 4 years
- UX Audits - 4 years
- Figma - 4 years
Portfolio
Web Tracking Dashboard and Landing Page for Healthcare Blockchain Startup
UX/UI Design for iOS App
Work Experience
UX Designer
Frontiers
- Facilitated multiple design thinking workshops and led design sprints intending to develop a new product direction while focusing on core user experience.
- Created highly interactive digital prototypes, prepared testing sessions to evaluate research and business assumptions, conducted and analyzed user interviews, and delivered research insights.
- Trained PMs and other product stakeholders in rapid prototyping techniques and wireframing methods, empowering UX and continuous discovery work across the organization.
Product Designer
Recare Deutschland GmbH
- Performed a UX audit and redesigned the core search flow, allowing health workers to find care providers for patients. Reduced friction and complexity, optimizing the main task with data from user interviews, BI intelligence, and prototype tests.
- Redesigned client-facing file management system, significantly improving the intuitive usage of loading and sharing sensitive patient data for all actors involved while keeping the legal compliance aspects in check.
- Created a new chat functionality connecting care providers and clinics to facilitate interpersonal communication and fulfill the business objective of eliminating fax and phone calls from the user flow.
- Documented changes to the design system in a comprehensive way.
Lead Designer
Deloitte Digital
- Owned the design process from research to implementation for a native iOS application empowering 1,500+ SME insurance agents to conduct 86% more efficient meetings completely paperless, close deals 36% faster, and meet their performance targets.
- Led Agile-based UX and front-end development team in implementing Salesforce Community Cloud customer-centric portal for tracking and managing utility services in more than 80,000 urban households.
- Led design and front-end development for Salesforce eCommerce B2B2C platform relaunch, efficiently connecting luxury goods providers with global retail operators.
- Delivered research, design, and ongoing UX support for a native iOS health app providing valuable insights on physical and mental well-being layered with work-related data for corporate employees.
Senior Designer and Art Director
Tamedia
- Developed digital product concepts for content marketing projects, created wireframes and prototypes in close collaboration with the development team, and managed projects from brief to production.
- Took responsibility for strategy, conception, and implementation of creative design concepts for branded content and native advertising.
- Advised in-house marketing team on all matters of design, branding, and corporate identity guidelines.
UI and Graphic Designer
Freelance
- Ideated, created concepts, and delivered final interface design specs for a major medical software company in the UK.
- Implemented a new brand identity for Cooltra, a 2-wheel mobility leader in Europe, in print and online marketing assets, signage, and presentations for four international offices in Spain, Italy, Brazil, and France and 100+ rental points.
- Created editorial layouts and supported marketing activities for TopRuss, a monthly luxury fashion magazine in Spain.
- Increased online visibility by 45% and improved the company's image through the brand identity redesign and social media advertising consulting for BLL Concierge and Relocation.
Graphic Designer
Brand Culture
- Built a brand identity guide, including colors and typography, visual language, photography, logo usage best practices, and other assets.
- Supported design projects by organizing photo shoots and events, concepting, and production.
- Created clear, stylish presentations elevating new brands and enriching their design languages.
- Collaborated with social media editors to tell the most visually engaging stories for audiences around the globe.
Junior Graphic Designer
Reebok
- Collaborated closely with the apparel design and product management teams on creating and defining branding guidelines for apparel collections.
- Designed creative artworks and prints for special collections that were rooted in the DNA of the brand.
- Collaborated with the CMF and design team to define and design elements that would connect products from apparel, footwear, and accessories from a graphical design language.
- Hunted the latest trends in print and transfer technologies.
Education
Diploma in Graphic Design
Istituto Europeo di Design - Barcelona, Spain
Certifications
User Research: Methods and Best Practices
Interaction Design Foundation
UX Design Course
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Human-computer Interaction Certificate
University of California San Diego
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Lightning Design System, Zeplin, InVision, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Microsoft Power BI, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Miro
Platforms
Figma, Apple, iOS, Salesforce, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Apple Watch, SharePoint, Mobile, Dovetail
Industry Expertise
Advertising
Languages
Visual Design Language
Other
Visual Design, Typography, Art Direction, Communication, UX Design, Wireframing, Usability Testing, UI Design, Information Design, UX Audits, Testing, App UI, App UX, Web App UX, Web App UI, Product Design, Dashboards, Web Dashboards, B2B, Graphic Design, Agile Delivery, iOS UX Design, iOS UI Design, Design Systems, Rapid Prototyping, Visual Assets, Information Architecture (IA), User Requirements, Responsive UI, Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Mobile App Design, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Dashboard Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, Web App Design, Marketing Design, Interactive Prototypes, Interface Design, UX Wireframes, UX Research, iPad, DataViz, eCommerce, Customer Experience, B2B2C, User Testing, Customer Portals, B2C, Data Visualization, Front-end Development, Proof of Concept (POC), Customer Journey, Front-end Design, Web UI, Web UX, Mobile eCommerce, eCommerce UI, User Journeys, Business to Business (B2B), User Experience (UX), MVP Design, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), User Flows, User Journey Maps, Annotated Wireframes, Research, Presentation Design, White Labeling, User Research, Mentorship & Coaching, Mentorship, UX Mentoring, User Onboarding, Onboarding, UX Review, Heuristic Analysis, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Competition Research, Usability Analysis, Print, Paid Advertising, UX Architecture, Salesforce Community, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Design Thinking Facilitation, User Interviews, Infographics, Branding, Photography, Copywriting, Usability, Home Services, eCommerce UX, User Personas, Front-end, Product Delivery, Wearable Technology, Digital Transformation, Tracking, Value Stream Mapping, Customization, Global Risk, Global Strategy, Ecosystem, UX Strategy, CX Strategy, Visual Concepts, Mobile UX Design, Data Collection, Gamification, Mobile UI Design, Native Mobile Apps, Mobile App UI, Mobile-first Design, Mobile Web Design, Web UI Design, Web UX Design, Desktop Web Design, Minimalism, Responsive UX Design, Analytical Dashboards, Mobile App Development, Design Thinking, API Integration, Web Applications, Landing Pages, Landing Page Design, Startups, High-level Maps, Mockups, Data-informed Visual Design, Blockchain Platforms, Healthcare IT, Budget Management, Project Budget Management, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Data Reporting, Qualitative Reports, Interviews, Marketplace Design, Leadership, Design Leadership, Design Ops
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