United States

UX Design

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

UX Research

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Angeli Arndt

Design Systems Lead

Usability Testing

Typography

Qualitative research

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Leadership

Analytical skills

Accessibility

Brand strategy

Community management

Design systems

User research

Optimal Workshop

Trello

Unbounce

WordPress

Airtable

Asana

Axure

ChatGPT

Figma

Hotjar

HTML

Jira

Notion

Adobe Creative Suite

Confluence

Google Analytics

UserZoom

Mural

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

Led design initiatives across horizontal experiences for Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister, including customer account, personalization, and loyalty. Oversaw UX writing and design system modernization.

• Scale and mature UX team in response to organizational pivot to digital
• Strategically position team to better support corporate goals through increased visibility, accountability, and value
• Develop and mentor UX team, fostering an environment of collaboration and constant learning
• Collaborate with product leadership to determine design scope, strategic direction, and potential risk
• Foster relationships between product and design teams to improve efficiency and communication

Led international UX design team focused on innovation initiatives and product design from research to delivery on touch screen consoles, app, API, design system, and SaaS products.

• Redesign, grow, and mature UX team in response to growing digital portfolio
• Strategically position team to better support corporate goals through increased visibility, accountability, and value
• Develop and mentor UX team, fostering an environment of collaboration and constant learning
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to determine design scope, strategic direction, and potential risk
• Communicate overall design vision and direction on digital products and partner integrations
• Foster relationships between product teams to improve efficiency and communication

• Developed inhouse research, testing, and validation practice
• Mentored design team members and provided direction on work and validation planning
• Led design sprints and cross functional workshops with designers and stakeholders
• Determined design direction for key initiatives
• Refined workflows to improve collaboration between product teams

Led UX research, strategy, and design for R&D arm of B2B industrial supply company for custom automated publishing tool.

• Conducted primary and secondary research; synthesized and communicated findings to team members and stakeholders
• Partnered with product and engineering leads in agile environment
• Created conceptual frameworks, prototypes, and wireframes as tools in the development process
• Led weekly UX team critiques; contributed to UX team thought leadership

Counsel business owners on user experience, focusing on women and minority owned small businesses.

• Provide a comprehensive UX review on digital experiences
• Partners with business owners to turn recommendations into a prioritized and actionable list of business improvements
• Educate business on design thinking and UX principles to improve future decision-making and resource-investment
• Consult on digital product design, competitive advantage, tools, budget, and best practice
• Research and synthesize current market trends and discover patterns across industries

Led user experience, design, content strategy, branding, and marketing initiatives for internationally ranked art school.

• Managed design and content strategy for award-winning microsites
• Led redesign of department pages to better integrate with admissions marketing funnel
• Redesigned admissions info architecture to allow for custom experience for each segment
• Developed multi-channel marketing strategies supporting institutional events and initiatives
• Led content strategy for academic and internal departments
• Designed and launched CMS training program
• Optimized marketing team workflows, increasing production and transparency

Skills: People Management · Systems Design · Technical Understanding · Usability

Designed collateral and advertising for major Chicago art gallery

• Designer and production editor for Phonebook 3: A Directory of Independent Art Spaces, Programming, and Projects Across the United States
• Designed and launched exhibition essay series
• Designed logo and collateral for Community Supported Art

Designed marketing collateral for more than 600 high-profile financial advisors

• Designed print collateral, digital screens, and managed annual event logistics
• Designed sales campaign collateral and communications
• Designed print directories and accompanying database

Angeli Arndt🇺🇸