Riana Dawson🇺🇸

About Riana Dawson

Principal Product Designer at Zillow

🚨 I am not able to provide referrals to Zillow at this time. Please do not contact me if you’re interested in a referral. I am also not the best person to help students or people who are transitioning careers 🚨

Hello! 👋🏾 I’m a UX designer with 6+ years of experience in B2C, B2B, and B2E UX design. While I have worked across mobile and web, the bulk of my experience has involved designing internal tools and web apps for enterprise users.

I have a lot of experience figuring out how to thrive in challenging and ambiguous problem spaces, pushing for good design process and user research, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and building meaningful partnerships and relationships.

Feel free to reach out to chat about:

• Leveling up in design (mid-level to senior, senior to staff, etc.)

• Navigating difficult work environments or work relationships

• Integrating UX into agile development

• Storytelling in your design presentations (at work or in interviews!)

I am also happy to provide ongoing mentorship and support if we both find that it is a good fit :)

Expertise

Sessions with Riana Dawson

• Mentorship Session (45 min): General mentorship

What mentees say

“Had a great session with Riana. Appreciate her finding time to share with me what she does as a principal product designer. Our session helped me better analyze where I was doing well and the places I can improve as she explain her thoughts of what differentiates a senior from a principal.”

“My sessions with Riana always help me to gain clarity on my career goals and prioritize my time effectively. In our last session she helped me to better understand the hiring process and what hiring managers are looking for in my portfolio. I gained a lot of insightful feedback on how to refine my case study stories in order to highlight my strengths.”

“I had a great session with Riana, she shared her experience which provided great insights and gave me concrete and actionable steps for me to take. Definitely recommend her as a mentor. Thank you!”