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Hi, I'm Emma

I'm a savvy, multifaceted UX/UI designer of 7 years with roots in psychology and a background in graphic design. I've worked on 10+ multi-month projects, tending to concepts until they are ready to bloom into successful solutions. I'm a pro at crafting robust wireframes and building thoughtful component libraries that scale. Clients have noted my swiftness, ingenuity, and gusto for creating experiences that make one exclaim, “a-ha!”.

Outside of design I enjoy storytelling through video. I'm a metal detector hobbyist, electronic music producer, and NFT dabbler. I travel the globe between time at home with my cat– seizing the flexibility of remote life and the creativity that it allows.

Experience

2015 - present

Emma McCann Design

Senior UX/UI Designer

Provided design support for brands Monstar Lab (formerly Fuzz Agency), withcadence.io, status.im, thinknum.com, and atticus.com. Rapidly created myriad concepts and prototypes to arrive at successful design solutions. Validated design decisions through research and stakeholders' meetings.

2019 - 2022

Niftic Agency

UX/UI Designer

Created 10+ websites for varying industries from wireframes to live-site completion for brands including Salt Lake County, Venture for America, and Veris Insights. Executed designs to A/B test for long-term client, Change.org. Built and maintained robust component libraries and style guides. Assured quality of websites through user testing and QA. Increased in-bound traffic for the Niftic website through visual design and animation.

2016 - 2018

Dow Jones & The Wall Street Journal

Digital Designer

Provided design for print, web, and more under tight deadlines. Helped Barron's reach 500k subscribers. Generated methods, then trained employees how to rapidly execute web ads. Additional brands worked with under News Corp umbrella include Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal.

2014 - 2015

Hotels at Home

Digital Designer

Boosted sales by designing emails with click-through rates exceeding industry standards by 10%, maintained consistency of brand identities by writing/editing SEO copy and product descriptions, and extended reach through print material ranging from marketing collateral to packaging.

Education

2015

General Assembly

User Experience Design Immersive

A 10-week program encompassing 350+ hours of UX work in a collaborative setting.

2013

Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Graphic Design

I studied Design, Art, and Danish culture for a semester in Denmark.

2010 - 2014

Gettysburg College

B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude

Activities included Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society.