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Kara Johnson

Creative UX/UI designer with background in psychology, business administration, and research. Highly skilled at branding and visual design. Empathetic, detail-oriented, and analytical thinker proficient in Adobe XD and Sketch.

Experience

AVP of Product Designer

First United Bank

June 2023 - May 2024

  • Conducted extensive user testing, including user interviews, surveys, and usability tests, to gather valuable insights and feedback for refining product features and functionalities

  • Worked alongside developers to ensure seamless integration of design elements, maintaining design integrity throughout the development process

Web Designer

WeddingSeat

April 2022 - August 2022

  • Drafted user flows to create low-, mid-, and high-fidelity wireframes by collaborating with Co-Founder

  • Compiled mood boards, applied visual design, and produced final screens to enter into CodeLaunch (software technology startup competition) where the company progressed to the final 6 out of 124 applicants

UX/UI Design Intern

SociologicalYOU

April 2021 - January 2022

  • Generated a 20% increase in leads by designing and implementing new branding style for website, emails, and printed promotional products

  • Increased conversion rates by 5% by collaborating with other interns and supervisors to write email branding and marketing content

Substitute Teacher

Cleburne ISD

October 2021 - May 2022

  • Created strategies to address students’ learning and emotional challenges in class with a result of 25 students increasing their performance in class

  • Increased retention rates in students by appealing to multiple learning types through the use of creative visual aids

Education

B.A. Psychology, M Business Administration

Baylor University

December 2020

Certificate in UI Immersion

CareerFoundry

January 2023

Skills

Professional
  • Detail Oriented

  • Creative

  • Empathetic

  • Growth-Mindset

  • Research

  • Organized

  • Analytic

  • Collaborative

  • Flexible and Adaptable

  • Life-Long Learner

UX/UI Design
  • Adobe XD

  • Sketch

  • Visual Design

  • Branding

  • User-Centric Design

  • User Research

  • User Personas and Flows

  • Wireframing

  • Prototyping

  • Responsive Design

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