Hi, I’m Raisa
I chose product design because I saw the opportunity that technology has for giving people more meaning in their lives. As someone that enjoys many hobbies (see list below), I’m constantly trying to create the space to pick up all the things I want to learn in this life. In my work, technology and design are my toolbelt to creating experiences that make even the most mundane things easier. My goal is to provide rich experiences that give people more time to pursue what matters most.
the resume bit
Education
Career Foundry - User Experience Design
University of Nebraska
BFA Visual Communications Design
Expertise
Interaction Design
User Interface Design
User Research
Usability Testing
Rapid Prototyping
Contact
raisajg8s@gmail.com
Cision
Senior Product Designer | June 2022 - September 2024
Lead the redesign of Cision’s internal distribution software. Working with product and engineering from discovery to implementation.
Gatsby
Senior Product Designer | March 2021 - April 202
Designing experiences for content editors to effectively publish content and collaborate with their teams through Gatsby’s integrations.
Plaid
Product Designer | Oct 2020 – March 2021
Improving how to educate developers working with Plaid, through our documentation site, and optimizing developer workflows in Plaid Dashboard.
Flywheel
Product Designer | Oct 2019 – Oct 2020
Heading up design on localwp.com
Launched a billing platform for customers, and designed new features that enable developers to launch sites faster in Local Pro.
Spreetail
Product Designer | Feb 2019 – Oct 2019
Leading product design for Spreetail's internal finance and accounting teams. Conducting user research, and working with stakeholders to design and test workflows that encompass the accounting suite.
Hudl
Product Designer | Sep 2017 – Jan 2019
Lead product design on the company's business stack, specifically working with accounting, reporting, sales, and support stakeholders. Conducted internal and external user research. Designed payment workflows, and supporting internal tool and processes.
Kings Kids English Academy
English Teacher | Sep 2016 – Mar 2017
Created lesson plans and activities that introduced English language development to 6-8 year olds.
Past Life as a visual designer
Visual Designer | Mar 2012 – Aug 2016
Illustrated and designed print and web material for client driven projects.
There’s more — in fact, my first job I worked in a factory making cattle prods.