Hi! I'm Shae.
Welcome to my resume/portfolio.
I'm a design lead with experience in design education, product design, art direction, and graphic design. I have a knack for seeing how the details of a thing fit into the bigger picture and an honest desire to improve how humans experiences the world. I believe in problem solving, real human collaboration and proactive communication.
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I've worked @ Startups
- Started my career in Seattle as visual designer at Julep Beauty (2015-16)
- Became a designer at Artifact Uprising (2016-17)
I Worked @ Starbucks
- Moved back to Seattle to work as a digital designer in The Creative Studio (2017-19)
- Joined the technology organization as a digital product designer (2019-21)
Pivoted to Ed Tech
- Designed curriculum for and taught a class on mobile app design (2020)
- Worked remote as a senior product designer at Newsela (2021-23)
- Accepted a senior product designer role at Instructure (2023-24)
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I like drawing
- I have an "anonymous" doodle finsta
I tried freelancing
- Web design for a tattoo artist
- Brand and print design for a magazine editor