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Terry Tucker

Product Designer | Previously at Amazon, Zendesk, design agencies and early stage startups
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About

Looking for new projects or opportunities in the US, Europe, or remote. Recently focused on visual and interaction design on the Alexa mobile team at Amazon and mentoring in the UX Design + Research apprenticeship program. I'm most excited when supporting other creatives and working with engineers.

Previous Brands
360i
AKQA
Amazon
Automattic
Harvard University
HEARST MAGAZINES
Hedgeable
PopIn, Inc.
The Corcoran Group
Zendesk
Work Experience
Visual UX Designer II - Alexa App
Feb ‘21 - Feb ‘23
Amazon

• Alexa App— worked across mobile assistant, onboarding, settings, and product vision • Lead visual designer for mobile UI framework experience (SDK) for 2nd-party and 3rd-party apps • Mentor in the design apprenticeship program

Freelance Designer
Jul ‘19 - Feb ‘21
Self employed

Clients: Epic Games, Instrument (Salesforce), Casper, Quartz, Havas NYC, MakeSpace Spanning digital product, web, visual design, and vision work

Design Community Coordinator
Jun ‘18 - May ‘19
Zendesk

• Developed, organized, and supported events to share our experiences externally, engage with the design community, and attract top talent • Worked with design leadership to improve team morale, processes, and goals • Brainstormed content for our external communications and the Zendesk Design blog (design.zendesk.com) • Partnered with recruiting and hiring managers to streamline sourcing and hiring processes, optimizing pipelines and building relationships with candidates I also moonlighted as a hand model for product videos and branding shoots.

Freelance Product Designer
May ‘18 - May ‘18
AKQA

Client: Verizon

Freelance Product Designer
Feb ‘18 - Apr ‘18
360i

Client: Mini Cooper USA

Visual Designer - UI/UX
Aug ‘17 - Jan ‘18
Hedgeable

• Interpreted and translated wireframes, client business requirements, user needs, and technical capabilities into concepts and designs • Created visual designs that effectively communicate product function and brand identity, including the design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, typography, user interface elements, and icons • Collaborated cross-functionally with UX designers, product and project managers, executives, and engineers

Studio Designer
May ‘17 - Aug ‘17
HEARST MAGAZINES

• Turned raw assets and briefs of clients and brands into engaging concepts and responsive digital advertising • Produced digital and print creative for marketing and branding projects

Freelance Visual Designer
Apr ‘17 - Jun ‘17
PopIn, Inc.

PopIn is an early-stage startup changing the way we experience fitness by providing more accessible and flexible options— conveniently from a mobile phone. • Worked with UX researcher and engineer to refine product for a beta launch • Designed consumer-facing brand and marketing materials and assets (website, email, social, print, events) • Created visual designs that effectively communicate product function and brand identity, including the design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, typography, user interface elements, and icons • Presented and communicated design concepts and strategies to drive discussions with team and stakeholders

Visual Design Intern, Product Marketing
Dec ‘16 - May ‘17
The Corcoran Group

First product marketer at the company. • Worked on the product team and directly with the Director of Product and Senior Creative Director as a communications designer producing visuals and marketing materials (digital and print) that unify messaging and positioning of products for streamlined awareness and adoption • Designed UI for web comps/screens for developers and stakeholders • Participated in creative and branding brainstorming, ideation, and other problem-solving with marketing designers, user experience designers, engineers and other stakeholders on multiple projects • Designed an internal brand identity

Freelance Graphic Designer
Jul ‘16 - Oct ‘16
Harvard University

• Collaborated with instructors to design presentation decks, documents, and infographics for online course video: Intro to Instructional Design (EDU 103) - Contract project

WordPress.com Communications Intern
Jun ‘15 - Aug ‘15
Automattic

• Managed a variety of research, marketing, content, and design tasks simultaneously • Collaborated with the Marketing Manager and Ads & Marketing team receiving research-related directives and taking a creative approach to communicating findings • Crafted a user experience-enhancing proposal that is being considered for use in updates of the WordPress.com platform • Translated analytics into insights, recommendations, and ideas with mockups and copy

Languages
English - Native
French - Basic
New York, NY, USA