Experience

Fundrise, Washington, D.C. | Principal Product Designer | November 2019 to present

Led the redesign of the marketing website, incorporating new branding by building out an updated design system.
Designed the user experience for the updated investor goals feature on the web version of the investing platform.

The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | UX Designer & Developer | April 2017 - November 2019

Led UX & visual design of The Kennedy Center’s website properties, including a new ticket search feature and new third-party video platform.
Updated content and build pages within the website using HTML & CSS.

The White House, Washington, D.C. | Deputy Director of Design | May 2016 - January 2017

Led UX and visual design to help reshape Whitehouse.gov to tell the story of the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Deliverables included creating wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and working closely with developers through the site build.
Designed and built custom landing pages using HTML and CSS within a custom theme in Drupal content management system.
Designed graphic assets for various campaigns, including digital graphics for social media and Whitehouse.gov, as well as printed pieces.
Managed and updated website content.

Contessa Jin Design, Washington, D.C. | Freelance Designer | January 2010 - April 2017

Design and build websites for small businesses and organizations using Wordpress.
Help individuals and small business with content strategy and information architecture for their websites.
Create social graphics and t-shirt designs for Greenpeace’s “Keep It In the Ground” campaign.

Blue State Digital, Washington, D.C. | Senior Designer | July 2012 - April 2016

Led visual design for website redesign projects for a variety of clients. The process included concept creation, style tiles, UX, creating design mockups in Photoshop, and prototyping in HTML and CSS as well as using tools like InVision and Marvel.
Developed design audits as part of an overall analysis of an organization's digital presence.
Designed graphics for email and social media, including end-of-year fundraising programs.
Developed/evolved branding for organizations and campaigns.

AgencyQ, Washington, D.C. | Digital Designer | May 2011 - July 2012

Designed websites and mobile applications for corporate, nonprofit organizations, and trade associations, in close collaboration with UX designers and web developers.

Chong + Koster, Washington, D.C. | Designer | January 2010 - May 2011

Involved in concept creation, user experience, design and front-end development of websites for Senate and Congressional campaigns and nonprofit organizations.
Designed static digital display ads launched with local and national publishers and ad networks.

The Gazette Newspapers, Gaithersburg, MD | Senior Reporter | April 2007 - May 2009

Covered the City of Rockville, including local elections, City Council, annual budget reviews, and personal interest stories. Reported on national issues at the local level.

Montgomery Sentinel, Rockville, MD | General Assignment Reporter | June 2006 - April 2007

Covered local city and county government, education, sports and general assignment stories.

Education

Boston University's Center for Digital Arts, Washington, D.C.
Certificates in Graphic Design and Web Design, December 2009

Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts, English minor, June 2006

Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Apple iWork, Microsoft Office, Copywriting and Photography

AIGA, 2012 to present