Hi! I'm Shae.
Welcome to my resume/portfolio.
I'm a product design lead with experience in design education, art direction, motion, graphic, and print design. I’m a quick study and a team player with a knack for seeing and how the details of a thing fit into the bigger picture. I believe in problem solving, proactive communication, real human collaboration, and delightful little design details that make life more enjoyable.
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Worked @ Startups
- Started my career in Seattle as visual designer at Julep Beauty (2015)
- Moved to Denver to be a designer at Artifact Uprising (2016)
Worked @ Starbucks
- Moved back to Seattle to accept a role as a digital designer in The Creative Studio at Starbucks (2017-19)
- Changed orgs within the company to accept a position as a product designer on the Digital Products Team (2019-21)
Pivoted to Ed Tech
- Designed curriculum for and taught a class on mobile app design as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University (2020)
- Left the Starbucks office for a remote role as a senior product designer at Newsela (2021-23)
- After being affected by tech layoffs, I accepted a senior product designer role at Instructure, where I'm currently working (2024)
I tried freelancing
- Web design for a tattoo artist
- Brand and print design for a magazine editor
TLDR; communicate about money up front and have a contract signed before you do any work.