CANDACE

CARLISLE

ad38tr@r.postjobfree.com

512-***-****

Austin, TX 78723

candacecarlisle.com

linkedin.com/in/candacecarlisle

Summary

Candace is a Senior Product Designer

and Creative Director with over 20 years

of experience. Passionate about fonts,

color theory, conversational design,

cohesive branding, UI, minimalistic and

thoughtful user experiences, and design

strategy. Candace specializes in

creating engaging and innovative

solutions that enhance learning,

empathy, and collaboration. She

combines her skills in creative direction,

UX, UI, prototyping, motion graphics,

and web development to deliver

products that meet the needs and

expectations of various domains and

audiences. Candace uses tools such as

Adobe Photoshop, XD, Figma, and After

Effects to prototype, test, and iterate on

products, ensuring they meet the highest

standards of quality, usability, and

accessibility.

Candace has an impressive track record

of client work and projects featured in

Forbes, Inc., Fast Company,

Entrepreneur, Venture Beat, Hatch

Pitch, The American Genius, American

Statesman, Austin Monthly, Texas

Monthly, on KVUE-TV, and more.

Skills

• Video Production

• Creative Content Creation

• Concept Art

• Communication

• Leadership

• User Experience Design (UED)

• Multimedia

Experience

Embodied Labs

Product Designer (07/2023 to Current)

• UX/UI design focused on immersive reality and experiences

(XR/VR)

• Collaboration with cross functional teams to translate ideas and concepts into prototypes, and designs.

• User research and usability testing to validate design decisions and make data-driven recommendations to improve user experiences.

Osso VR

Director of Design (08/2022 to 03/2023)

• Managed user experience, interface design, and visual design for Osso VR. Including managing and supporting existing UX and design teams, as well as individually contributing work on the 2D assets and design, VR experience design, and user research.

• Facilitated collaboration between departments by presenting ideas at interdepartmental meetings.

• Managed implementation of human-centered design

approaches to standardize design methodologies.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define user experience requirements and develop designs that met those needs.

Businessolver

Principal User Experience Designer… (01/2020 to 11/2021)

• Lead visual UX designer managing multiple products simultaneously.

• Designed Conversational UX experience for chat AI.

• Providing software engineers with full-service execution: Initial consulting, planning, research, concept presentations, prototyping, high fidelity comps, asset handoff, and detailed specification documents

• Creative direction for technical applications

• Solving challenging problems with elegant user-centric design

• Diverse design experience allows me to support multiple teams: mobile, Sofia Chat AI, and Sofia Reporting

• Product Design

• Art Direction

• Company Branding

• Workflow Management

• Mobile App Design

• Design Research

• Creative Direction

• Design Strategy

• User-Centered Design

• Visual Design

• User Research

• User Experience Testing

• Design Validation

• Prototyping

• Wireframing and Prototype Design

• Usability and Accessibility

• CSS / HTML

• Digital Marketing

• Marketing Strategy

• Social Media Marketing

• Strategic Communications

• Campaign Development

• Creative Team Collaboration

• Strategic Leadership

Education and Training

Interactive Design & Animation

Austin Community College

12/2007

Graphic Design

California State University, Fullerton

12/2003

Digital Media Arts & Design &

Anthropology

Orange Coast College

12/2001

Photojournalism & Fine Arts

San Antonio College

12/1999

The Art Institutes

12/1993

• Primarily a software UX role, but also providing branding and marketing-focused directives as needed around activation paths, resource collateral, and feature video onboarding. EVO Payments, Inc.

Dir. Corporate Brand & Comms (03/2019 to 01/2020)

• Oversaw brand governance, online visibility, web presence, strategic social media campaign management in addition to global public visibility and employee communications including employee engagement, cultural initiatives, and intranet engagement.

• Operational across all departments

• Responsible for large-scale brand initiatives, message positioning, and strategic communications planning/execution of key company initiatives.

EVO Payments, Inc.

Creative Director (09/2018 to 03/2019)

• Responsible for the ongoing development of our new brand refresh, company culture brand, internal brand platform, marketing initiatives, video production, and people leadership across verticals

• Guides all marketing design projects and is responsible for the overall quality and impact of the work produced by the internal multi-office and global teams.

Photodex Corporation

Art Director / Creative Services Mgr... (07/2015 to 08/2018)

• Maintained overall brand cohesiveness for three core products.

• Included: Production of artwork and content to support various promotional campaigns

• Such as banner ads, blog graphics, eBooks, email marketing, social media posts, and miscellaneous creative

• Website design and site graphic updates or additions + HTML

& CSS development

• Tradeshow layout, design, production of large format signage and banner backdrops, demo pod panels, and tabletop promotional artwork and collateral

• Product packaging design for software boxes, disc labels, and accessory product DVD cases, including procurement.

• User Interface and User Experience Design for a desktop product, browser-based product, mobile, and web

• Brand development strategy - focusing on corporate and product rebranding.

• Brand strategy and design concepts are implemented consistently across all media channels and collateral.

• Video and effects creation in After Effects and Premier

• Effects production using ProShow software.

Certifications

AutoCAD - Autodesk

Conversational UX, CDI

Accomplishments

Hatch Pitch Award / Forbes / Fast

Company / 2022 Artificial Intelligence

Excellence Award, sponsored by the

Business Intelligence Group.

Activities and Honors

Painting, travel, behavioral science,

multimedia creation, hydroponics,

marathoning, baking, event planning,

vintage ephemera, vinyl, horticulture,

modern art, and music!

References

References are available upon request.

• Production of new effects used for inclusion as built-in FX options in ProShow products, ProShow Effects products, and promotional campaigns as a purchase or upgrade incentive.

• Video demos and commercial design - production of polished, professional videos using ProShow software for use, for example, video slideshows and product commercial demos promoting features in new software and effects packs releases.

• Curation of content for various projects and social campaigns

(stock imagery, fonts, video clips, music for videos, supporting art assets)

• Project management and scheduling for creative projects and also company event planning.

Youearnedit

Creative Director (08/2013 to 07/2015)

• Worked as a passionate design-driven creative director with the analytical mind of a strategist and the processes of an account director.

• Fulfilling the responsibilities of making our product experience unique, having our brand echo the nature of our culture, and, of course, our fantastic team.

• 100% hands-on Creative Director; I prefer to lead by example.

• Engaged in all design, product, and marketing elements, from traditional advertising to web design, UI/UX,

interactive/interaction, and integrating emerging

technologies… especially with the features we strive to introduce through our product.

• A product designed to facilitate happiness.

Leaf Group

Creative Services Manager (06/2012 to 08/2013)

• Identity design, branding, site design, and production management/ project management for online and offline media across multiple products (Pluck, RSS Graffiti, Reviews++, Insights, CoverItLive) under the Demand Media product umbrella, charged with design, development, and implementation of our Media/Product Marketing

Updates/Event and Online updates for Pluck.

• I also design and manage deliverables from these resources across a multitude of media types - media types include website (design and implementation), collateral, mobile sites, product comps, email marketing campaigns, video production, posters, packaging, direct mail, sales collateral, white paper's, event collateral, tradeshow materials, and booth design.

• Accountable for all creative deadlines while influencing other stakeholders (Copy, Marketing, Sales, etc.) to support successful outcomes.

• Accountable for improving Creative Workflow, streamlining process(s) for faster turnaround, at less cost, without error, at the highest quality output.

• Responsible for IA, planning - initial strategy, design to completion, trafficking to tracking jobs, from beginning to end, by resource, so productivity by job type and personnel can be measured and improved upon

• Primary liaison and communication bridge between Creative Services, Product Teams, Marketing & Sales

• My job is to create and maintain product collateral for both print and web on multiple products.

• Manage & plan for photography and video shoots for campaign use (style list, dates, budget)

• Create, communicate, implement, and document all processes within Creative Services to exact a level of efficiency within departments.

• Manage all jobs for release to multiple Printer(s) within the US, UK, and additional global resources.

Monkee-Boy Web Design, Inc.

Senior Graphic Designer (12/2010 to 02/2012)

• Took creative briefs from concept to completion for web, print, mobile, and app design.

• These processes primarily consisted of creating grid-based designs or wireframe layouts, creative strategy, and discovery, establishing web-based type-kits that mimic the established brand, designing interactive elements, comp layout, and identity/logo design.

• Much of my position requires that I maintain internal communications and create follow-up materials, including ads and collateral material like brochures & product catalogs, and extends to advertising and marketing collateral, which includes social media (Twitter, Facebook, FBML, YouTube, Vimeo)

• A prominent aspect of this position is interfacing with the clients, from the business development side to presenting creative to clients. CMS training includes a heavy project management responsibility for specific clients and projects. Electric Promotions

Designer/Developer & Owner (05/2008 to 12/2010)

• Graphic and Web Design and Development, Product Placement, Identity, Brand development, website traffic growth, art, and more.

• Production of visual solutions for the communication needs of local and national-based clients, using a mix of creative skills, commercial awareness, social media, networking, PR, and promotional services

• Including design and conceptual branding, identity, website, design & development, search engine optimization,

presentations, packaging

• Specialization in event production, planning, and promotion. Electric Bat Interactive LLC

Senior Graphic Designer (12/2009 to 11/2010)

• Responsible for producing and overseeing creative work for all products and brands within the company's portfolio, including design for web, print, interactive platforms, campaigns, promo materials, advertisements, and all marketing materials. Marketing Matters Advertising Agency

Lead Web & Graphic Designer / Dev…… (01/2006 to 01/2008)

• Responsible for the web department, interface design, web banners, interactive functionality, project procurement, content management system integration, CMS training, SEO, product and logo identity, and collateral materials

• Worked on unified brand strategy for multiple clients from concept to completion.

• Supported production of promotional materials, ads for print media, and web-based advertising.

Applied Materials

Flash Developer (01/2006 to 01/2006)

• Engaged in a diverse selection of projects on both large and small scale that included custom Flash tutorials based on the provided information architecture and visual design.

• Produced voice-over audio for animation and integrated audio into the prompted timeline for interactive tutorials. Celebrate Publications

Creative Director (01/2005 to 01/2005)

• Managed creative and editorial staff on projects from concept to completion.

• Translated marketing objectives into creative strategies, directed the in-house creative team, editorial overview set design, storyboard design, styling, magazine and ad layouts, and environment design for promotional trade shows.

• Overall, the goal was to create an environment where design and editorial staff could facilitate their best work.

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