Raksha Matada Gopalakrishna
Graphic Designer & Digital Marketing Specialist
Skilled designer & Digital Marketing specialist seeking opportunities in areas of Digital Marketing. Graduate of Masters in Human Computer Interaction from Indiana University. Excellent skills in Design and Email marketing. Adept at working independently and managing multiple projects.
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Marketing Digital Designer
Van Berg Insurance Services
07/2022 - Present,
Develop and manage email campaigns via Constant Contact Perform campaign testing and analytics
Design advertisements for print and digital platforms including newspaper ads, email, social media, digital ads Design training material, presentations, flyers and other material for field agents
Manage Social Media accounts to manage content, monitor and drive engagement
Design and manage company web pages
Freelance Graphic Designer
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01/2018 - 06/2022,
Worked as freelance designer and created digital assets for various organizations
New Media and Web Specialist
Indiana University, Dept. of Education
04/2016 - 12/2017, Indianapolis
Designed several email campaigns and delivered via MailChimp. Designed social media campaigns and Managed national event related campaign analytics
Developed surveys & survey analytics for research based on inputs from students, faculty and stakeholders
Design Digital assets like Logos and print material for several National events
Designed and created motion graphic videos for department webpages and university event
Add eNews, digital storytelling and donor features to website within the IU framework
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Human Computer
Interaction
Indiana University
06/2016 - 05/2017, GPA 3.99
Interaction design practice, Interaction design methods, Interactive prototyping, Psychology of HCI, Meaning & Form in HCI, Social Computing, Ubiquitous Computing
Bachelor of Science in New Media Arts &
Science
Indiana University
01/2013 - 05/2016, GPA 3.596
Design issues in Digital media, 3D Modelling, Digital storytelling, Advanced 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Digital media imagery, Stop Motion animation, Mobile applications TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMPETENCES
Email Platforms - MailChimp,
Constant Contact
Survey - Surveymonkey,
Qualtrics, Google Forms
Graphics/ Illustration -
Photoshop, Illustrator,
Indesign
Prototyping - Balsamiq,
Axure, Invision, Sketch, Visio
Video - AftereAects &
Premiere Pro
Audio editing - Audacity
2D Animation - Flash Web Design - HTML,CSS
3D Modeling & Animation -
Maya, 3D Studio
Game engine - Unity 3D
DESIGN & RESEARCH SKILLS
Research & Requirements
Ethnographic Research - Contextual Inquiry, Interviewing, Survey, Fly on the wall Evaluative Research - Heuristic Analysis, System Usability Scale, Think Aloud Testing, A/B Testing, Usability testing, Cognitive Walk-through
Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis, Persona development, ACnity diagram, Ideation model, Sensation model
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WORK EXPERIENCE
UX Design/ Research Internship
Easter Seals Crossroads
08/2016 - 05/2017, Indianapolis
Created an interactive application on a virtual reality platform that can provide a face to face interaction simulation as a therapy tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder using ABA method Applied user centric approach to evaluate user needs and generated multiple design concepts
Developed low fidelity mockups using Axure and a fully functional Virtual Reality High fidelity prototype using Unity 3D engine for the Oculus Rift platform
Recruited Autism experts as part of Initial research of Human centered design and several other participants for conducting Usability test of the VR prototype
Research Assistant
Indiana University
06/2016 - 08/2016, Indianapolis
Responsible to independently research a wide range of technologies that are able to assist the blind and visually impaired (BVI) in performing day-to-day life and workplace functions and responsibilities
UI-Design Prototype Intern
Tools Group
05/2016 - 08/2016, Remote
Developed a UI Design prototype for a data analytics web application
Workflow included requirement analysis, creation of mockups, low fidelity pencil sketches and high fidelity prototype in Axure UX/UI Intern
BarterSugar Inc.
01/2016 - 07/2016, Remote
Conducted UX/UI research on the beta version of website and found several improvements
Analyzed and reported on UI and UX best practices for startups
Graphic Design Quality Analyst
Yell AdWorks
03/2010 - 09/2010, Bangalore India
Designed and reviewed the style of the print advertising content using tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Clipper, and BNW
·Collaborating with Graphic design & web design team for improving quality of Advertising content for yellow books DESIGN & RESEARCH SKILLS
Design
Storyboarding, Conceptual designing, Sketching, Paper Prototyping, Low fidelity prototyping, High fidelity prototyping PROJECTS
Two Golden Dolls - A Digital Storybook (01/2016 -
05/2016)
Created a media-rich interactive children's storybook adapted from an original story written by my mother in Kannada language Created digital illustrations by hand and added animations and audio as needed. Published the book in ePUB format using InDesign User experience design for Neighborhood Social
application (01/2016 - 05/2016)
Developed a design and high-fidelity prototype for neighborhood social application using the contextual design methodology Performed usability studies with potential users from several neighborhoods in Indianapolis
User experience Expert review for Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (08/2015 - 12/2015)
Performed a UX expert review on the website of Children’s museum of Indianapolis. Conducted Cognitive walkthrough and Heuristic analysis on the website to generate insights
Report was shared with the design team at the museum and two recommendations were incorporated into the website Usability Analysis of One.IU (08/2015 - 12/2015)
Performed a usability analysis on One.IU which was a new portal launched at Indiana University to act as a one stop shop for all needs of students, faculty and employees at the university HONORS & AWARDS
School of Informatics & Computing scholarship
(08/2016)
IUPUI Honors College Scholar (09/2014 - 05/2016)
Dean's advisory Council Senior Scholarship (05/2016) Tyler R Stull Memorial Scholarship (05/2015)
IUPUI Dean's list - Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
INTERESTS
Digital, Traditional and Mixed media art Photography Indian Classical dance
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