Angela Shields

angelashieldsdesigns.com

Charlotte, NC

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Experience

March 2020 - Present

Design seamless, accessible, and engaging customer experiences across products and channels
Manage a streamlined design review process across multiple teams
Interview, mentor and onboard new Product Designers
Build interactive prototypes for testing and interpret testing results for the best customer experience
Present and defend designs and deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
Guide executive level stakeholders through the research and design process
Visually interpret and apply design system components, developing new components as needed

August 2019 - March 2020

Gathered and evaluated user requirements in collaboration with business partners and software engineers
Researched new user interface paradigms and developed and maintained style guides to support native mobile design
Demonstrated design ideas with journey maps and process flows
Developed both low and high fidelity UI mockups
Obtained user feedback and adjusted designs accordingly
Adhered to design standards and pre-existing components as well as refined and created new components

August 2017 - August 2019

Translated user research and business requirements into visually appealing, easy to use solutions for customers
Created detailed visual design specifications and pixel-perfect comps to aid in the development of webpages
Translated complex user stories in an agile environment into tasks and deliverables
Designed icons and logos for use throughout wellsfargo.com
Maintained, updated and created new brand standards documentation for wellsfargo.com
Partnered with Content Strategists, Interaction Designers, Producers, and Product Teams in the pursuit of creating solutions to meet business goals and customer needs
Educated partners on brand standards and made informed design decisions for the best user experience

March 2015 - August 2017

Developed wireframes and mockups for financial applications
Advocated for the user to produce a convenient and practical experience
Provided feedback to developers to ensure the end product matches the initial concept
Prepared assets for development
Mentored and provided direction to junior designers and developers
Worked with business units to plan and drive initiatives

March 2014 - March 2015

Created websites and applications from conceptualization and wireframes to final visual design
Facilitated Discovery sessions with clients to determine project value and specifics
Developed wireframes, mockups, personas and user stories
Designed mobile applications for iOS and Android, both native and web-based
Advocated for the user to produce a convenient and practical experience
Prepared web assets for development
Light front-end web development, including HTML and CSS
Worked closely with web developers to ensure the end product matched the initial concept
Added and edited content through content management systems (CMS)

November 2012 - March 2014

Translated user research and business requirements into visually appealing, easy to use solutions for customers
Created detailed visual design specifications and pixel-perfect comps to aid in the development of webpages
Designed web pages and marketing advertisements for wellsfargo.com
Designed icons and logos for use throughout wellsfargo.com
Maintained, updated and created new brand standards documentation for wellsfargo.com
Partnered with Content Strategists, Interaction Designers, Producers, and Product Teams in the pursuit of creating solutions to meet business goals and customer needs
Educated partners on brand standards and made informed design decisions for the best user experience

December 2007 - October 2012

Designed web banners and advertisements
Initiated and executed an improved homepage design for harristeeter.com which highlighted the most visited areas of the website while being mindful of the user experience within the retail space
Developed and designed both static and dynamic web pages weekly for harristeeter.com and HT Mobile
Designed and updated graphics weekly for various weekly emails
Drove social media initiatives and contests
Developed daily content for Facebook and Twitter posts, including graphics, resulting in a follower increase of approximately 50%

August 2004 - December 2012

Developed graphic design and web design solutions for a variety of small businesses in the Charlotte, NC area.