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Matthew Walker

Award Winning Senior UX/UI Designer with a History of Success Creating Products for the Biggest Companies in the World.

ABOUT ME

Matt Walker - Senior UX/UI Designer

Senior Product Design, Interaction Design and Logo Design specialist with over 24 years of creating rich and award-winning interactive experiences across multiple platforms and devices. Excels at creative concept strategy, development, and inspiring creative teams. Creative work rewarded with multiple awards, including a Webby Award, and helped bring ESPN Fantasy Sports to the number one Fantasy platform in the world.

SKILLS

Below are my main strengths

UX/UI Design
80
Logo Design
20
Mobile Design
100
Web Design
100
Mobile First
100
Strategy
100

Key Skillset

Creative Vision, Design Strategy, Digital Branding, UX + UI Design, Logo Design, Typography, Client Management, Mentorship, Mobile First Design, iPhone, iPad, Android Product Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Technical Implementation Knowledge, On site Photo Shoot Direction

EXPERIENCE

My Work Experience

New Horizons Learning Solutions

Senior UX/UI Designer

Senior User Experience designer tasked with taking the award-winning off-line Software Education Giant and helping change their business to a completely online application that can be taken from anywhere.

JAN 2018 - JAN 2019
APR 2019 - Present

Yale University

Digital Experience Design Lead

Digital Experience Design Lead at Yale University Library APR 2019 - Present Responsible for the User Experience of the Yale University Library website system. My responsibilities are focused on User Experience, Branding, look and feel and more. The Yale Library is the third largest library in the country.

Sports Illustrated

Senior UX/UI Designer

Senior Visual and Experience designer for both Mobile and web applications at Sports Illustrated, Golf.com amd SIKids.com.

8/2015 - 1/2017
6/2000 -5/2002

Fry, Inc

Senior Art Director

Directed and implemented the creative strategies and look and feel for some of the top e-commerce brands in the world. Also mentored and oversaw junior level creative as well

East West Creative

Art Director

Development of visual designs synergistic with user interface, information, interactive designs, current technology and client requirements Design tasks include Wireless hand-held application interface, Internet application interface, Website, Promotion and advertising design. Manage client communication through all phases of development process Work with team of engineers, Product Management and Production to ensure prompt delivery and development of creative briefs, goals and concepts, competitive site analyses, user interface designs and branding characteristics. Conduct and lead internal and client creative reviews. Manage and train a team of junior creatives.

Clients Include: Best Cellars, Coach, Cornell University, Godiva Chocolatier, Growing Family, New York Mercantile Exchange, Ragú, The Sporting News, Waterworks, Waterford, Wishbone

6/1998 - 2/1999
4/97 - 10/97

Yoe Studio

Senior Designer

Created initial creative concepts for logo designs, style guides, magazines, toys, store displays and product lines.

Clients Include: Cartoon Network, Goosebumps, Zamboni, Big Boy, Rugrats, Nickelodeon, Time-Warner, Richard Simmons, Bazooka Joe, Steven Spielberg, Hasbro Interactive and Keebler.

ESPN Fantasy Sports

Creative Lead

Responsible for any and all design within ESPN Fantasy Sports. Work with Technology, Editorial, Sales, Marketing and the business leaders to help mold and create the direction of ESPN Fantasy Sports as well as produce any and all GUI’s and external marketing products. Design as well as Art Direct design concepts, layouts, graphics, logos, advertising units, special sections and the like. Apply fundamental analytical and creative skills to identifying and evaluating design alternatives for assigned design projects. Develop innovative navigation systems, interface designs, typography, and page layouts for web packages and other interactive media.

12/2005 - 5/2014
11/2014 - 5/2015

Continuity

VP Creative Design

As VP of Creative Design, oversee all creative efforts for the organization. I established and created the look and feel and brand for this young Tech startup. Day to day responsibilities combine both online and offline brand direction as well as strategy within our products and company direction. This includes Application UX/UI, marketing materials and overall creative production throughout the company.

NumberFire

Senior UX/UI Designer

Responsible for defining the look, feel, layout and interaction details of digital products for NumberFire and their partner brands.

1/2017 - 12/2017
1/2003 - 12/2005

CasualCornerGroup.com

Creative Director

Directed all of the creative for CasualCorner.com, PetiteSophisticate.com and AugustMax.com. Produced and managed the online execution, HTML email marketing, online promotions, online catalog and affiliate marketing.

Cyberretail.com

Co-founder/Creative Director

Oversaw and led all company branding including Advertising, Promotion, Direct Mail, Interactive extensions, Site Design, Sales materials, media kits and Trade Show kiosks and materials • Created Company’s digital imaging standards and Pro-IPO materials

1/1999 - 5/2000
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Years Experience
0
Years Web Design
0
Years Mobile Design

EDUCATION

PREVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED TO GATHER EXPERIENCE

Associate in Applied Science degree

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

05/96

Advertising Design Major

Associate in Applied Science degree

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

05/95

Illustration Major

TESTIMONIAL

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