Melissa Aure

Experience

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  Mathease Tutoring

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

  Graphic and Web Designer, Math Tutor

  • Designed and developed a new company website and marketing collaterals. 30% increase in traffic and leads. • Delivered individualized academic assistance to students and maintained a 9.7/10 satisfaction score with students.

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  University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Jul 2019 - May 2020

  • Communicated objectives, learning goals, and course materials determined by the professor to first-year college students.• Evaluated and graded student coursework and concluded with a grade average of 88.05% (B+) for the 12 discussion sections instructed.• Conducted 1:1 meetings with students and served as a peer mentor. • Taught and developed course curriculum for Biomechanics labs.• Evaluated and graded coursework and concluded with a class average of 95.5% between both lab sections.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2018 - May 2020

  • Lecturer

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
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  Freelance

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Visual Designer

  Collaborated with internal teams and designed a variety of cross-media projects involving branding, communication design, web design, and UI design for small businesses and startups.

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  Brandwell Studio

  Feb 2020 - May 2021

  Visual Designer, Founder

  • Designed and launched brand identities and/or websites for small business clients. Responsibilities included branding, web design, UX design, and UI design.• Operated across multiple facets of business, i.e., strategic planning, operations, marketing, and sales.

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  Team GSD

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

  Co-Founder, Community Leader

  Team GSD (Get Shit Done) is a growing community that supports job seekers looking to break into UX and grow as UX professionals. We promote the growth and success of our members by holding accountability meetings, workshops, Q&A panel discussions, and more to support them through their job hunt and career challenges.In the last year, we've successfully run 2 cohorts, hosted 50+ meetings, dedicated 100+ volunteer hours, and helped 20+ members either land their first role in UX or transition up the career ladder. Show less

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  CircleIn - The All-in-One Studying Platform

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Collaborated with stakeholders and cross-functional leaders to help define UX product strategy and 90-day roadmap through research methods, workshop facilitation, rapid prototypes, data and metrics, and usability testing with users.• Developed and facilitated the implementation of several new processes and SOPs (i.e. design process documentation, hiring and recruitment process, and performance evaluation framework) that improved efficiency by 25%, effectiveness, and team morale of the product design team. • Designed multiple product solutions and interactive experiences across web and mobile (iOS) in an agile environment collaborating with a PM and developers to ship and improve the usability and user-friendliness of a social studying app for 250,000+ higher ed students. Show less

  • Product Design Lead

    May 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Product Designer

    Mar 2021 - May 2021
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  Lion Interactive - A Digital Agency

  Jan 2022 - now

  Product Design Lead
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  Perspectives Digital

  Apr 2024 - now

  Head of Product, Partner