Joe Skovgaard

Experience

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  JumpForward LLC

  Jun 2011 - May 2015

  Graphic Designer

  Boosted efficiency in the design team servicing 100+ collegiate programs by optimizing promotional graphic design elements and streamlining workflow in Adobe Creative Suite. Created email campaigns, posters, and social media content to enhance client engagement and brand visibility across multiple sports programs. Developed user-facing applications and WordPress micro-sites, transforming them into essential tools for coaches, administrators, and school personnel. Enhanced functionality of the CRM application, facilitating streamlined management of the recruitment process for collegiate programs.• Played a key role in scaling our recruiting graphics department to accommodate 100+ collegiate athletic departments.• Delivered active contribution in rebranding of the company in 2014 that acquired by Active Network in 2016. Show less

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  Brickfish

  May 2015 - Nov 2016

  Senior Designer

  Bridged the communication gap with clients daily and coordinated directly with Creative Director. Interacted closely with clients in a demanding agency environment for ensuring high client satisfaction and project success.• Increased online presence and engagements by creating websites using WordPress that improved information architecture.• Enhanced company online image through a comprehensive website redesign.

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  Crocs

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  Digital Designer

  Interacted with a team of five digital designers and dealt with all digital activities the company produced, including email, website, social media, and video. Coordinated with cross functional teams of marketing, e-commerce, and development. Facilitated Creative Director for promotional marketing material and e-commerce website.• Attained recognition for increasing Crocs.com usability strategy through targeted contributions.• Enhanced human-centered approach by partnering with the E-commerce team to evaluate test results and user tracking data.• Increased brand perception by designing digital promotions for Christopher Kane collaboration featured during 2017 London Fashion Week. Show less

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  The Regis Company

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2023

  Senior Product Designer

  Drove significant challenges of assessing and prioritizing product features with a cross-functional product team and leadership. Delivered consistent design quality by leading all design efforts for the past two years without a direct design lead. Improved user experience and increased product adoption by leading the vision and direction of the company’s first design system and platform overhaul using design thinking principles. Enhanced product quality through the creation and implementation of a comprehensive user testing protocol.• Led the vision and direction of the company’s first design system and design overhaul of the user-facing product suite that supports a SaaS business model.• Created user testing protocol for all user facing products.• Leveraged newly released authoring users to design, deploy, and report complex simulations, while conducting usability research on current tool issues and organizing research into industry. Show less

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  Firstup

  Jan 2023 - May 2024

  Product Designer

  Bridge the communication gap and interact closely with cross-functional agile teams in an at scale SaaS environment, including composers, publishers, delivery experts, and end-experience specialists. Maintain documents of Storybook & Figma for enhanced efficiency and consistency across projects.• Spearheaded all Amazon account requests and commitments, overseeing interactions with Amazon's Head of Communications weekly.• Initiated company's inaugural design system and shared component library via Radix and Tailwind CSS. Show less