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Apoorva Achaya

UX Designer

Finland13 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led successful UX designs for top mobile games.
  • Expert in data-driven product management.
  • Strong background in design research and education.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gaming and Education design expert with a strong focus on user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design ResearchCommunicationProduct ManagementUser ResearchUser Experience (ux)Design DirectionEducationUx ResearchGraphic DesignProjection Mapping

Other Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAfter EffectsBrainstorm FacilitationData-driven Decision MakingDesign ThinkingDocumentationGame DesignIllustratorInDesignMicrosoft ExcelMobile Game DevelopmentPeople ManagementSQLStrategic RoadmapsTeam Management

Experience

Supercell

UX/UI Designer

May 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Helsinki, Finland

Sunday

UX/UI Consultant

Dec 2023Mar 2024 · 3 mos

Gaatha - a tale of crafts

Design Research Consultant

Apr 2023May 2023 · 1 mo · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · Remote

  • On site research and data collection, including artisan interviews, conducted in remote Madhya Pradesh.
  • Documentation with observations and insights.
  • Recommendations on integrating local crafts and tourism initiatives.
InDesignCommunicationDesign ResearchDocumentation

Career break

Personal goal pursuit

Nov 2022Nov 2023 · 1 yr

  • Taking the year off for self care and development

Zynga

5 roles

Product Manager

Promoted

Mar 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Games : Farmville 2 Country Escape
  • Some Features : D1/D7 Retention Opts, Petal Paradise Boldbeat, Improving Social, Daily Quest, Event Retuning, In-game Player Survey, Rich Notifications.
  • Next step in my growth as a designer. Focused on complementing design skills with understanding of product metrics and data analysis.
  • Setting up larger vision for the team, creating roadmap and monitoring core product metrics
  • Conducted workshops over 6 months on how to mindfully use data to create better user experience.
  • Drove multiple UX optimizations to demonstrate positive impact of design improvements on game metrics.
  • Designed a feature to collect contextual user feedback in-game and channeled it to create a more user need centric roadmap.
Data-driven Decision MakingMobile Game DevelopmentCommunicationProduct ManagementTeam ManagementUser Research+2

Associate Product Manager

Promoted

Nov 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Senior User Experience Designer

Jan 2016Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Games : Farmville 2 Country Escape, Farmville Web, Bubble Safari (Version for Mobile), Hidden Chronicles, YoVille
  • Some Features : Boat Race on Farmville 2, Process optimization (-30% reduction in UI time) on Farmville Web, Full Screen mode UI/UX restructuring on YoVille
  • As a Senior Designer, managed the UXD team : hiring, training and career mentoring.
  • UX lead on some of the most successful features in the decade long lifecycle of Farmville 2 mobile game

User Experience Designer

Promoted

Mar 2014Jan 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

User Experience (UX)Mobile Game DevelopmentDesign DirectionPeople Management

Associate User Experience Designer

Feb 2013Mar 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

Fitkids education and training private ltd

Design Consultant

Apr 2014Aug 2014 · 4 mos · Bangalore, India

  • Worked on Fitkids' project DiscoverEd, aimed at providing learning tools to school students.
  • Conducted brainstorming sessions and mind mapping exercises with the creative team.
  • Assisted in initial discovery and design strategy.

Via interactive pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Graphic Designer

Aug 2011Mar 2012 · 7 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Principal creative for a spatial design project (Architectural Projection Mapping Sequence)
  • Publication projects and website design as secondary work experience.
EducationBrainstorm FacilitationUX ResearchTeam Management

Graphic Design Intern

Jun 2008Jul 2008 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

  • - Graphic Design and Illustrations for the Explore Rural India campaign.
Graphic DesignAdobe Creative SuiteProjection Mapping

Segel design associates

Design Intern

Apr 2008Jun 2008 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Architectural Illustrations for a house design in Dehradun
  • Lifestyle Accessory Design for a line of products for JJ Valaya

Neev architects

Architectural Intern

Apr 2007Jul 2007 · 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • - Redesign of Allahabad University, India : Area Programing for various sections of the University.

Education

National Institute of Design

Post Graduate Diploma — Graphic Design (Visual Communication)

Jan 2009Jan 2012

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) — Architecture

Jan 2004Jan 2009

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