Annamaria Kukurudza

Product Designer

London, England, United Kingdom8 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led design projects for global digital platforms.
  • Expert in user-centered design and creative problem solving.
  • Strong background in visual communication and graphic design.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Designer with expertise in EdTech and Fintech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience (ux)User-centered DesignStakeholder Management

Other Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe SuiteAfter EffectsAnalytical SkillsAttention to DetailAxure RPBusiness AnalysisCard SortingContent StrategyCreative Problem SolvingDigital StrategyFigma (Software)Handover

About

At Kaplan International, our team's mission is to enhance digital learning experiences. As a Product Designer, I've played a key role in leading projects like 'Student Account' and Kite, focusing on intuitive design solutions for a global user base. My background in Visual Communication and Graphic Design from IED Istituto Europeo di Design has been instrumental in crafting these user-centric interfaces and experiences. My competencies in creative problem-solving have enabled us to address discovery, engagement, and interaction challenges effectively. By facilitating workshops and leveraging my multi-device design skills, we've fostered environments conducive to co-creation and innovation. This synthesis of education and expertise has culminated in digital platforms that resonate with users worldwide, leading to improved engagement and satisfaction.

Experience

8 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Kaplan international pathways

Product Designer

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Driving strong, consistent, and engaging experiences across Kaplan digital platforms. Leading on projects for ‘Student Account’ and Kite (Kaplan International tools for English).
  • Covering across all phases of the product development lifecycle – working with internal and external customers by understanding their needs, ideating through co-creation, and tested potential solutions through to implementation and launch.
  • Created interesting and innovative design solutions to challenges around discovery, engagement, and feature interaction.
  • Identifying problems through multiple different lenses - and ultimately created experiences that considered the needs of a global audience.
  • Brought a considerable toolkit of different methodologies and approaches with a distinct focus on co-creation.
  • Approached challenges pragmatically and passionated about evolving experiences based on customer needs. Identified business and customer problems, along with key requirements, and turned ideas into Design concepts.
User-centered DesignAttention to DetailWorkshopsWireframingUX ResearchWorkshop Facilitation+11

Deutsche bank

User Experience Designer

Feb 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Recruited as a hands on lead level user experience designer, working on internal/external applications across Deutsche Bank, including the Autobahn suite of applications. Delivered digital design solutions by following an end to end production design process.
  • Processes included:
  • Design UX/UI for data-driven financial, analytical, operational and sales applications for external and internal users
  • Align with stakeholders to create business visions and product roadmap and work with cross-functional global teams
  • Gather business and user requirements and identify opportunities for applications
  • Manage UX projects and responsible for full design lifecycle: user interviews, creating personas, user journey map, wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, usability testing and design system
  • Coach junior designers
  • Responsibilities within a global team included redesigning, updating and building responsive pattern library with components, graphic user interface elements, menus, tabs, widgets which are used within internal portals such as Corporate Bank Portal UX Governance.
HandoverUser-centered DesignAttention to DetailInformation ArchitectureSystems DesignUser Experience (UX)+5

Virtusa

Lead Consultant / UX/UI Specialist

Apr 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • My responsibility and achievements includes delivery of end to end high level user friendly products, as meeting bussiness goals through process of communication within agile environment with Stakeholders, PO, BA, DevOps team.
  • Process includes user research methods, defining user flows, creation and update of personas, sitemaps, wireframes & storyboards, low/high fidelity prototypes for user testing sessions purpose and further deployment as final live product, collection of qualitative/quantitative feedback based on user needs & pain points, documentation of reports for further improvement, to keep up to date all requirements and functionalities. Delivering as a final product high fidelity responsive prototype which is ready for development and implementation to go live for meeting user needs and business goals, ROI, KPI.
  • Covered such segments as Home Insurance, Pensions, Advice & Guidance Streams, Mortgages (across Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax, Bank of Scotland).
  • Understanding of interaction design principles & information architecture.
  • Knowledge of industry tools: Sketch, InVision, XD Adobe, Figma, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe CC
HandoverAttention to DetailSystems Design

Things unlimited

Digital Designer + Visual

Mar 2017May 2017 · 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • My designs covered all output across digital identity, campaign design & creative strategy for social media, concepting & content design, editorial, Illustrative infographics, mock-ups, specs & visualisations, DM packs/Press Ads, presentational templates, photography shootings and retouching, film & motion.
  • Covered content for - Danone, Emmi Caffe Latte, Aussie Bodies, Super Yummies.
Attention to Detail

Self-employed

Freelance Digital Designer

Sep 2016Dec 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · London, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Through my experience as a freelance designer I have worked across different types of projects in collaboration with Conde Nast, Start ups, and a variety of companies. Final products covered a range of deliverables such as Editorial Design, Campaigns, Logotypes (Brand Guidelines, storytelling), Brochures, Leaflets, Illustrations, Social Media ads, Infographics, Video clips, Animations.
  • Collaborated independently and within a team environment.
Attention to Detail

Condé nast italia

Digital Designer + Visual

Jan 2016Jul 2016 · 6 mos · Milano

  • My responsibilities included delivery of visual content for variety of social media platforms. Designed and delivered: illustrative covers, storyboards, animations, audio and video editing material, templates for presentations, infographics, advertising material.
  • Collaborated on content across variety of brands such as Vogue, GQ / Vanity Fair / Traveler / Wired / Glamour / Ikea / Kia Motors / SKY
Attention to Detail

Education

Istituto Europeo di Design

Bachelor’s Degree — Visual Communication Design Specialising in Graphic Design

Jan 2012Jan 2015

Polyakova School of Art

Associate’s Degree — Painting

Jan 1997Jan 2001

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