UX Designer

Location
Cyprus
Rate, USD
Not specified
Work schedule
Full Time,
Language skills
English
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About me

Hello, I’m Aya, a UX designer with background in research, management, and visual arts.
I offer a balance of skills and qualities that make me a good team-mate: communication and coordination, concept development and critical thinking, systematic research and observation, aesthetic sensibility, and a love for dynamic feedback and teamwork.


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Education

2015-2018 BA Philosophy, Sociology & Anthropology @ The American University of Beirut

BA Honors 87.92 GPA
Amal Saidi Award

2013-2014 Diploma Art, Media & Design @ Cyprus Academy of Art

Experience

11/22 – Present UX Designer @ Freelancer

β—‰ Designed a user-friendly SaaS admin panel in collaboration with developers
β—‰ Redesigned company website using Webflow to streamline user experience and improve website performance
β—‰ Led focus groups and usability tests to verify user need for the product and gather feedback on relevant features
β—‰ Conducted competitive audits to determine optimal user flows and design strategies

10/21–10/22 Program Coordinator @ Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts

β—‰ Consulted with senior leadership to develop sustainability strategy that reduced overheads by 57%, receiving unanimous approval from the Board
β—‰ Composed grant proposals and budgets leading to a 50% increase in annual income during national liquidity crisis
β—‰ Organized and managed an online educational art program with 500+ attendees, ensuring a seamless user experience
β—‰ Wrote social media copy and edited texts for the online journal, maintaining a consistent brand voice

07/19–09/21 Researcher @ The American University of Beirut

β—‰ Guided an interdisciplinary team through an in-depth field ethnography on nomadic shepherding as a strategy for survival in ecological crisis
β—‰ Built a custom database to organize data, facilitating efficient research analysis
β—‰ Created a media campaign to advocate insights to diverse stakeholders, ensuring wide reach and impact

05/19–07/19 Strategy Consultant @ Oxfam

β—‰ Synthesized findings into a strategic system that streamlined crisis-response, team recruitment, and advocacy initiatives
β—‰ Analyzed 500 crisis-response cases, conducted 20 evaluative interviews, and led two focus groups to generate human-centered insights
β—‰ Designed and pitched a social enterprise to address the challenges faced by migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Lebanon


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