Resume

AYLİN ANIK

Skills

Summary

Experienced Digital Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in User Experience Design, User Experience Research, Digital Strategy, E-commerce, Mobile Applications and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Experience

Senior UX Designer

Amaris Consulting – Telecommunications Sector
Aug 2021 – Present

• Creating, improving and using hi-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively suggest interaction ideas using all of these methods.
• Working with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers and researchers to conceptualize and develop solutions to bring AI-enabled experiences to customers.
• Keeping a close eye on the ever-evolving field of AI/ML technologies and bring new ideas for features, workflows and interfaces to the team.
• Leading multiple design projects, on both the product and research side of things.
• Conducting user requirements analysis, conceptual modelling, UX/UI design, and usability testing for multimodal products.
• Designing experience and interfaces using participatory and iterative design techniques, including usability testing, and other forms of discovery.
• Producing user requirements specifications, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications.
• Creating scalable and iterative design systems.
• Participating in product ideation and conceptual development.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented..
• Producing design specifications, wireframes, storyboards, and motion-based prototypes to show design intent and guide implementation.

UI / UX Designer

EVO Event
Aug 2018 – Aug 2021 (3 years 1 month)

• Delivering high-quality design solutions to client briefs from concept to completion.
• Working collaboratively with all internal/external teams & client stakeholders.
• Taking client briefs, running client workshops & design sprints, presenting initial designs to clients.
• Creating consistently excellent designs across multiple digital platforms.
• Staying up-to-date with emerging digital trends and tools, & engaging with the wider digital creative community.

UI / UX Designer

MikiMoka
Aug 2016 – Aug 2018 (2 years 1 month)

• Playing a key in product and design team.
• Developing high-level and detailed mock-ups and prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas effectively.
• Working closely with engineering to understand technical feasibility, as well as to ensure designs are understood and implemented correctly.

Digital Content Creator

www.icerikbulutu.com
Mar 2015 – Aug 2018 (3 years 6 months) Freelance

• Producing output for paid and owned digital channels
• Creating new content for all social media channels
• Execute against a wider content strategy and brand guidelines
• Working closely with media partners to optimise assets and elevate asset performance

Art Director

Peak Games
Feb 2013 – Apr 2014 (1 year 3 months)

• Create & Implement UI/UX artwork within defined look & feel.
• Work with Engineers and Designers to define and understand functionality, design specifications and technical requirements.
• Contribute to group peer reviews and feedback in a constructive manner.
• Develop and iterate on design concepts based on feedback.
• Use in-house tools as appropriate and provide feedback to improve toolset.
• Defining the troubleshoot in UX process and seeking for solutions
• Balance, organize, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Digital Content Producer

Karnaval Media Group
Jul 2011 – Aug 2012 (1 year 2 months)

• Produce, write and edit content that meets needs of targeted audiences for the web
• Identify top trending stories of the day and determine how to maximize for audience
• Edit and publish stories for both radio and web
• Produce audio/video/photo and text-based stories from wire copy, social media, staff feeds, original reporting, and network feeds
• Take feeds from the field and develop packages on tight deadlines that might include aggregated news, social media, graphics and photos, and audio
• Optimize content for user experience across digital platforms
• Create a daily newsletter

IT Project Manager

Markafoni
Mar 2010 – Jul 2011 (1 year 5 months)

• Being responsible for the coordination and completion of projects within the information technology department.
• Setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring and summarizing progress of project.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects.
• Preparing reports for upper management regarding status of project.

Interactive Media Specialist

Canwest
Mar 2008 – Mar 2010 (2 years 7 months)

• Create and curate digital content.
• Research, collect and analyze content consumption data, subscription data, social media, and the relationships between them, in order to help grow content consumption and subscription revenue.
• Assisting the editorial and advertising teams with digital products that sales personnel can effectively sell.

Education

Lisbon University Master in Interaction Design (MSc)

Istanbul University Film/Cinema/Video Studies (BA)

London Williams College Graphic Design

Licenses & Certifications

• Google UX Design Professional Certificate
  1. Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
  2. Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
  3. Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
  4. Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
  5. Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
  6. Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
  7. Design for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs

• User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide – Interaction Design Foundation
• UX Management: Strategy and Tactics – Interaction Design Foundation
• User Research – Methods and Best Practices – Interaction Design Foundation
• Accessibility: How to Design for All – Interaction Design Foundation
• Entrepreneurship 101 – MaRS Discovery District
• Startup School Online – Y Combinator
• Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101 – edX Design Thinking: The Beginner’s Guide – The Interaction Design Foundation

Skills

User Experience • User Research •Web Analytics • Google Analytics • NewMedia • DigitalStrategy • GoogleAdwordsDigital Marketing • Digital Media • E-commerce • Online Advertising •