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About Me

As a Product Designer and Digital Strategist, I combine a passion for user-centered design with a decade of creative expertise. With over 2 years of experience in UX and Product Design, 10+ years as a video editor, and a psychology degree grounding my approach, I specialize in crafting intuitive, impactful digital experiences.

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Experience

In my current role, I redesigned the SF Democrats website to enhance relevance, clarity, and usability for modern audiences, showcasing my ability to align design strategy with user needs. Previously, I spent over 10 years as a video editor and motion graphics/graphic designer for leading brands like Discovery Channel and Crunchyroll, developing a strong eye for storytelling and visuals.


 
Additionally, my experience as a Project Manager and Senior Editor taught me to make strategic decisions, manage deadlines, set expectations, and iterate based on feedback. This unique blend of design, strategy, and leadership allows me to create meaningful, user-driven solutions that deliver measurable results.

Achievements

  • Redesigned SF Democrats website to enhance relevance, clarity, and usability for modern audiences.

  • Built MVP for B2C wine-tasting chatbot startup

  • Designed and user-tested a volunteer resource app to reduce churn at an animal shelter

  • Led the design and development of a video hosting platform.

Hobbies

In my free time, I volunteer at an animal shelter as a puppy socializer, organize food tours in SF, run board game nights, and try to problem-solve out of escape rooms (40+ and counting!). 

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My Skills

UX Research

  • User Interviews

  • Survey Designs

  • Secondary Research

  • Personas

  • Empathy Mapping

  • Affinity Mapping

  • Usability Testing

UX/UI Design

  • Design Thinking

  • Design Sprint

  • User Stories

  • Information Architecture

  • Sketching

  • Wireframing

  • Visual Design

  • Prototyping

Other Skills

  • Social Media Strategy

  • Brand Identity

  • Style Guides

  • Interaction Design

  • Product Design

  • Project Management

  • Communicating between departments

  • Video Editing

  • Motion Graphics

Tools

  • Figma, Figjam

  • Miro

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Adobe After Effects

Get in Touch!
 
Connect with me on LinkedIn,
or contact me at courtneysid@gmail.com

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