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Isabel Lord

New York,NY

Summary

Organized and team-oriented UX designer/researcher who thrives on solving complex problems. Brings a fresh perspective to UX with four years of journalism experience, resulting in creative, empathetic and research-driven design solutions that fit seamlessly into users' lives.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

UX/UI Design Intern

Washington Printmakers Gallery
08.2023 - Current
  • Spearheaded complete redesign of the gallery's website, restructuring its information architecture to create a user-centered design with the ultimate goal of increasing exhibition attendance and online sales.
  • Interviewed stakeholders across the organization to ensure business and user goals were aligned
  • Designed a UI style guide to achieve marketing and merchant objectives across platforms.
  • Analyzed Google Analytics, Squarespace and Semrush traffic data to improve performance
  • Skills: User Personas | Wireframing | Journey Mapping | User Interviews | UI Design | Squarespace | Figma

Assistant Editor

Forbes
09.2021 - 05.2023
  • Managed 300 freelance writers, providing concise and constructive editorial feedback to improve their articles and visuals
  • Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
  • Wrote human-centered stories that spanned the art, fashion and lifestyle industries and collectively received well over one million views
  • Edited three of Forbes' iconic lists and was promoted to lead editor of the influential 30 Under 30: Arts & Style list in six months
  • As a lead editor of 30 Under 30, analyzed hundreds of data points and submissions to identify 30 candidates and exemplars of the Forbes brand
  • Onboarded freelancers and assistant editors as a main point of contact on company procedures and style guidelines.
  • Produced, edited and fact-checked five sections of the magazine, five-times that of other members of my cohort
  • Collaborated with writers, designers, video producers, social media editors, and other editors to deliver and promote content of highest quality.
  • Selected relevant images to accompany freelancer and staff content for maximum impact.
  • Wrote and created content for videos, newsletters, and Twitter in addition to articles
  • Condensed more than 400 long-form articles into short, interactive cards for Google's Web Stories—which were used by Google as model examples in bringing on more publishers
  • Skills: SEO | Interviewing | Fact-checking | Editing | Researching | Business Journalism | Video Editing | Social Media (Sprinklr) | Newsletters (Cordial) | Management | Cross-Team Communication

Co-Producer

Georgetown Voice
10.2016 - 11.2018
  • Conceptualized and managed production of three annual fashion issues for the 50-year-old campus newsmagazine, The Georgetown Voice
  • Directed Bunn Award-winning photoshoots
  • Styled every shot and sourced models, assistants, photographers, writers and clothing from the greater Georgetown community
  • Designed the website and print layout of each issue
  • Collaborated with editors across the magazine and published its first videos in a decade
  • Skills: Photography | Multimedia Editing | Styling | Website and Magazine Design | Adobe Creative Cloud | Google Suite

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English, Art

Georgetown University
Washington, DC
05.2019

High School Diploma -

Dexter-Southfield School
Brookline, MA
05.2015

Skills

  • Figma
  • User Research
  • Mockups and Prototypes
  • Mobile Application Design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • User-Centered Design
  • Interactive Design
  • Storyboards and Wireframes
  • Landing Page Optimization
  • Usability Testing
  • SEO
  • Copywriting

Certification

  • UX/UI Design, Columbia University x EdX - June 2023 to November 2023

Projects

  • Washington Printmakers Gallery Redesign (Internship)
  • National Security Agency Website Unsolicited Redesign (Group Project)
  • AI-Informed Travel App (Individual Project)

Timeline

UX/UI Design Intern

Washington Printmakers Gallery
08.2023 - Current

Assistant Editor

Forbes
09.2021 - 05.2023

Co-Producer

Georgetown Voice
10.2016 - 11.2018

Bachelor of Arts - English, Art

Georgetown University

High School Diploma -

Dexter-Southfield School

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