Contact
costilla.valerie@gmail.com
Employment
Razorfish
Associate Experience Design Director, April 2023 – Present
Senior Experience Designer, February 2021 – April 2023
Experience Designer, June 2018 – February 2021
I primarily work on the retail services side of the Citi Bank account.
- Citi Retail Services consumer and commercial account online
- Collaborate with teams to work through solutions by prototyping
- Create and update UX documentation based on legal requirements and/ or other site enhancements
Fahrenheit Marketing
UX/UI Designer, June 2016 – June 2018
I am responsible for bringing a design project from ideation to a finished product, ready for development handoff.
- Responsible for multiple design projects at a time
- Implemented a UX design process for the company
- Create sitemaps, information architectures, and wireframes
- Organize information and actions for websites and web apps
- Content strategy and messaging through UX writing
- Present deliverables to clients for review and approval
GSD&M
UX Design Intern, June 2015 – August 2015 | January 2016 – April 2016
Working closely with my lead, I helped brainstorm and execute UX experiences in and out of the web.
- Created user personas, flows, and stories
- Assisted and conducted user interviews
- Helped in pitching a photo book creation wireframe
ESD & Associates
Design Intern, May 2014 – August 2014
I refined my photoshop and illustrator skills while working on client campaigns.
- Social media content ideation and creation
- Designed and prepped magazine spreads for print
- Photo editing for web and print uses
Skills
- Adobe CC Suite
- Sketch
- Figma
- Axure
- Invision App
- HTML and CSS
- WordPress
- Content/UX Writing
- Agile Project Management
- Jira
- Ping Pong 🙂
Education
Texas State University
BFA in Communication Design
Minor in Mass Communication