education
BFA / Printmaking & Art History, Eastern Michigan University, 1999
MFA / Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, 2004
Front End Development Bootcamp, General Assembly, 2021
User Experience Design Bootcamp, General Assembly, 2016
design experience
Design Supervisor, Klick Health, 2018-present
As a design supervisor on a cross-functional team I facilitate collaboration and communication between design, UX, engineering, and marketing—building and refining connections between form and function. I’m currently focused on UI, designing user experiences and interfaces. I also work on many aspects of interactive project development – setting up design systems and building UI components. I also contribute to extensive branding projects.
Senior Designer, Broadhead, Minneapolis, MN, 2017-2018
Lead UX/UI Design on digital projects, collaborating with many teams throughout the agency. Mentored the junior design staff, working to implement digital best practices within the creative department.
Senior Digital Art Director, Ogilvy CommonHealth, New York, NY, 2015-2017
Developed and designed creative solutions for interactive mobile and iPad applications. Collaborated with UX Designers, Developers, Digital Strategists and Project Managers to execute fully functional creative across web, social and mobile platforms. Gained a thorough understanding of user-centered design and development processes while working in an agile environment.
Digital Art Director, TMP Worldwide, New York, NY, 2013-2015
Art direction for ad campaigns, websites, social media, mobile marketing, email campaigns, banner advertising, gaming & presentations. Collaborated across the creative team to ideate and produce responsive web & social media campaigns
Senior Designer, Pearson, New York, NY, 2013-2013
Art direction and design for Pearson Education projects including website design and video production. Responsible for coordinating all design activities, and oversight of production.
skills & programs
Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Midjourney, InVision, Procreate, Procreate Dreams, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Illustration of storyboards for UX concept development and video projects.
apprenticeship
Studio apprentice to the painter Philip Pearlstein, 1997
teaching
Trinity College, Palos Heights, Illinois, 2008-2009, Adjunct professor of art & design
Courses taught: 2-D design, color theory and typography
Westwood College, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2009, Adjunct professor of art & design
Courses taught: Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, production for print and web
exhibitions
Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN, 2023
Catskills Film & Video Festival, Catskill, NY, 2012
MFA Thesis Show, Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
Group Photography Show, Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2003
Time Frame, In-Transit Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2002
Collections
Essentia Health, Duluth, MN
contact
lauramanney@gmail.com
917.471.1785
LinkedIn
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