education

BFA / Printmaking & Art History, Eastern Michigan University

MFA / Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

Bootcamp / Front End Development, General Assembly

Bootcamp / User Experience Design, General Assembly

design experience

Design Supervisor, Klick Health, present | Branding & UX/UI Experience Design
As a holistic, multi-disciplinary designer, I lead the creation of both branding and UX/UI experiences. I design and develop comprehensive design systems, UI components, and user interfaces while shaping unique and emotionally impactful brand identities. By balancing creativity with functionality, I create designs that not only look great but also work seamlessly, elevating the brand experience at every touchpoint.

Senior Designer, Broadhead, Minneapolis, MN
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

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
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
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, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Illustration of storyboards for UX concept development and video projects.

apprenticeship

Studio apprentice to the painter Philip Pearlstein

teaching

Trinity College, Palos Heights, Illinois, Adjunct professor of art & design
Courses taught: 2-D design, color theory and typography

Westwood College, Chicago, Illinois, Adjunct professor of art & design
Courses taught: Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, production for print and web

exhibitions

Solo exhibition. Zeitgeist, Duluth, MN, 2025
Solo exhibition. 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
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