Freddy Contreras

Freddy Contreras

Software Designer in Denver, CO, He/him/his

Work Experience

2022 — Now

GameChanger is a technology company that builds simple and powerful products for youth sports teams and their communities. The GameChanger app provides world class access to live game action, the statistics to inform teachings and help fuel growth, and solutions that rally community around a team.

2021 — 2022
Senior Product Designer at Product Hunt

Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It's a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations.

  • Establish the global navigation of the new iOS and Android mobile apps
  • Create UI kits for iOS and Android from 0 to 1 that established components such as top navigations, tab bars, list items, cards, buttons, and text fields
  • Design a new homepage, profile, settings, and activity feed
  • Plan sprints with engineering and leadership to align priorities and design deliverables
2020 — 2021
Senior Product Designer at DHI Group Inc
Denver, CO

DHI Group, Inc. is a leading provider of career marketplaces for technology professionals across industries.

  • Design candidate experiences for Web, Mobile Web, and Native Mobile Apps
  • Conduct unmoderated user test to learn about design performance and user expectations
  • Design a UI Kit for Native Mobile Apps to efficiently and consistently design pixel perfect mockups
2018 — 2020
Product Designer at HomeAdvisor
Denver, CO

Focused on consumer and business facing native mobile applications.

  • Spearheaded projects from the ideation stage to pixel perfect mockups
  • Collaborated with other designers, developers, and project managers closely to ensure the best product possible will be launched
  • Presented design decisions to stakeholders and executives to receive feedback
2016 — 2019
Designer at Armitage & McMillan
Denver, CO

Named "Denver's best men's store"​ by GQ Magazine, Armitage & McMillan is a men's clothing and lifestyle store and MOSCOT Shop-in-Shop located in the Lower Highlands (LoHi) neighborhood of Denver, CO.

Brand:

  • Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment to design creative visuals for digital marketing channels such as email and social media
  • Create product information packages for new arrivals including product descriptions, images, and pricing
  • Develop content strategy, write content for the blog, and use google analytics to track conversion rate and customer retention
  • Photograph & retouch images for e-commerce, retail, tradeshow, and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
  • Brainstorm creative fashion marketing ideas with co-owners
  • Utilize brand identity to remain consistent across all digital media
2015 — 2016
Freelance Designer at Independent
Denver, CO

As a freelance designer, I work on photography, brand identity, & web design. I provide problem-solving through clear communication with the client, technical proficiencies, and time management skills to achieve an innovating yet true to brand scope.

  • Cater to client’s cross-functional team preference for communication
  • Determine the scope of the project, budget, and timeframe for deliverables with clients
  • Develop a proposal for the client’s creative projects
  • Articulate web technology capabilities to the client when conceptualizing user interface ideas
  • Articulate creative design decisions to support the client’s validation
  • Maintain client’s websites by updating photography, copy, and functionality
  • Photograph and art direct photo shoots for client’s marketing materials
  • Research industry trends to keep up to date on the best practices and technical proficiencies

Side Projects

2021

No particular theme, just apps, is a YouTube channel that focuses on dissecting native iOS app designs. Exploring visual design, interaction design, and overall user experience of any particular app.

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