Mackenzie Steele

Mackenzie Steele

Senior UX/UI Designer in Portland, Oregon

About

A multidisciplinary designer with a focus on digital experiences and design systems.

Her expertise in systematic design, paired with a background in brand design, allows her to seamlessly combine function and form to create scalable and expressive interfaces.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Senior Designer and Creative Director at Freelance
Portland, OR

Defined brand systems, adapted existing brand systems, and documented new rules and guidelines based on look and feel. Designed user interfaces, interactions, visual systems, prototypes, guidelines, and graphics. Concepted and collaborated with strategy, creative, UX, and technology. Delivered crafted presentations to clients.

2019 — 2021
Lead Designer at Supply
Portland, OR

Produced wireframes, sitemaps, flows, decks, prototypes, user journeys, and personas. Designed user interfaces, visual systems, and interactions across various platforms. Created custom illustrations and iconography. Led the design team, mentored and managed junior designers.

2019 — 2019
Visual Designer at Treehouse
Portland. Oregon

Created experience maps, wireframes, personas, user flows and improved the Treehouse UI. Evolved the Treehouse design system and set overall art direction for campaign executions, social content, and photo/video shoots.

2018 — 2019
Junior Visual Designer at Treehouse
Portland, OR

Worked within an established design system to design, develop, and maintain branded touch-points such as landing pages, emails, sales decks, white papers, banner ads, and other marketing creative. Executed visual concepts through final production and tracked analytics weekly to optimize and ultimately exceed conversion goals.

2015 — 2017
Brand and Web Designer at Makespace!
Louisville, KY

Designed brand systems, websites, apps, and a wide variety of digital and physical experiences for over 50 clients. Worked on a multi-disciplinary team in a highly collaborative environment from concept to launch.

2015 — 2015
Graphic Designer at Maker Creative
Cincinnati, OH

Volunteering

2019 — Now
Lead Designer at Camden Comeback
Camden, OH

Education

2018 — 2020
Certification in Front End Web Development at Treehouse
Portland, OR
2018 — 2019
Certification in UX Design at Treehouse
Portland, OR
2013 — 2015
Associate Degree of Applied Business in Advertising Art at The Modern College of Design
Kettering, OH

Certifications

2020
Herbalism Basics from The Herbal Acadamy