Margo Gainska

Margo Gainska

Product Designer in Helsinki

About

Product designer with a focus on UX and interaction design. Passionate about creative problem-solving and designing sustainable products that positively impact human lives.

Education

MA, International Design Business Management at Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Espoo, Finland

One of the most prestigious design schools in the world and the leading design school in Northern Europe. Design BA builds on the ethos of Finnish and Scandinavian design: developing solutions that are human-centred, societally relevant and environmentally conscious.

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Senior Product Designer at Supermetrics
Helsinki, Finland
2023 — 2023
User Experience Design Intern at Google
Zurich, Switzerland

Led vision project at YouTube Channels, explored wide range of solutions and strategically planned design phase 1. Prepared implementation of a flow on YouTube Search for 10M+ daily users.

2021 — 2023
Helsinki, Finland

Worked with some of the biggest Nordic companies as part of a strategy and design agency. Specialised in digital experiences, creative explorations, and UI design.

2022 — 2022
London, UK

Meta Ads & Business
Designed experiences that support app discovery across Meta products. Shipped end-to-end feature on Facebook. Established a long-term project vision that extends into Instagram and Messenger.

2020 — 2021
Berlin, Germany

Involved at every design stage, from defining early concepts with PMs to the high-level flows and interactions of features, executed on UI design. Proactively contributed to building principles and components of the design system. Redesigned IA to support easy navigation in complex user flows.

2019 — 2020
Berlin, Germany

Applied research-based principles to drive the design of B2B platform that fully supports client needs to increase user engagement and improve retention. Established an internal design system that facilitates designers' and engineers' work to speed up the development process. Led end-to-end design process in agile teams using creative problem-solving methods to reach product goals and business objectives.

2019 — 2019
Berlin, Germany

Redesigned B2B platform following design thinking to lift user engagement. Led mobile UX and performance optimisation projects to increase the applicant acquisition rate. Optimised B2C lead generation channels using usability and A/B testing to boost conversion rate. Conceptualised customised job recommendation system to deliver personalised experience.

Certifications

2022
Starting Up from Aalto Ventures Program
2018

500+ hours of training with industry-leading mentors; which was designed by experts from companies like Apple and Amazon. Focus on data-driven UX methodology with comprehensive, hands-on training spanning from user research and user journeys to information architecture, wireframing, prototyping and conversion rate optimization. Developed several real-world projects during the course, using software such as InVision, UXPin, and Sketch.

2012
Adobe InDesign from ORFIN

Credential ID 288/SZK/2012

Projects

2018

Responsive Web App with an intuitive way to connect with experts in nearly any field.

Applied Design Thinking principles from user research to high-fidelity prototypes. Followed mobile-first approach using Bootstrap framework. Conducted usability testing and defined recommendations for future design efforts.

Volunteering

2022 — Now
Mentor at ADP List

Part of a global design community democratising and making mentorship accessible for everyone.

2021 — Now
Helsinki, Finland

Established a student club for Aalto students interested in UX design. Organized series on landing a job in the design field.

2022 — 2023
Helsinki, Finland

Contact

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