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Holly Jenkins

Director, UX / VX at RAIN

Holly Jenkins has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Holly is currently a Mentor and NY Chapter Founding Member at Women in Voice, a role that they have held since September 2019. In addition, they are an Advisor at Ekorn - AI Curated Art Marketplace, starting in October 2019.

Previously, Holly worked as the Director of UX/VX at RAIN, a voice and conversational AI company, from June 2018 to an undisclosed date. Holly also served as the Head of Product Design at Playground Sessions from September 2019 to July 2020.

Prior to these roles, Holly was the VP of Experience Design at The Madison Square Garden Company, where they focused on platforms like MSG.com, Knicks.com, and Rockettes.com. Holly'stenure in this position lasted from September 2017 to June 2018.

Before joining The Madison Square Garden Company, Holly worked as the Principal of Product Design and User Experience at PaperAvion, a role that they held for almost a decade, starting in 2008 and ending in October 2017. At PaperAvion, they provided services in user experience, information architecture, and product design and strategy consulting.

Holly also has experience at Sideways Inc as a Lead UX Architect and at Vaudeville Ventures as a Lead User Experience specialist. Holly worked on luxury brand digital experiences and a service-oriented marketplace for buying advertising, respectively. Both of these positions were held in 2016, although the specific durations are undisclosed.

Furthermore, Holly worked as the Director of Product and Creative Strategy at Secret Behavior, a publication exploring physical and emotional intimacy from contemporary perspectives. Holly'stenure lasted from March 2015 to December 2015.

Lastly, they served as the Design Director of Experience Design at Conflux Festival from 2008 to 2013. In this role, they focused on experience design, wayfinding, information design, and brand strategy for the annual art and technology festival. The festival received recognition from various media outlets, including the New York Times, Flash Art, Art Review Magazine, Nylon, Rhizome, and Gothamist.

Holly Jenkins has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a focus on Experiential & Cognitive Psychology from Arizona State University. Additionally, they have pursued studies in Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford University. Holly also attended the School of Visual Arts, where they focused on MFA Related Media + Design.

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  • Director, UX / VX

    June 1, 2018 - present