Marina Semez

Marina Semez has a diverse range of work experience in the design field. Marina has held roles at various companies, starting with their most recent position as a Senior Product Designer at WellSaid Labs in 2022. Prior to that, Marina worked as a Product Designer at Aloft, where they played an instrumental role in developing the company's design system and user-research documentation. Marina was also responsible for creating UI components and mapping information architecture.

From 2019 to 2022, Marina worked at Ripl, Inc. Initially hired as a UI/UX Designer, they later transitioned into a Senior UI/UX Designer role. During their time at Ripl, Marina redesigned the social media content creation experience for multiple platforms, mentored other designers, and conducted user research studies. Marina also contributed to marketing and advertising efforts by creating graphic assets and copywriting.

Marina has prior experience working at Microsoft as a Visual UX Designer, where they focused on improving visual coherence across the Windows ecosystem. Marina worked as part of the Windows Creative Direction team and was involved in mapping user scenarios, developing UI design concepts, and creating presentations.

Marina'sexperience also includes consulting roles, such as a UX Researcher at Pathware Inc, where they conducted user and market research for the company's website, and a role as a Graphics Assistant for artist Sheila Klein, where they created visual representations of designs.

Marina's career began with roles in graphic design, including positions at Apse Adorn, where they led the redesign of the company's original logo type and optimized the design of jewelry pieces, and Western Washington University Extended Education, where they collaborated with the marketing team to create promotional materials.

Overall, Marina Semez has gained extensive experience in product design, UX/UI design, user research, graphic design, and branding throughout their career.

Marina Semez completed their Bachelor's Degree in Design at Western Washington University from 2012 to 2018.