Kyra Moran

UX Designer

Product Designer

Frontend Developer

Broomfield, CO, US

Available for hire fromNegotiable

Contracts

Full-Time Roles

UX Designer with experience in content strategy and front-end development

3 years of experience combining creative and technical skills to deliver user-centered design solutions within higher education and consulting spaces. Known as an analytical, strategic, and collaborative professional who excels at breaking down complex problems into design solutions that seamlessly meld user and business objectives.

Work History

UX Designer and Content Strategist

University of Colorado Boulder, Office of Information TechnologyFeb 2021 - Sep 2023 • 2 yrs 8 mos•Led content strategy for university’s student portal while onboarding and mentoring team of 2 content designers •Enhanced user experience on 300+ instructor-facing touch panels during UX team’s first consulting project by providing content strategy and UX design expertise •Aligned designers and developers by maintaining technical documentation and content guidelines during early stages of design system and style guide creation •Enabled UX team to gather user analytics for 9 click events by developing custom JavaScript code in Google Analytics and Tag Manager •Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to craft and publish user-centered copy for the university’s student portal using internal CMS

UX/UI Designer

University of Colorado Boulder, Office of Information TechnologyFeb 2021 - Dec 2022 • 1 yr 11 mos•Increased usability of the university’s student portal by 7% in less than 2 years by gathering user insights and analyzing metrics to determine design directions •Designed mockups, wireframes, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts to cross-functional team and stakeholders •Streamlined design processes and collaboration with developers by creating 40+ reusable components within the team’s Figma design library •Contributed to a data-driven product strategy by coordinating generative and evaluative user research studies with students to identify actionable insights •Ensured the completion of design and development work within 2-week sprints by collaborating with 15 members on a cross-functional agile team

Learning Assistant

University of Colorado BoulderAug 2020 - May 2021 • 10 mos•Instructed 250+ students in coding fundamentals, object oriented programming, and the C++ language. •Created weekly recap videos to improve information recall and understanding of key course concepts. •Collaborated with instructional team to optimize course structure and learning outcomes for students.

Education

University of Colorado Boulder

Bachelor of Science - BS, Creative Technology and DesignAug 2019 - Dec 2022

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