Top Talent like Taylor are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Taylor Townsell

UX Designer •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
UX Designer | Information Architect | E-commerce Specialist
With a robust background in UX design and information architecture, I hold a Certificate in UX Design from Kenzie Academy and a BA in Art History from Indiana University Indianapolis. My professional journey includes impactful roles such as Information Architect at Fidelity TalentSource, where I enhanced AI tool interfaces and improved data hygiene processes. At Shoe Carnival, Inc., I designed a Same-Day Delivery experience and boosted e-commerce conversion rates. As a UX/UI Designer and Project Manager at Bytecraft, I conducted comprehensive user research and managed creative teams. My early career included roles as a Server Assistant at Cunningham Restaurant Group and a Teacher Aide at Kenzie Academy, where I developed and reviewed course content. My diverse experience underscores my ability to balance tactical and strategic design, ensuring innovative and practical solutions.

Work History

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Information Architect (UXD)

Fidelity TalentSourceOct 2021 - Mar 2024 • 2 yrs 6 mosUX Design | Information Architecture | Tactical Design | Strategic Design UI Enhancement for AI Tool: Designed and refined the user interface for an internal AI tool, significantly improving usability and user satisfaction. This redesign streamlined pre-existing workflows, resulting in an increase in productivity for users interacting with the tool. UX/UI for Data Hygiene process: Conceptualized and created a net-new experience to proactively collect missing data and correct data quality issues. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitated consistent collaboration with UX content and research teams, engineers, data scientists, product owners, and business analysts. This multidisciplinary approach ensured comprehensive and user-focused design solutions. Usability Testing: Conducted usability testing via democratized research, gathering valuable user feedback and iteratively improving the respective tested initiative. Balancing Tactical and Strategic Design: Demonstrated versatility in supporting both immediate tactical needs and long-term strategic design goals, ensuring that all design solutions were both innovative and practical.
S

UX/UI Designer

Shoe Carnival, Inc.Apr 2021 - Oct 2021 • 7 mosUX Design | UI Design | Tactical Design Same-Day Delivery Experience: Designed a brand-new end-to-end (E2E) Same-Day Delivery (SDD) experience in collaboration with DoorDash. KPI-Driven Design: Collaborated with product managers to align design efforts with departmental KPIs, enhancing user experience and boosting conversion rates. Jira Collaboration: Utilized Jiras Kanban board for project management, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of design solutions. Brainstorm Sessions: Actively participated in department brainstorming sessions, contributing innovative ideas to define the scope and direction of design projects. E-commerce Website Improvements: Developed UX solutions that significantly improved conversion rates on the existing E-commerce website, enhancing overall user engagement and sales.
B

User Experience Designer/Project Manager

BytecraftSep 2020 - Oct 2021 • 1 yr 2 mosUX Design | UI Design | Project Management | Qualitative & Quantitative Research User Research: Conducted in-depth user interviews with 15 participants and launched a quantitative survey with 40 respondents via SurveyMonkey. Synthesized findings to inform design decisions and create detailed user personas and storyboards using Canva. Creative Team Management: Managed an internal creative team, establishing best practices for mobile and web user interface development. Developer Collaboration: Worked closely with developers to ensure designs were accurately implemented, integrating UI components seamlessly.
C

Server Assistant/Server

Cunningham Restaurant GroupNov 2019 - Aug 2020 • 10 mosAs a Server Assistant/Server, likely responsibilities included assisting servers with their tasks, ensuring tables are clean and set, delivering food and beverages to customers, and providing excellent customer service.
K

Teacher Aide

Kenzie AcademyNov 2019 - Jan 2020 • 3 mosResponsible for reviewing and editing existing Kenzie Core course content covering topics such as Google Apps, Slack, Agile, etc. Created original course content as well.

Education

K

Kenzie Academy

Certificate, UX Design2019 - 2020
I

Indiana University Indianapolis

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History2013 - 2016
F

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising2012 - 2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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UX Designer | Information Architect | E-commerce Specialist
With a robust background in UX design and information architecture, I hold a Certificate in UX Design from Kenzie Academy and a BA in Art History from Indiana University Indianapolis. My professional journey includes impactful roles such as Information Architect at Fidelity TalentSource, where I enhanced AI tool interfaces and improved data hygiene processes. At Shoe Carnival, Inc., I designed a Same-Day Delivery experience and boosted e-commerce conversion rates. As a UX/UI Designer and Project Manager at Bytecraft, I conducted comprehensive user research and managed creative teams. My early career included roles as a Server Assistant at Cunningham Restaurant Group and a Teacher Aide at Kenzie Academy, where I developed and reviewed course content. My diverse experience underscores my ability to balance tactical and strategic design, ensuring innovative and practical solutions.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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Top Talent like Taylor are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Taylor Townsell

UX Designer •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

F

Information Architect (UXD)

Fidelity TalentSourceOct 2021 - Mar 2024 • 2 yrs 6 mosUX Design | Information Architecture | Tactical Design | Strategic Design UI Enhancement for AI Tool: Designed and refined the user interface for an internal AI tool, significantly improving usability and user satisfaction. This redesign streamlined pre-existing workflows, resulting in an increase in productivity for users interacting with the tool. UX/UI for Data Hygiene process: Conceptualized and created a net-new experience to proactively collect missing data and correct data quality issues. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitated consistent collaboration with UX content and research teams, engineers, data scientists, product owners, and business analysts. This multidisciplinary approach ensured comprehensive and user-focused design solutions. Usability Testing: Conducted usability testing via democratized research, gathering valuable user feedback and iteratively improving the respective tested initiative. Balancing Tactical and Strategic Design: Demonstrated versatility in supporting both immediate tactical needs and long-term strategic design goals, ensuring that all design solutions were both innovative and practical.
S

UX/UI Designer

Shoe Carnival, Inc.Apr 2021 - Oct 2021 • 7 mosUX Design | UI Design | Tactical Design Same-Day Delivery Experience: Designed a brand-new end-to-end (E2E) Same-Day Delivery (SDD) experience in collaboration with DoorDash. KPI-Driven Design: Collaborated with product managers to align design efforts with departmental KPIs, enhancing user experience and boosting conversion rates. Jira Collaboration: Utilized Jiras Kanban board for project management, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of design solutions. Brainstorm Sessions: Actively participated in department brainstorming sessions, contributing innovative ideas to define the scope and direction of design projects. E-commerce Website Improvements: Developed UX solutions that significantly improved conversion rates on the existing E-commerce website, enhancing overall user engagement and sales.
B

User Experience Designer/Project Manager

BytecraftSep 2020 - Oct 2021 • 1 yr 2 mosUX Design | UI Design | Project Management | Qualitative & Quantitative Research User Research: Conducted in-depth user interviews with 15 participants and launched a quantitative survey with 40 respondents via SurveyMonkey. Synthesized findings to inform design decisions and create detailed user personas and storyboards using Canva. Creative Team Management: Managed an internal creative team, establishing best practices for mobile and web user interface development. Developer Collaboration: Worked closely with developers to ensure designs were accurately implemented, integrating UI components seamlessly.
C

Server Assistant/Server

Cunningham Restaurant GroupNov 2019 - Aug 2020 • 10 mosAs a Server Assistant/Server, likely responsibilities included assisting servers with their tasks, ensuring tables are clean and set, delivering food and beverages to customers, and providing excellent customer service.
K

Teacher Aide

Kenzie AcademyNov 2019 - Jan 2020 • 3 mosResponsible for reviewing and editing existing Kenzie Core course content covering topics such as Google Apps, Slack, Agile, etc. Created original course content as well.

Education

K

Kenzie Academy

Certificate, UX Design2019 - 2020
I

Indiana University Indianapolis

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History2013 - 2016
F

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising2012 - 2013

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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