Julia Brand
Angestellt, Head of Product Design, Sowa Labs GmbH
Berlin, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Julia Brand
Current 1 year and 4 months, since Dec 2021
Head of Product Design
Sowa Labs GmbH
3 years and 1 month, Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
Head of Design
Coya AG
I am responsible for the product design (UR, Workshops, UX & UI Design, Usability Testing) and all post offer communication designs (OM, Social Media, OOH, Newsletters, Website) to ensure a consistent user experience - end to end. I am a project manager. As the people manager of a team of 3 FTEs I am guiding the team, set strategy & principles together with them & have regular 1-1s and performance reviews.
6 months, May 2018 - Oct 2018
Senior Product Designer
Coya AG
As the lead UX/UI designer I was responsible for the facilitation of Design Sprints/Design Thinking Workshops and UR & Usability Testing to define the actual products. I created UX concepts and UI Designs for the entire product; set the core visual language (colors, typography, iconography, core UI controls, website) while consulting with various stakeholders.
Execution of UX/UI & VD (incl. iconography, typography, color concepts, etc) as a part of a multi-disciplinary team // Developing userflows & interaction concepts // Experience with Agile, Scrum & Kanban to include design into the development process // Consulting with clients & other stakeholders // User research & usability testing // Applying design thinking methodologies // Design thinking coach // Guidance & project management for Working Students
Execution of UX, UI & VD as a part of a multi-disciplinary team according to agile methodologies // Consulting with clients & other stakeholders // User research & usability testing // Developing userflows & interaction concepts // Visual design, layout and final drawing of software interfaces including iconography, typography, color concepts and other assets under consideration of the users behavior and given guidelines // Guidance for Working Students
7 months, Apr 2015 - Oct 2015
Graphic Designer
TechStyle Fashion Group
Conception, layout & final drawing of newsletters, landing pages, onsite assets, facebook ads, social media content & their implementation. Creation of newsletters using HTML/CSS. Assistance to the marketing team Germany.
10 months, Apr 2014 - Jan 2015
Online Marketing Consultant
LeROI Marketing Consulting & Intelligence
Working with analysis and research tools like Google Analytics, creation of landing pages & creatives for performance and content marketing channels. A/B testing to gather the users needs and iterate on them. Research and image editing as part of the creation of workshop presentations.
1 year and 7 months, Sep 2012 - Mar 2014
Graphic Designer
idee³ | Grafik- und Werbebüro
Conception and design of corporate designs, brochures, posters, business stationery, etc. on print as well as small websites, landing pages and some other digital assets.
Preparation of internal trainings // Scheduling, support and supervision of internal and external examination (nationwide) at SAP branches and partners
5 months, Oct 2011 - Feb 2012
Internship Publishing Sector
Feierabend Unique Books
Kundenbetreuung & Vertrieb
3 years, Sep 2006 - Aug 2009
Digital and Print Media Designer Apprenticeship
spreepiraten.eu // pixelmix24
One year internship as part of the Digital and Print Media Designer Apprenticeship // Working as a Digital and Print Media Designer // Conception & realisation of business stationarys, corporate designs, booklets and flyers // Realisation of web designs, web assets and other creatives // Working with HTML and CSS
Educational background for Julia Brand
2 years and 1 month, Oct 2012 - Oct 2014
Media Management (Print and Media Technology)
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
project management, ebusiness, online marketing, PR, CRM, marketing concepts, interface design, CMS, innovation management, human resources management, business management, database publishing, media didactics, intercultural communication, intellectual property protection, research methods
3 years and 1 month, Sep 2009 - Sep 2012
Print and Media Technology
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
marketing, marketing concepts, media economics, media law, graphic design I+II, media design, multimedia communication, financial management & accounting, controlling, prepress, material in print engineering, book binding, printing technology I+II, databases, quality management
3 years, Sep 2006 - Aug 2009
Vocational Training School of the administrative district Müritz, Waren
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent