Claire Rausser
SUMMARY
I’m a curious product designer with 4 years of experience, passionate about creating human-centered, sustainable, and ethical user experiences. I’m seeking onsite roles where I can advance and take on more responsibilities as a team leader or manager. Creative writer, painter, and community organizer.
Specializing in: user research (usability and A/B testing), building design systems
Direct experience in: Edtech, E-commerce, Enterprise, B2C, SaaS
EXPERIENCE
Dictionary.com
Product Designer
Oakland, CA.
2021 - 2024
Led design, developing a design system from scratch to ensure parity across Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and GrammarCoach.com via mobile, tablet, and web for 40M+ monthly users. This streamlined workflows and reduced resource uses, saving the company time and costs.
Reengineered global navigation header, aligning user-centered design principles with business goals, leading to a 45% improvement in ad-viewability.
Conducted 75+ usability studies and co-led over 45+ user interviews, transforming research insights into high-fidelity designs that supported data-driven decisions and user acceptance testing.
Partnered with machine-learning teams to integrate AI-driven content suggestions into grammar editing SaaS product, improving usability and user experience.
Lifestyle Asia
Product Designer
Remote.
2021
Redesigned the UX/UI of an e-commerce platform, driving a 30% increase in conversion rates through enhanced interaction design and usability improvements.
Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to define and prototype new features, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations and business goals.
Developed wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes, rapidly iterating based on user feedback to support continuous improvement.
Sustainability Champions Podcast
UX/UI Designer
Remote.
2020 - 2021
Led end-to-end UX design of a user-centric website, growing the user base by 87% YoY through effective prototyping and A/B testing.
Applied human-centered design principles in every iteration, ensuring user engagement while executing large-scale qualitative research and usability testing.
Documented and communicated design solutions, ensuring clarity and alignment among cross-functional teams.
CONTACT
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Design with minor in Conservation Biology
SKILLS
Design
Interaction Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Accessibility, Design Systems Management, Digital Ad Strategy
Research
Quantitative & Qualitative Methods, Competitive Analysis, User Interviewing, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Survey and Script Design
Tools
Figma, Sketch, Adobe CS, UserTesting, HTML & CSS, AI, GenAI, LLM
Soft Skills
Empathy, Storytelling, Problem Definition, Collaboration
CERTIFICATIONS
UX Design
UX Foundations: Accessibility
UX Foundations: Interaction Design
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
Generative AI in Everyday Business
