David Kelly
Lead Product Designer
Minneapolis, MN
contact(at)dksbook.com
David Kelly
Lead Product Designer
Minneapolis, MN
contact(at)dksbook.com
Experience
Jaunt AI
• Generated all user flows, low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs.
July 2022 – Present
Head of Design
• Created all design assets using Midjourney, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Conducted user research and responded with rapid high-fidelity prototypes.
• Designed, coded, and submitted gojaunt.ai to Github for launch.
Hover
• Uncovered and resolved major UX issues in Hover’s cross-platform onboarding using data-driven insights.
June 2022 – July 2023
Lead Product Designer
• Initiated tests for UX improvements resulting in an 86% success rate.
• Investigated hypotheses using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Laid foundation for a major redesign of onboarding.
• Owned the entire design process from early discovery and testing to speccing and hand off.
• Led the junior & senior contractors.
IDT (Contract/Full-Time)
• Redesigned the flagship app with a user base of 1.5M using user-centered design principles in an agile development process.
January 2016 – June 2022
Lead Product Designer
• Led teams in Belarus, Helsinki, India and Newark with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Introduced IDT’s first-ever corporate typeface, IDT Sans.
• Cultivated a network of relationships across product and engineering in the tripod model.
Colle + McVoy
• Led design teams and vendors, creating award-winning work.
September 2012 – January 2016
Senior Art Director
• Mentored junior and mid-level talent.Pereira & O’Dell
• Designed and developed native apps.
May 2010 – September 2012
Interactive Art Director
• Designed responsive websites during the emergence of those standards.
• Created and integrated campaigns and work recognized by The One Show, The Effies, and FWA.
Jaunt AI
• Generated all user flows, low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs.
July 2022 – Present
Head of Design
• Created all design assets using Midjourney, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Conducted user research and responded with rapid high-fidelity prototypes.
• Designed, coded, and submitted gojaunt.ai to Github for launch.
Hover
• Uncovered and resolved major UX issues in Hover’s cross-platform onboarding using data-driven insights.
June 2022 – July 2023
Lead Product Designer
• Initiated tests for UX improvements resulting in an 86% success rate.
• Investigated hypotheses using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Laid foundation for a major redesign of onboarding.
• Owned the entire design process from early discovery and testing to speccing and hand off.
• Led the junior & senior contractors.
IDT (Contract/Full-Time)
• Redesigned the flagship app with a user base of 1.5M using user-centered design principles in an agile development process.
January 2016 – June 2022
Lead Product Designer
• Led teams in Belarus, Helsinki, India and Newark with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Introduced IDT’s first-ever corporate typeface, IDT Sans.
• Cultivated a network of relationships across product and engineering in the tripod model.
Colle + McVoy
• Led design teams and vendors, creating award-winning work.
September 2012 – January 2016
Senior Art Director
• Mentored junior and mid-level talent.Pereira & O’Dell
• Designed and developed native apps.
May 2010 – September 2012
Interactive Art Director
• Designed responsive websites during the emergence of those standards.
• Created and integrated campaigns and work recognized by The One Show, The Effies, and FWA.
Education
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), Minneapolis, MN
BFA in Advertising
Minneapolis College of
BFA in Advertising
Art and Design (MCAD), Minneapolis, MN