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AJ Mensah

AJ Mensah

Summary

Business-oriented Product Designer dedicated to people-centered, data-informed design. Knowledgeable in translating user needs coupled with business requirements into actionable insights to create beautiful, simple and intuitive design solutions.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Designer

Zero to Design
London
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Conceptualized and executed responsive UI designs for 5+ web and mobile applications, increasing user engagement by 15% and client satisfaction by 70%
  • Developed design guidelines for client redesign efforts that improved visual aesthetics and ensured consistency across projects.
  • Aligned with cross-functional team of designers, developers, and product managers to streamline project implementation and meet project milestones; established design sprints that cut down project delivery time by 15%
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify business goals and user pain points, leading to a 70% increase in customer satisfaction scores.

Freelance UX Designer

Athium
London
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Designed and optimized player and staff management dashboard screens for the English Football Association; utilized Figma, Slack, Mobbin, and Loom to deliver responsive designs that improved user experience and strengthened engagement by 25%.
  • Championed stakeholder interviews to identify and prioritize business goals and user requirements, resulting in a 40% rise in user satisfaction.
  • Leveraged expertise in user preferences and accessibility requirements to establish design specifications and optimize approaches.
  • Conducted comprehensive design research using Mobbin, NicelyDone, and Dribbble to identify the best product design practices for complex dashboards and data visualization; analyzed 60+ websites, apps, and tools to create a design inspiration library that surged design efficiency by 50%.
  • Streamlined design iterations by conducting usability testing sessions with 5+ participants and recording results using Loom; expanded user satisfaction rate by 40%.

UX/UI Designer

Storiboard
London
01.2023 - 05.2023

Enhanced the chat functionality of the mobile app by utilizing data analytics to redesign the messages feature,
resulting in a revitalized and intuitive user experience.


Employed design thinking principles and Figma design systems to develop a captivating user interface and flow
for uploading a video feature, leading to an impressive 40% increase in customer satisfaction.


Kept abreast of emerging UI and UX trends by leveraging Mobbin and Nicelydone to optimize product design
in line with industry standards; increased design efficiency by 60%


Collaborated with stakeholders in weekly design review workshops, providing valuable insights and
recommendations that helped shorten time to market by 10% and acquired pre-seed funding of $1M +
Leveraged expertise in user preferences and accessibility requirements to establish design specifications and
optimize approaches.

Product Design Lead

Bethniel Finance
Accra
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Led the end-to-end UX overhaul of the Fintech mobile application, resulting in a 12% increase in user engagement and satisfaction.
  • Conducted 50+ user interviews and surveys, analyzed feedback using NLP to generate comprehensive reports that guided redesign decisions.
  • Collaborated with a cross-functional team of product managers, data analysts, and developers on Jira, Slack and Miro to implement new product features that reduced the backlog by 20%.
  • Designed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups using industry-standard tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
  • Established a testing protocol to improve product usability and identified key areas for improvement. •
  • Conducted A/B tests on 10+ pages, and used data-driven hypotheses to optimize user interfaces, resulting in a 20% increase in conversion rates and a 15% decrease in bounce rates.

Product Designer & Creative Director

Hexagram Global
Accra
02.2021 - 12.2022
  • Conceptualized and developed visually stunning using industry standard tools like Adobe illustrator, Photoshop and Figma designs to effectively communicate with 10,000+ customers across multiple product teams
  • Collaborated with the marketing department to create impactful campaigns that increased user traction by 70% and conversion rates by 14%
  • Managed a diverse creative team for an expansive company portfolio encompassing e-commerce, real estate, and e-ticketing products.

Web Designer

Wonfliki
Accra
02.2020 - 01.2021
  • Conducted user research, including interviews and card sorting exercises, to gain insight into pain points and opportunities.
  • Designed user flows, interface designs, and prototypes, and solicited user feedback to ensure optimal usability
  • Developed a new website for the company, leveraging my expertise in UX design to create an intuitive and engaging user experience
  • Checked copywriting, image design, banners and other features for blending within site content and reviewed graphics for cohesive aesthetics.

Education

Professional Certificate -

Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus C, Central Jutland, DK.
08.2022
  • Professional Certificate (Distinction) Human Computer Interaction
  • Professional Certificate (Distinction) User Experience Design
  • Professional Certificate (Distinction) Design Thinking
  • Professional Certificate (Distinction) UX Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science & English

University of Ghana
05.2018
  • First Class Hons
  • Major in English & Political Science
  • Ranked in Top 5% of graduating class of over 800 students
  • DAAD Exchange Student Scholarship Recipient
  • 3.8 GPA

Skills

  • Product Design: UX Design, UI Design, UX Research, Product Strategy, Visual Design, Prototyping & Animation, Usability Testing, Design Leadership, Interaction Design, Wireframing: Figma, Adobe XR, Balsamiq, Protopie
  • No-code web development: Framer, Webflow
  • Graphic Design: Creative Direction, Visual Design, Brand Design & Strategy: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe XR
  • Team Management: Notion, Miro, Jira, Airtable, Slack
  • Mockups and prototypes
  • Design process
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking Abilities

Timeline

Product Designer - Zero to Design
01.2023 - 05.2023
Freelance UX Designer - Athium
01.2023 - 05.2023
UX/UI Designer - Storiboard
01.2023 - 05.2023
Product Design Lead - Bethniel Finance
10.2022 - 02.2023
Product Designer & Creative Director - Hexagram Global
02.2021 - 12.2022
Web Designer - Wonfliki
02.2020 - 01.2021
Interaction Design Foundation - Professional Certificate,
University of Ghana - Bachelor of Arts, Political Science & English
AJ Mensah