Molly A Elian Carlson

Molly Elian Carlson - Designer | Researcher | Communicator - EXPERIENCE UX Research Lead at Dev Launchers 9/2023 - current Leading UX Research projects for the Community Development Team at Dev Launchers, a volunteer-based IT support service dedicated to building community-centered apps for the good of all. EDUCATION MPS in UX Design 2023 Maryland Institute College of Arts BA in Communication Studies 2007 Arizona State University UX Designer at DemocracyLab 9/2023 - current Design System SME for DemocracyLab, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to supporting communities through learning, building, and supporting technology growth for the greater good. Research Moderator at Experis User Research Solutions 5/2022 - 3/2023 Conducted quantitative research in a lab setting, closely walking participants through tasks making various eye movements and facial expressions. Problem-solved technical errors on the fly and executed python commands. Worked closely with QA to maintain a high pass-rate on collected data. TOOLS Adobe Creative Suite Figma Sketch Webflow Drupal HTML/CSS Miro Jira UserZoom/UserTesting Loop11 Maze Qualtrics Digital Marketing Specialist at University of Oregon 6/2019 - 5/2022 Executed a complete reorganization and redesign of the School of Law website. Responsible for site architecture, wire-framing, user experience research, and web design using Drupal 7. Additional responsibilities included all in-house graphic design, email campaigns, competitive analysis, and web analytics. Digital Marketing Coordinator at 3M 9/2016 - 5/2019 Content Creation: videos, brochures, tutorials, infographics, and global newsletters. Web Design: coding user interfaces in SharePoint. Marketing: journey mapping, persona creation, competitive analysis, and product launch assets. STRENGTHS Design Systems Brand Consistency User Research Usability Testing Field Studies Content Strategy Customer Journey Mapping Personas Discovering Solutions Portfolio: bit.ly/meliancarlson