WORK

DEPT (previously Rocket Insights) | BOSTON, MA

Full-service product agency specializing in the entire design and development lifecycle. Member of DEPT’s product design team. Since joining DEPT, I’ve been a design consultant embedded in the Liberty Mutual’s Innovation Lab, Solaria Labs experience design team.

Principle Product Designer, 2022-present

Digitas | BOSTON, MA

Global digital marketing and creative agency. Dunkin’ Donuts, GMC, Buick, CVS Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Bank of America, Vericel, Cherokee Casinos

Associate Director of Experience Design, 2017-2022

Lead Experience Designer, 2016

Sr. Art Director, 2014-Feb 2016

Arnold Worldwide | Boston, MA

Award-winning creative brand and advertising agency. Progressive Insurance, Carnival Cruise Lines, New Balance

Sr. Art Director, 2012-2014

SapientNitro | Boston, MA

Global digital agency. CVS Pharmacy, Sunglass Hut, Dodge Ram, Fidelity Investments, Talbots, JJill, Crabtree & Evelyn, internal Sapient platforms and products

Sr. Designer, 2011-12

Designer, 2010-11

Jr. Designer, 2008-10

Early Career

Youth Design | Boston, MA | Virtual Art Director, Summer Program of 2011 | Mentor, Summer Program of 2012

Firstborn Multimedia | New York, NY | Intern, 2007

JAK Design | New York, NY | Freelance Designer, 2006

EDUCATION

Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | 2004-2008

BFA, with a concentration in Graphic Design and Digital Studies. Honors.

Digital Marketing | General Assembly | 2018

SXSW Interactive Conference | Austin, TX | 2014

Interactive Design Specialization | UC San Diego | 2016

Human-Centered Design, Social Computing, Input & Interaction, User Experience & Research

99% Behance Conference | New York, NY | 2011

Pop Tech Conference | Camden, ME | 2010

SKILLS

Designer and creative with an expertise for digital

EXPERT IN

Sketch, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Invision

PROFICIENT IN

Principle, After Effects

Experience with (not a developer)

HTML & CSS

Lover of Photography, Print Making, Painting, Type Design, Illustration, Color, Sewing, Booze-Infusions, Travel, Being a Mom

AWARDS

Hatch Awards – Gold | Innovative Use of Media | GMC Search Relevant Pre-Roll Ads | 2016

Hatch Awards – Silver | Video Short | GMC Search Relevant Pre-Roll Ads | 2016

Hatch Awards – Bronze Website: Goods/Service/Promotion | GMC Canyon Site | 2015

Featured Best New App by Life Hacker – Food and Drink | Mixtura App | 2014

Featured Best New App in Apple Store – Food and Drink | Mixtura App | April 2014

Hatch Awards – Silver Mobile App | Snapshot Test Drive Challenge | 2013

SapientNitro | Core Value Award: Creativity | 2011

Hatch Awards – Silver Online Experience | Victorinox True Stories | 2012

Hatch Awards – Bronze Mobile App | New Balance In-Store Sales Assistant | 2011

Sapient | Rookie of the Year Nominee 2009

IMA – Ecommerce Best in Class Award | Talbots.com | 2010

Communication Arts – WebPick | Talbots.com | 2010

Web Award – Retail Standard of Excellence | Talbots.com | 2010

Hive Award – Best Ecommerce: Fashion | Talbots.com | 2010

Communication Arts – Interactive Picks | Best Online Portfolio: Firstborn Multimedia | 2008

RECOMMENDATIONS

Liz has the uncanny ability to understand the big picture as well as minute details of any project. In addition to being an extremely talented designer and creative, she’s a caring, social person who makes the team and the work better.

Amruta Hunnurkar, Sr. Copywriter | Creative Partner while at DigitasLBi | August 10, 2015

Liz was instrumental in bringing all creative aspects of the Design come to life. Her stewardship and leadership allowed us to drive a parallax design view of the site – something that had never been done before (at least in my knowledge) at Sapient. The concept is fresh, the emotional journey does come through and through. Nice work to the creative team on making this happen – but very many kudos to Liz on a job extremely well done.

Ganesh Rangarajan, Vice President General Management at SapientNitro | Recognition submitted for Victorinox.com | May 5, 2012

Great design, great leadership & great attitude.

Tim Allen, Creative Director at Sapient Nitro | Recognition submitted for Victorinox.com | May 5, 2012

Liz, in the course of the last couple months (including many nights and a few weekends), has designed for the New Balance iPad app, whipped a world-class Forrester iPad app out of thin air, created dozens of sweet media for CVS – all on time and on brand, effectively managed two contract designers for Forrester and CVS assignments, and most notably, has started down a path of developing deeper client facing abilities. She articulates and sells her own work internally and presents much of her work at client meetings. Her work is tight and right and she’s a valuable, professional and passionate team player.

Jared Kelleher, Associate Creative Director | Nomination for me for the Creative Core Value Award at Sapient Nitro | 2011

There is no better way to describe working with Liz than “An absolute delight”. Her design skills speak for themselves, but what makes her really stand above the rest is her ability to work so well with any team. She has a true passionate for her work and is always open to working collaboratively. And of course her southern ‘yall’ makes everything sound like a good idea!

Jon Grassis, Senior Interactive Developer on many projects at Sapient Nitro | March 9, 2011

Liz is an amazing designer and a pleasure to work with. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty. She is professional, precise, highly creative and painstakingly perfect with everything she touches. I believe she dreams in pixels. I am always very excited about her work. Whatever project you have that would require an amazing designer, Liz is your woman.

Rob Specht, User Experience Designer on Talbots Project at Sapient Nitro | March 31, 2011

Liz is passionate about design and actively immerses herself in the design community. I’ve worked with her on a number of projects at Sapient, and have found her to be committed to her work, thoughtful about her design decisions, and inherently talented. She also plays fun music in the office.

Emily Sullivan, Copywriter on many projects at Sapient Nitro | March 29, 2010

Liz is an excellent visual designer. We’ve worked closely together on a number of projects including both mobile app and website development projects. Liz did a great job of jumping right in and creating designs for a Blackberry app, without any prior experience designing for that medium. She is extremely talented, always has a positive attitude, and gets the job done on time. She is an asset to any creative team.

Linda Mateos, User Experience Designer on many projects at Sapient Nitro | March 18, 2010