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Marissa Louie is a visionary and impactful UX design leader who has worked in Silicon Valley for 20 years.
Specialties: UX, content strategy, user research, branding, product management, tech transformation
Industries: Consumer, enterprise, marketplaces, machine learning, search, ads
Marissa Louie is a visionary and impactful UX design leader who has worked in Silicon Valley for 17 years.
Specialties: UX, content strategy, user research, branding, product management, tech transformation
Industries: Consumer, enterprise, marketplaces, machine learning, search, ads
Marissa Louie is a visionary and impactful UX design leader who has worked in Silicon Valley for 17 years.
Specialties: UX, content strategy, user research, branding, product management, tech transformation
Industries: Consumer, enterprise, marketplaces, machine learning, search, ads
Marissa Louie is a visionary and impactful UX design leader who has worked in Silicon Valley for 17 years.
Specialties: UX, content strategy, user research, branding, product management, tech transformation
Industries: Consumer, enterprise, marketplaces, machine learning, search, ads
Marissa Louie is a visionary and impactful UX design leader who has worked in Silicon Valley for 17 years.
Specialties: UX, content strategy, user research, branding, product management, tech transformation
Industries: Consumer, enterprise, marketplaces, machine learning, search, ads
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Experience
Experience
Experience
Experience
Experience
Pandora and SiriusXM
Sr. Director of UX Design
2021-2022
Led UX design organization (product and visual design, content strategy, design systems) that serves the 100m+ listeners of Pandora, SiriusXM, and Stitcher's audio streaming products
Directed the design vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution across app, web, connected devices, and wearables
Pandora and SiriusXM
Sr. Director of UX Design
2021-2022
Led a UX design organization (product and visual design, content strategy, design systems) that serves the 100m+ listeners of Pandora, SiriusXM, and Stitcher's audio streaming products
Directed the design vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution across app, web, connected devices, and wearables
Pandora and SiriusXM
Sr. Director of UX Design
2021-2022
Led a UX design organization (product and visual design, content strategy, design systems) that serves the 100m+ listeners of Pandora, SiriusXM, and Stitcher's audio streaming products
Directed the design vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution across app, web, connected devices, and wearables
Pandora and SiriusXM
Sr. Director of UX Design
2021-2022
Led a UX design organization (product and visual design, content strategy, design systems) that serves the 100m+ listeners of Pandora, SiriusXM, and Stitcher's audio streaming products
Directed the design vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution across app, web, connected devices, and wearables
Pandora and SiriusXM
Sr. Director of UX Design
2021-2022
Led a UX design organization (product and visual design, content strategy, design systems) that serves the 100m+ listeners of Pandora, SiriusXM, and Stitcher's audio streaming products
Directed the design vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution across app, web, connected devices, and wearables
Expedia
Director of UX Design
2019-2021
Led a UX design organization spanning Native Apps, Homepages, Packages ($1b annual revenue), Activities ($500m annual revenue), Communications, Profile, Trips
Drove user engagement, signups, app monthly users, conversions, transactions up by double digit percentages
- Upskilled 17 designers to design across app and web, positioned UX to drive product development process
- Maintained 3.7 star rating on native apps, won 2020 Webby Award for Best Travel App (People's Voice)
Expedia
Director of UX Design
2019-2021
Led a UX design organization spanning Native Apps, Homepages, Packages ($1b annual revenue), Activities ($500m annual revenue), Communications, Profile, Trips
Drove user engagement, signups, app monthly users, conversions, transactions up by double digit percentages
- Upskilled 17 designers to design across app and web, positioned UX to drive product development process
- Maintained 3.7 star rating on native apps, won 2020 Webby Award for Best Travel App (People's Voice)
Expedia
Director of UX Design
2019-2021
Led a UX design organization spanning Native Apps, Homepages, Packages ($1b annual revenue), Activities ($500m annual revenue), Communications, Profile, Trips
Drove user engagement, signups, app monthly users, conversions, transactions up by double digit percentages
- Upskilled 17 designers to design across app and web, positioned UX to drive product development process
- Maintained 3.7 star rating on native apps, won 2020 Webby Award for Best Travel App (People's Voice)
Expedia
Director of UX Design
2019-2021
Led a UX design organization spanning Native Apps, Homepages, Packages ($1b annual revenue), Activities ($500m annual revenue), Communications, Profile, Trips
Drove user engagement, signups, app monthly users, conversions, transactions up by double digit percentages
- Upskilled 17 designers to design across app and web, positioned UX to drive product development process
- Maintained 3.7 star rating on native apps, won 2020 Webby Award for Best Travel App (People's Voice)
Expedia
Director of UX Design
2019-2021
Led a UX design organization spanning Native Apps, Homepages, Packages ($1b annual revenue), Activities ($500m annual revenue), Communications, Profile, Trips
Drove user engagement, signups, app monthly users, conversions, transactions up by double digit percentages
- Upskilled 17 designers to design across app and web, positioned UX to drive product development process
- Maintained 3.7 star rating on native apps, won 2020 Webby Award for Best Travel App (People's Voice)
Animoodles
Chairwoman, Co-Founder
2014-Present
- Led team of 35+ to design, manufacture, and distribute Animoodles, generating $500k+ retail value in sales within first 18 months at Amazon, Nordstrom, Kickstarter, theanimoodles.com, retail
- Managed 20 world class designers from Apple, Pixar, Disney, etc. including director and IC level to build Animoodles as a world class toy and entertainment brand
Animoodles
Chairwoman, Co-Founder
2014-Present
- Led team of 35+ to design, manufacture, and distribute Animoodles, generating $500k+ retail value in sales within first 18 months at Amazon, Nordstrom, Kickstarter, theanimoodles.com, retail
- Managed 20 world class designers from Apple, Pixar, Disney, etc. including director and IC level to build Animoodles as a world class toy and entertainment brand
Animoodles
Owner
2014-Present
- Led team of 35+ to design, manufacture, and distribute Animoodles, generating $500k+ retail value in sales within first 18 months at Amazon, Nordstrom, Kickstarter, theanimoodles.com, retail
- Managed 20 world class designers from Apple, Pixar, Disney, etc. including director and IC level to build Animoodles as a world class toy and entertainment brand
Animoodles
Owner
2014-Present
- Led team of 35+ to design, manufacture, and distribute Animoodles, generating $500k+ retail value in sales within first 18 months at Amazon, Nordstrom, Kickstarter, theanimoodles.com, retail
- Managed 20 world class designers from Apple, Pixar, Disney, etc. including director and IC level to build Animoodles as a world class toy and entertainment brand
Yahoo
Principal Designer
2013-2015
- Led design for Yahoo.com: Ads, Newsfeed, Social, Trending Now, and Growth, driving revenue of over $350m/year on Yahoo.com, then scaled it further to generate $1.1b/year across Yahoo
- Led design effort for Yahoo's search personalization (Search My World), resulting in up to 80% user engagement, then extended the product experience across Yahoo divisions
Yahoo
Principal Designer
2013-2015
- Led design for Yahoo.com: Ads, Social, Growth, mentoring 5 UX designers on product and UX principles, driving over $350m revenue per year on Yahoo.com and $1.1b across Yahoo
- Led design effort to personalize Yahoo Search results through Search My World, resulting in 33% user engagement and extending the product experience across Yahoo divisions
Apple
iOS Art Director
2013
- Led a team of 15 across UX, UI, visual design, content strategy, production design, motion, prototyping to design an iPad app for Apple Retail, gaining SVP’s support
Apple
iOS Art Director
2013
- Led a team of 15 across UX, UI, visual design, content strategy, production design, motion, prototyping to design an iPad app for Apple Retail, gaining SVP’s support
Ness
Product Design, User Research, Product Management, Marketing
2010-2013
- Responsible for UX/product design, content strategy, user research, product management, branding, marketing
- Applied insights from conducting user research with 100+ people to shape company strategy, including catalyzing multi-user personalized recommendations which were granted 2 patents
- Company was acquired by OpenTable and earned Apple App Store's Best of 2012 award
Ness
Product Design, User Research, Product Management, Marketing
2010-2013
- Responsible for UX/product design, content strategy, user research, product management, branding, marketing
- Applied insights from conducting user research with 100+ people to shape company strategy, including catalyzing multi-user personalized recommendations which were granted 2 patents
- Company was acquired by OpenTable and earned Apple App Store's Best of 2012 award
Ness
Product Design, User Research, Product Management, Marketing
2010-2013
- Responsible for UX/product design, content strategy, user research, product management, branding, marketing
- Applied insights from conducting user research with 100+ people to shape company strategy, including catalyzing multi-user personalized recommendations which were granted 2 patents
- Company was acquired by OpenTable and earned Apple App Store's Best of 2012 award
Ness
Product Design, User Research, Product Management, Marketing
2010-2013
- Responsible for UX/product design, content strategy, user research, branding, marketing
- Applied insights from conducting user research with 100+ people to shape company strategy, including catalyzing multi-user personalized recommendations which were granted 2 patents
- Company was acquired by OpenTable and earned Apple App Store's Best of 2012 award
Various Startups
CEO, Chief Designer, Co-Founder
2008-2011
- Recruited and managed 50 total team members to develop three tech startups: HeroEx 1 hour local delivery, Dilemma mobile app for questions, and Ad Village B2B ad platform
- Directly managed 4 UX designers with a focus on upleveling their level of design craft and product thinking, launching products to hundreds of revenue-generating customers
Various Startups
CEO, Chief Designer, Co-Founder
2008-2011
- Recruited and managed 50 total team members to develop three tech startups: HeroEx 1 hour local delivery, Dilemma mobile app for questions, and Ad Village B2B ad platform
- Directly managed 4 UX designers with a focus on upleveling their level of design craft and product thinking, launching products to hundreds of revenue-generating customers
Deloitte Consulting
Systems Analyst
2005-2008
- Product design and definition, information architecture, user research, stakeholder management, configuring enterprise software (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle)
Projects: Blizzard Entertainment, Harry and David, Kaiser Permanente, Levi Strauss & Co., Los Angeles Unified School District, Nokia, ProLogis, Salesforce, Sunstone Hotel Investors, The Irvine Company, Xilinx
Deloitte Consulting
Systems Analyst
2005-2008
- Product design and definition, information architecture, user research, stakeholder management, configuring enterprise software (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle)
- Projects: Blizzard Entertainment, Harry and David, Kaiser Permanente, Levi Strauss & Co., Los Angeles Unified School District, Nokia, ProLogis, Salesforce, Sunstone Hotel Investors, The Irvine Company, Xilinx
Advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy
Designers Guild
Founder and Co-Leader
2014-Present
- Co-lead one of today's most active and prominent design communities, ensuring career support for 20k+ members across 100+ countries
Designers Guild
Founder and Co-Leader
2014-Present
- Co-lead one of today's most active and prominent design communities, ensuring career support for 20k+ members across 100+ countries
Designers Guild
2014-Present
- Founder and co-leader of one of today's most active and prominent design communities, ensuring career support for 20k+ members across 100+ countries
Designers Club
Founder and Host
2020-Present
- Leader of the first design club on Clubhouse, covering topics including design leadership, career growth, trends, innovation, inclusion and diversity for 100k+ members
Designers Club
2020-Present
- Leader of the first design club on Clubhouse, covering topics including design leadership, career growth, trends, innovation, inclusion and diversity for 100k+ members
Designers Club
2020-Present
- Leader of the first design club on Clubhouse, covering topics including design leadership, career growth, trends, innovation, inclusion and diversity for 100k+ members
Designers Club
2020-Present
- Leader of the first design club on Clubhouse, covering topics including design leadership, career growth, trends, innovation, inclusion and diversity for 100k+ members
Designers Club
2020-Present
- Leader of the first design club on Clubhouse, covering topics including design leadership, career growth, trends, innovation, inclusion and diversity for 100k+ members
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
UC Berkeley
2001-2005
- Bachelors Degree: Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Interdisciplinary Studies)
UC Berkeley
2001-2005
- Bachelors Degree: Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Interdisciplinary Studies)
