VISUAL ARTIST & UX DESIGNER

Samantha Lopez

Based in Los Angeles, California. I'm a versatile artist and designer committed to making user-friendly and visually appealing products. With over 7 years of experience in fintech and e-commerce, my goal is to put great design at the heart of user experiences. Using my combination of visual design and product thinking skills, gives me a creative edge to create simple, delightful, and memorable design solutions.

Skills and Expertise

My extensive experience equips me with a diverse skill set to craft a seamless end-to-end user experience, swiftly transforming ideas into tangible solutions that bring your vision to life.

UX/UI

Define user flows and experiences that are extensive

Brand Design

Develop product and marketing experiences that stand out from the crowd and are easily recognizable by users.

Design Systems

Create and manage Figma libraries, scalable components and documentation utilized by cross-functional design teams

Visual Design

Enhance user experiences by implementing hierarchy and simplicity.

Animation

Define animation guidelines, product demonstrations, or interactions within a product experience.

Innovation

Develop experiences that trailblaze industry standards and push the boundaries.

Experience

UX Designer 3 - PayPal (2022-current)

-Collaborate with UX designers across different teams to ensure a cohesive design experience

-Define product experiences that are backed by data and business insights to deliver on company metrics

-Propose product experience updates to improve user experience and comprehension of PayPal rewards

-Develop new UX/UI patterns via the Mobile Safari Extension experience

-Conduct user research and analyze data on PayPal products and features to better understand areas we can improve

Visual Art Lead - Honey (2020-2022)

-Define Honey's visual aesthetic across Product and Marketing by creating re-usable illustrations, animations, and icons

-Manage Visual Art teams work load and establish processes to manage new requests

-Create and manage Figma libraries utlized by cross-functional teams to make visual creation process more efficient

-Develop one of a kind creative that created a cohesive experience across the bar

Hybrid Designer - Honey (2018-2020)

-Developed unique ideas to improve user comprehesnion of new Honey features - HoneyPay, Honey Droplist

-Created Coiny, Honey's mascot, that re-defined the brand and Find Savings product experience

Junior Designer - Hoodzpah Design (2016-2018)

-Follow creative briefs to create production ready designs for web and print design services

Design Intern - Valfre (2016-2017)

-Create digital assets for promotional content

-Mockup artwork for product research and development