UX DESIGN + STRATEGY

KATHARINE HARGREAVES
www.projektkatharine.net
katharine.hargreaves@gmail.com
612.309.3717
lectures - - - - LA = SKYNET (13)
LA Forum/AECOM
ART AS ANTHEM (12)
Salon Saloon

WHY I REFUSED A GUN (12)
Creative Women Are
Powerful
recognition - -
Project Fellow (13)
HUB LA

Resident Artist (13)
Think Tank Gallery
ART GYM (14)
Los Angeles
workshops - -
JAN 2012 - NOV 2013
Dene, direct, and execute brand identity of quarterly culture magazine across
both digital and print interfaces, including: web design and information
architecture, monthly newsletter, four digital issues, two print supplements and
afliate projects.
Build an innovative online platform to experiment with user experience /
content distribution strategies and increase interaction and engagement.
Lead staf of 15+ people.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CO-FOUNDER
WHOLE BEAST RAG
DESIGNER + DIRECTOR
JAN 2013 - NOW
UX / UI design, information architecture, content strategy + creation, interactive
storytelling, narrative development, web design.
Creating impact through innovative online interfaces, participatory infrastructure,
and systems thinking. Skilled at identifying and engineering big ideas.
PROJEKT KATHARINE
JAN 2014 - NOW
Web and print design, creatve direction for Ping Pong magazine, the ofcial
literary arts publication of the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, CA.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
PING PONG MAGAZINE
JUNE 2013 - NOV 2013
Curate and edit reader submissions. Project management. Maintain production
calendar and coordinate editorial schedule across staf. Grow reader base with
targeted SEO initiatives and content solicitation. Develop and manage social
media outreach via Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest channels.
ARTS EDITOR
CULTURAL WEEKLY
APR 2012 - JAN 2012
Write 500+ articles on home improvement, health, beauty trends, food and
gardening techniques, nance, and lifestyle ideas for online media channel.
Editing and product research. SEO.
Featured writer with highly rated articles.
COPYWRITER
THE WRITERS NETWORK
University of Minnesota (09)
Minneapolis, MN
English + Fine Art
education - - - General Assembly (14)
Santa Monica, CA
User Experience Design
NOV 2009 - OCT 2010
Project research for gallery shows and community outreach, grantwriting for
nonprot organizational and project needs, operational fundraising, gallery
management, artist coordination and event promotion. Develop the COOP
(Community Ofrenda Outreach Project), a capsule project in celebration of Dia
De Los Muertos to engage under-represented communities in the arts district.
GALLERY MANAGER
ALTERED ESTHETICS
SYNTHETIC ZERO (13)
Bronx Art Space
Curator: Mitsu Hadeishi

YOU ARE HERE II (13)
Think Tank Gallery
Curator: Jordan Dunn
exhibitions - -
volunteer - - -
THE SOAP FACTORY
BONESHAKER BOOKS
SKILLS:
iOS/PC systems and software, Adobe
Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign,
Photoshop, Muse), Axure, InVision,
Balsamiq, Omnigrafe, Keynote, Prezi,
Join.Me, POP, HTML and CSS, MailChimp,
Final Cut Pro, card sorting, whiteboard-
ing, user interviews, mediation, editing +
proofreading (AP, MLA, Chicago styles),
spreadsheet and database management.