CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Raina is a strategic design professional focused on design systems, building great products, and growing talented teams.
METHODOLOGY
Connecting design to broader goals and activities
Establish Expectations
Navigating ambiguity by documenting goals and managing multiple priorities to maintain transparency in status and activities.
Create Opportunities
Dispelling complexity through clear epics and stories, creating a predictable cadence that highlights opportunities to collaborate.
Collaborate Openly
Collaborating effectively with team members and stakeholders across disciplines—elevating ideas separate from titles.
Follow the Data
Ensuring design decisions are informed by user insights and that brand messaging resonates measurably with the target audience.
Design and Document
Establishing and maintaining design systems, processes, and tools to ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability across design.
Implement and Innovate
Testing and adjusting designs aligned with release cycles, growing the brand identity across all touchpoints.
Measure and Improve
Conducting retrospectives and user testing to gauge effectiveness and gather actionable information for continuous improvement.
CASE STUDIES
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Trade Publication
Optimization of print and digital production for an industry trade publication.
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Split Software
Branding and web design for a Bay Area SaaS startup.
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ShareBuilder by Capital One
Design of an award-winning application recognized with a Gold Stevie® Award in Business/Government for Financial Services.