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yassee mohebbi

yassee mohebbi

RESUME

Product Experience

Collage  Director of UX/UI

DEC 2022 – PRESENT | BETHESDA, MD (REMOTE)

  • Worked with internal and external stakeholders to concept, design, and launch fluen.ci, Collage’s first SaaS app (Nov, 2023).

  • Created a design system for the new app and collaborated with Front-End Engineers to implement Mosaic, our component library.

  • Assisted Marketing with several website design iterations, then a full brand and logo redesign (May 2024) before the addition of a FT Marketing designer.

  • Redesigned look and feel of client-facing content website, Insights Hub, working closely with PM, Web Dev, and other stakeholders to develop and launch.

  • Interviewed PM and Engineering candidates to help grow the product team.

  • Lead product demos and regularly communicate design updates to Leadership Team, on company meetings, and occasionally to Board Members.

  • Create abstracted product graphics to support Product Marketing needs.

  • Utilize Fullstory and Google Analytics to track engagement and metrics.

  • Advocate for healthy remote company culture by participating in virtual cross-team team events as well as starting a #design-chatter Slack channel to share design-related info and inspiration outside of product.

Optimizely  Staff Product Designer

APR 2021 – DEC 2022 | REMOTE

  • Integrated into Optimizely teams and processes following the acquisition of Zaius.

  • Led design processes for Optimizely Data Platform (formerly Zaius) products, including the creation of Real-Time Segment Builder and interface updates to align with Optimizely's design system.

  • Collaborated with Product Design to exchange feedback, improve the Axiom design system, and harmonize cross-product experiences.

  • Assisted VP of Design in developing a unified navigation system across Optimizely’s product portfolio, integrating existing product navigations while accounting for global navigation needs.

  • Evangelized design thinking through cross-team presentations; participated in and advocated for employee resource groups (Mentally Forward, Out@Opti, Women of Opti, and Green Team).

  • Mentored a junior developer and a mid-level designer (March–September, 2022).

Zaius (Acquired by Optimizely)  Senior Product Designer

MAR 2018 – APR 2021 | BOSTON, MA

  • Worked collaboratively with Product Management, Engineering, and other stakeholders to drive projects from research & problem discovery, user experience design, interface & visual design, and usability testing.

  • Led the initiative to create and maintain a component library and style guidelines.

  • Assisted Marketing Graphic Designer in updating brand look and feel, occasionally helping provide graphics for web.

  • Provided Product Marketing with abstracted product graphics for informational and promotional purposes.

DZone (Now Devada)  Lead UX/UI Designer

JUN 2015 – MAR 2018 | CARY, NC

  • Took business vision from concept through to research, design mockups, and often to front-end development for both website & software products.

  • Began as a Graphic Designer, working on the Marketing team to create marketing and ad collateral, lay out publication content, design infographics, and help establish & maintain the branding through a website redesign.

Design Experience

Boston Sings [BOSS]  A Cappella Festival Website, Graphics & Social

NOV 2016 – PRESENT (VOLUNTEER)

  • Coordinate social media & email marketing, creating all graphic & video content.

  • Design and manage festival website and submission forms.

  • Produce print material such as badges, signage, and certificates.

  • Redesigned festival branding for a more modern, polished look (2017).

Freelance  Graphic Designer

2014 – 2020

  • Worked with various clients to provide personal & product-specific branding; logos; illustrations; business infographics; graphics & content for web, email, and social media; graphics for print collateral; and packaging design.

EDUCATION

NC State University
Bachelor of Graphic Design

MAY 2013

Introduction to Web Accessibility 
Certification

NOV 2021

SKILLS

UX · UI · Visual Design · Branding · Accessibility

Information Architecture · Design Systems

AI · HTML · CSS · Responsive Web Design Audio/Video Editing · Vocal Arranging

Social Media Management

PROCESS

Collaboration · Concept · Sketching Wireframing · Interactive Prototyping

Research · Usability Testing · Documentation

Leadership · Project Management

TOOLS

Figma · Illustrator · Photoshop · Canva

Jira · GitHub · FullStory · Google Analytics

Docs · Sheets · Powerpoint · Wordpress

INTERESTS

Music · A Cappella · Crafts · Baking · Cooking Crocheting · Weightlifting · Yoga · Walking

Video Games · Puzzles · Board Games · Anime Psychology · Culture & Language

Copyright © 2025 Yassee Mohebbi. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2025 Yassee Mohebbi. All rights reserved.

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