I'm a product designer and UX leader with a 20+ year track record of launching successful projects for start-ups and large enterprise in a wide range of industries.
- Disney
- Marvel
- eHarmony
- Health Net
- Mattel
- Kaiser Permanente
- Chevrolet
- General Motors
- ESPN
- Playboy
- ABC
- EF Education First
My deep, varied experience gives me a unique perspective on projects. Whatever your business and product goals, I can help you reach them:
- Product strategy
- Designing for usability and simplicity
- UX and design team leadership
- Building consensus and clarity around goals
- Improving communication between stakeholders from different disciplines
My creative, technical, and client work allows me to bring together different teams—marketing, engineering, product, creative services, sales—and get everyone on the same page.
I have a one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary skill set. Experience is important. So is continual learning. Beyond the mobile-first UX and product design expertise you’d expect, I’m also a:
- Professional writer and editor
- Visual and graphic artist
- Video producer/director/editor and motion designer
- Lifelong coder with broad technical knowledge
I wrote my first computer program at 8 years old and just kept going. I’m fluent in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, PHP, Rails, database stuff, Unix, and more. I grasp technical constraints and levels of effort. I communicate easily with developers and technical teams.
User experience needs to work hand-in-glove with marketing, advertising, branding, and social media. I've launched hundreds of products and campaigns building customer attention, engagement, acquisition, and retention.
If you have in interesting challenge, reach out. I’m open to both short- and longer-term engagements.
markfarris (at) gmail (dot) com