BETHANY FAULKNER
I have over 7 years of experience building digital products, identities, and websites with Fortune 500 companies, agencies, and first time entrepreneurs.
I’m looking for my next opportunity where I can leverage my collaboration, facilitation, and strategy skills with my digital product design craft to make a positive impact on user experience and business outcomes. Say hello at bethanyfaulkner27@gmail.com.
I love teaching, writing, and people as much as design. I'm always looking for better ways to merge my skills and interests to solve big picture problems. I dabble in a breadth of side quests to stay sharp and curious.
Currently managing a 20-person publication project to create the 8th A Line Which Forms a Volume publication.
Gaining an international perspective on design and management through an MA in Graphic Media Design at University of the Arts London, London College of Communication.
Bachelors in Graphic Design
North Carolina State University • Valedictorian
MA in Graphic Media Design
University of the Arts London
Over 7 years of experience building and launching user-centered products with system and business in mind.
Like most senior product designers, I have experience delivering digital products and features in collaboration with a range of teams, skillsets, and personalities. I'm confident wireframing, pixel pushing and systems-thinking in Figma, presenting to stakeholders, and strategically balancing design, business, and user considerations.
I also love side quests. At Pocket Prep, I initiated the push for WCAG Accessibility and led the team to delivery of Accessibility Statements across our products. I also initiated a volunteer partnership between Pocket Prep and Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, where we did quarterly volunteer days to protect our green spaces in Durham. At Valassis, I independently created a "Cheat Sheet" of terms and processes for the product and engineering teams that people still reference (and email me about) today. No one asked me to start these initiatives - I saw the opportunity, got buy-in, and took it.
I'm one to see opportunities to improvement, volunteer to make it happen, and gather a community to see it through. This isn't the type of thing employers explicitly look for when hiring, but it's a quality all of my coworkers have greatly appreciated and valued me for.
I'm looking for a new job after I graduate from my MA December 2024. I'd love to bring my design (and side-questing) skills to a values-driven company in 2025.
Want to chat? Reach out at bethanyfaulkner27@gmail.com.
“Your ability to facilitate a complex project with multiple teams or team members is unmatched.”
"Consistently prepared, engaged, curious, open."
“Communication skills are stellar, especially when giving presentations or sharing in a group setting.”
