Elné Jenkins

UX & Product Designer

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Contact Info
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Results-driven Product and UX/UI Designer with a proven track record in conceptualizing, designing, and enhancing B2B and B2C SaaS software, as well as creating modern and elegant websites and application interfaces. Proficient in conducting user research, developing personas, mapping user journeys, crafting wireframes, and building prototypes. Collaborative and skilled at translating business visions into successful end products. Strong background in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and marketing.

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Experience

  • KOMODO Co., Ltd. Graphic

    UX Designer

    KOMODO Co., Ltd.

    - Present 6 months

    Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

  • ServeCreate Graphic

    Product / User Experience Designer

    ServeCreate

    - 5 years 9 months

    Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

    ServeCreate focuses on user experience design, business automation and marketing for health and wellness practices.

  • ApolloFactor™ Graphic

    Product / User Experience Designer

    ApolloFactor™

    - 1 year 3 months

    Boulder, Colorado, United States

    Startup ApolloFactor is the first AI-driven executive hiring platform that delivers real-time competitive salary data for executives and the hiring community. We believe the hiring process for executive and professional talent can be and should be transformed. Our vision is to redefine hiring with large data-driven technology. In short, we aim to quantify the match and streamline the hiring process by giving visibility to the stakeholders. Privately-held, seed-funded and headquartered in…

    Startup ApolloFactor is the first AI-driven executive hiring platform that delivers real-time competitive salary data for executives and the hiring community. We believe the hiring process for executive and professional talent can be and should be transformed. Our vision is to redefine hiring with large data-driven technology. In short, we aim to quantify the match and streamline the hiring process by giving visibility to the stakeholders. Privately-held, seed-funded and headquartered in Colorado, we’re a global team of professionals driven by a common goal to deliver a product that revolutionizes hiring for recruiters, investors, hiring teams and candidates and evens the field, creating balance where current biases exist. We’re on a mission to deliver a collaborative hiring platform that can empower all key stakeholders by creating optimal alignment between candidate, company and recruiter.

  • UX / UI & Product Designer

    Freelance

    - 1 year 8 months

    Remote

    • Consulted on apps in UX design and participated in live design sessions to help clients visualize their dream apps and websites.
    • Lead marketing endeavors for website and app launches through SEO optimization and digital advertising.
    • Built modern, elegant websites for clients in the film industry.

  • Talent-ETC Artist Management Graphic

    Presenter, Actress & Model

    Talent-ETC Artist Management

    - 6 years 1 month

    I’ve been featured in award-winning commercials with brands that include Coca-Cola, Granola (France), and Flight Centre, and worked in front and behind the camera for almost a decade. My performances have aired in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Russia, and South Africa. The advertising agencies behind these hires include Marcel Worldwide, Velocity Films, and M&CSaatchi Abel. Further work includes leading roles in two major South African TV series.

  • Information & Graphic Design Intern

    Shelf

    - less than a year

    Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    I completed a part-time internship with Shelf as part of my Information Design degree. The main focus was on fast-turnaround design deliverables. As a soon-to-be graduate, I learned a great deal about running design teams during my work experience at Shelf. The internship inspired a solid foundation in good business practice, detail-oriented design, and my ability to apply design thinking to my work. The experience fostered an ability to see things from many perspectives when working with…

    I completed a part-time internship with Shelf as part of my Information Design degree. The main focus was on fast-turnaround design deliverables. As a soon-to-be graduate, I learned a great deal about running design teams during my work experience at Shelf. The internship inspired a solid foundation in good business practice, detail-oriented design, and my ability to apply design thinking to my work. The experience fostered an ability to see things from many perspectives when working with clients to build their businesses.

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    Studio Uhu

    - 1 year

    Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Studio UX (originally known as Studio Uhu), hired me for an internship program where my responsibilities included big data analysis, infographic design, and UX design. Through this internship, I was invited to assist in guest lecturing undergrad students under the supervision of the company head at the University of Pretoria in big data analysis and its visual representation.

Education

  • University of Pretoria Graphic

    University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

    BA(Hons) Information Design Visual Communication

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    Key subjects included Information Design, Visual Communication, Marketing, and Imaging & Visualization. My final year thesis challenged boundaries between rhetoric and information, analyzed the ethics and subjectivity of data, and examined visual data representation.

  • New York Film Academy Graphic

    New York Film Academy

    Diploma Acting for Film

    -

    This diploma was performance-oriented and focused on production, media, and marketing studies in the context of film and commercial work. In the context of UX and Graphic Design, my key takeaways from this program are enhanced live presentation and leadership skills, public speaking, cinematic content design, film post-production (editing), and visual storytelling.

  • Berklee College of Music Graphic

    Berklee College of Music

    Professional Singer/Songwriter, Orchestration Music

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    I completed a series of certificates in music production, songwriting, and orchestration to aid me in understanding how I could use orchestral music to enhance visual storytelling experiences in film, television, gaming, and online learning experiences.

  • Transformation Academy Graphic

    Transformation Academy

    Professional Life Coach Certification PSYCHOLOGY

    - Present

    I completed this certificate to further enhance my leadership skills and understanding of human psychology. The certificate acknowledges the completion of advanced training in life coaching techniques, skills, and processes. My further studies in this area include key strategies for the workplace and business-related coaching work.

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