Penelope Currier
Relevant Work History
Senior Visual Designer | Wunderkind
2022 - 2024
New York, NY
Designed intuitive user interfaces and digital experiences for 100+ clients across global markets, conducting user research and translating behavioral insights into data-driven design solutions that consistently delivered measurable business outcomes.
Built a comprehensive design system in Figma utilizing Variables Library, responsive templates, and modular components that streamlined design workflows by one full day while ensuring consistency, scalability, & accessibility standards across touchpoints.
Created responsive, mobile-first web interfaces using HTML and CSS, including an innovative interactive calendar interface that achieved 800% higher user engagement than traditional approaches, demonstrating expertise in user-centered design.
Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering, product, and analytics teams to optimize user experiences through data-driven design decisions, ensuring seamless developer handoffs using advanced Figma features, including DevMode.
Led stakeholder consultations and design presentations to define user requirements and translate business objectives into compelling visual designs, facilitating design sprints and discovery workshops to deliver solutions that exceeded success metrics.
Managed design standards and asset libraries for global digital products, coordinating with international teams to maintain consistent user experience across web and mobile touchpoints while ensuring compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG/ADA) and platform guidelines.
Designed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for web platforms, adapting complex brand requirements into user-friendly interfaces while maintaining design system consistency and optimizing for conversion across diverse marketplace environments and user needs.
Assistant Manager & Retail Trailblazer | ThirdLove
2019 - 2020
New York, NY
Gathered and analyzed customer feedback through direct interactions, synthesizing insights into daily reports to headquarters that informed product and experience improvements.
Led and developed a team of 10 part-time associates through hands-on coaching and mentorship, fostering collaborative problem-solving skills and brand knowledge expertise.
Contributed to an agile, customer-centric culture by facilitating real-time feedback loops between frontline customer experience and corporate strategy teams.
Retail & Visitor Services Manager | The Frick Collection
2012 - 2018
New York, NY
Led end-to-end product design process from concept to launch, creating brand-aligned merchandise that translated complex museum collections into accessible consumer products while maintaining institutional aesthetic standards.
Managed cross-functional project lifecycles, including stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, and quality assurance processes to ensure on-time delivery and brand consistency across all touchpoints.
Drove digital transformation initiatives by implementing advanced online ticketing systems and custom print services, creating new revenue streams that enhanced visitor experience and operational efficiency.
Directed daily operations for high-volume visitor experience environment while leading and mentoring a diverse team of 30 staff and volunteers to deliver consistently exceptional customer service.
Education and Certificates
Pratt Institute
Bachelors of Fine Arts // Brooklyn, NY // Graduated 2009
Major in Fashion Design; Minor in History of Art; Pratt Circle of Excellence; 3.8 GPA
UX Design Certificate // Online // March 2021 - October 2021
Program designed to train learners for Entry-level UX/UI Design jobs
