Karen Sardaryan
Team Lead / UI/UX Designer
London, United KingdomHello, I'm Karen Sardaryan, a seasoned UI/UX designer and art-director with over 15 years of design expertise. Throughout my career, I've collaborated with diverse companies across various industries, crafting seamless websites, thoughtful product designs, and impactful branding. Explore my portfolio for a glimpse into a world where simplicity meets sophistication.
Work Experience
Podcastle
Design lead
Collaborating on core product development, focusing on audio and video editors.
Establishing a design system in coordination with the development team.
Managing the design team, overseeing corrections and final confirmations.
Conducting experiments and UX research for continuous improvement.
Establishing a design system in coordination with the development team.
Managing the design team, overseeing corrections and final confirmations.
Conducting experiments and UX research for continuous improvement.
February 2023
- Present
United States
Passionate Solutions
Art-Director
Design Lead: Creating websites, products, apps, logos, and branding. Building wireframes and prototypes. Leading design teams, mentoring junior designers, and managing design projects from start to finish.
September 2019
- January 2023
United Kingdom
ARBUZ
Art Director
Web projects managing from brief to product launch.
Projects division between designers, setting tasks, adjusting
works.
Communication and meetings with clients, work presentations.
Writing technical specifications for developers, corrections of
frontend and backend workflow.
Prototyping and concept generation.
Designer training, master classes and creative sessions.
Projects division between designers, setting tasks, adjusting
works.
Communication and meetings with clients, work presentations.
Writing technical specifications for developers, corrections of
frontend and backend workflow.
Prototyping and concept generation.
Designer training, master classes and creative sessions.
March 2018
- April 2019
DiHouse
Lead designer
Working with world leading brands - Apple, Microsoft, ASUS,
Lenovo, Dell, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Motorola, IBM, Nintendo, etc.
Brandbook creation.
Development of internal and external websites.
Supervising all promotional materials, including ones done by
partners and vendors.
Lenovo, Dell, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Motorola, IBM, Nintendo, etc.
Brandbook creation.
Development of internal and external websites.
Supervising all promotional materials, including ones done by
partners and vendors.
May 2016
- March 2018
Adaptive Solutions
Art Director / Co-founder
Setting tasks for freelancers, workflow control.
Large projects taken from idea to full implementation: Unique
style for Tatneft gas stations promotional products, Wild
Orchid branding and website, Websites for the Librederm
company’s products.
Meeting and working closely with clients. Working on
commercial proposals and presentations.
Large projects taken from idea to full implementation: Unique
style for Tatneft gas stations promotional products, Wild
Orchid branding and website, Websites for the Librederm
company’s products.
Meeting and working closely with clients. Working on
commercial proposals and presentations.
July 2015
- May 2016
Wexler
Lead Product & Graphic Designer
Designing electronic devices, concepts and packaging.
Supervision of production from design standpoint.
Traveling to China and working with foreign engineers.
Supervising junior designers.
Creation of company website, including processing all imagery
and product visuals.
Supervision of production from design standpoint.
Traveling to China and working with foreign engineers.
Supervising junior designers.
Creation of company website, including processing all imagery
and product visuals.
November 2011
- July 2015
Wild Orchid
Graphic Designer
Career development.
Brandbook creation for company’s retail chains: Wild Orchid,
Bustier, Defile, VI Legion.
Web banners, POS-materials, prepress, retouching.
Brandbook creation for company’s retail chains: Wild Orchid,
Bustier, Defile, VI Legion.
Web banners, POS-materials, prepress, retouching.
January 2009
- November 2011
Education
Moscow State Art Academy. S. G. Stroganov
Masters Degree
September 2002
- June 2008
Moscow, Russian Federation
Languages
English (Fluent),
Armenian (Native),
Russian (Native),
Skills
App Design,
Art Direction,
Branding,
Design System,
Design Team Management,
Hand Drawing,
Product Design,
Prototyping,
Research,
Site Design,
UI,
Ux,
Wireframe,