Karen Sardaryan

Team Lead / UI/UX Designer

London, United Kingdom
Hello, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,