Kait Bell

Human-Centered Design Lead

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Work Experience

City Of Cincinnati

Human-Centered Design Lead

Drive the creation of human-centered solutions for a variety of communication and behavior change challenges for residents, stakeholders, and City staff

Improve city-wide community engagement strategy as Chair of the Communications & Engagement Action Team and Equity & Engagement Lead for the Bloomberg Innovation Project

Manage the City’s web and social media presence, including content creation and strategic planning

Utilize skills in user-centered design, facilitation, creative design abilities, brand and marketing acumen, and communication to improve local government services
April 2022 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

City Of Cincinnati

Human-Centered Designer

Led the City’s first large-scale Community Perceptions Survey, supporting our partner ETC Institute in the creation of survey and focus group tools

Trained with the Results for America Open Cities team to implement usability testing practicesfor City Open Data

Supported the Innovation Team in integrating design thinking into collaborative problem-solving
January 2020 - April 2022 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

City Of Cincinnati

Digital Communicator

My responsibilities include creating reports, site
selection materials, and presentations for foreign delegations, external
stakeholders, and city council, organizing events, social media management,
community outreach and engagement, website management, photography,
and videography. In 2018, I also designed, built, and created content for
the Department’s new website choosecincy.com
September 2016 - January 2020 Ohio, United States

Miami University

Student Designer

As a student designer for Miami University's marketing department, I create advertisements for different events and departments all over campus.
June 2014 - May 2016 Ohio, United States

Education

Miami University

Graphic Design

August 2011 - Present Oxford, Ohio, United States

Awards

Miami University

Best in Class

2014

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, Design Thinking, Facilitation, HTML, Human-Centered Design, User Experience,