Kait Bell
Human-Centered Design Lead
Cincinnati, OH, USAWork 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
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
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
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,