Timothy Hykes

Senior User Experience Designer

Saint Louis, MO, USA
Each and every user that visits a web page, social media site, or uses an application develops an opinion about the company based in their online experience. The user needs a positive experience, the company needs the user to return. I bring the users back by keeping one thing at the center of all of my designs – the user!

I enjoy working on meaningful projects with inspiring, creative people! I have collaborated with business leaders and colleagues in the design profession through project work, conferences, and professional development efforts. In my professional projects, I have increased brand loyalty, boosted lead and order ratios, and improved site completion rates.

These key contributions are example results of my design work:

★ Increased the LaunchCode user base from 15K visitors in two cities to 60K+ visitors in six cities and also improved user dashboard completion rates by 29% through improving digital experiences and applications.
★ Boosted visit-to-lead and visit-to-order ratios, while shrinking page-abandonment rates through designing and launching a new product website for RoverTown.

I am dedicated to advancing diversity in the design profession and share my knowledge with whoever will listen! You can hear me at conferences, such as the Adobe Max Conference, Saint Louis Design Week, and a national conference I run – Design + Diversity. We can also connect at AIGA events, I currently lead the Saint Louis chapter of AIGA as President.

Are you interested in connecting to learn more about what I bring as a designer, let’s connect on LinkedIn!

To review my work, speaking engagements, and featured articles, visit timhykes.com

Work Experience

LaunchCode

User Experience Designer

June 2016 - Present St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Rovertown

Graphic Designer

August 2015 - May 2016 St. Louis, Missouri, United States

AIGA Saint Louis

Vice President

January 2016 - Present St. Louis, Missouri, United States

AIGA

Membership Chair

A the membership chair I oversees the growth of our Chapter’s thriving membership. I am responsible for encouraging new memberships, as well as, helping with the needs of our existing membership. Responsibilities include:
• Develop and oversee strategies and initiatives for Chapter growth
• Communicate benefits of AIGA membership via the web and literature
• Assist with planning the an annual Chapter Roundtable event
• Manage event registration and event check-in table
• Present a membership report at each Board meeting from Internet Kit member numbers
• Update the membership (Audiences) on Emma
• Update the membership mailing list and broadly the mailing list for all communications
• Monitor new members and make introductions
• Be familiar with “Membership” section of the Wiki
• Attend monthly membership calls to strategies best practices
July 2012 - January 2016 Missouri, United States

Spoke Marketing

Graphic Design Summer Internship

TBA
June 2013 - August 2013 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Timothy Hykes Designs

Art Director and Freelancer

Created brand identities, packaging, print, stationery, screen and web design for a large range of clients.
October 2008 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Answers.com

Web Design Associate

Responsible for the development of web applications and components
Responsible for the design of web pages, graphics, multimedia, and GUIs.
Operated creatively, technically and analytically to meet quick turnaround times
March 2012 - August 2012 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Education

University Of Missouri St. Louis

Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in Studio Art

January 2012 - May 2015 St. Louis, Missouri, United States

St. Louis Community College At Florissant Valley

Associate of Fine Art in Graphic Communication

August 2010 - May 2012 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Edge, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash Catalyst, Adobe Muse, Graphic Designer, Microsoft Office, Web Designer,