Deanna wood

Deanna Wood

Senior UX leader and visual communicator who takes a systemic, research-driven approach to design—crafting elegant, scalable experiences while leading teams and stakeholders toward user-focused innovation.


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Strategic and Scalable Design Leadership

With more than 15 years of experience in digital communications, graphic and web design and development, I have worked on a range of projects and cultural institutions to deliver high-impact digital experiences by aligning business goals with user needs through clear visual communiation and team leadership.

Expertise

  • Built and standardized UX research and design processes used across digital products and experiences.
  • Advocated for accessibility, design quality, and implementation excellence with engineers and designers.
  • Translating research into high-fidelity prototypes and implemented design solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Gathering and analyzing data to inform strategy, decisions, processes, and programs.
  • Apply design thinking to product process to identify problems and develop solutions.
  • Lead complex, high-impact initiatives, meeting deadlines, and balancing multiple workstreams.
  • Mentoring and growing rising UX designers and researchers.
  • Skills & Tools

  • Graphic, Product, and User Experience Design
  • User Experience Research
  • Design Leadership
  • Information Architecture & Wireframing
  • People and Team Management and Operations
  • Figma & Adobe XD
  • Brainstorm & Workshop Tools (FigJam, Miro, Mural)
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Communication Tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Jira)