Drew Brown

About

I am a dedicated user experience and product designer with a passion for crafting high-quality, user-friendly, and delightful solutions to design problems. I thrive in a collaborative environment and am always trying to learn new skills.

Education

NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch School of the Arts

Aug 2021 - May 2025
New York, NY

BFA, Interactive Media Arts, 3.9 GPA

Relevant Courses

  • Assistive Technology, Brand Strategy, Computer Systems Organization, Consumer Behavior, Creative Computing, Data Science, Data Structures, Design Fundamentals, Design Thinking, Information Design, Marketing, Mobile App Development, Motion Graphics, Networked Media, Typography, UX Design

Honors and Activities

  • Member of NYU UX Club
  • Lighting designer for Broke People Play Festival, a student theater company
  • Poster selected to advertise the Tisch IMA/ITP Spring 2023 Show
  • Creative Computing project selected for Interactive Media Arts Winter 2021 Show
  • Short film selected for the 2021 Welcome Week Film Festival

Experience

Digital Creative Design Intern

NBC News

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025
New York, NY

  • Working on a team of designers responsible for NBC News digital properties

Digital Product Design Intern

Nike

June 2024 - Aug 2024
‍Beaverton, OR

  • Collaborating with lead digital designer on redesigning Nike’s email marketing platform
  • Assisted with the research & insight work stream

Product Design Intern

Dumps

Aug 2023 - May 2024
New York, NY

  • Collaborated with mobile and web design leads to ideate and implement new features
  • Conducted UX audit of platform; designed and pitched solutions to improve the user interface

User Experience Intern

Amazon

May 2023 - Aug 2023
New York, NY

  • Developed and launched a project to increase level of customization on a marketing web experience

User Experience Intern

Here.fm

Aug 2022 - May 2023
New York, NY

  • Conducted over 20 user feedback sessions and generated feedback reports and insights
  • Designed and launched two new app features amassing over 1,100 daily active users and driving an 8% increase in day 1 retention
  • Updated and redesigned 30+ platform Help articles

Web Director

Washington Square News

Aug 2022 - May 2023
New York, NY

  • Designed and executed full page layouts for 8 special issues
  • Generated and executed website design and usability improvements

UI/UX Intern

Nessle

June 2022 - Aug 2022
Richmond, VA

  • Collaborated with a Product Manager in designing and building an 8-page marketing website
  • Conducted 3 user research interviews to assess how customers interact with company's web interface
  • Prepared a competitive analysis report of 16 similar companies and presented it to management

Software

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Google Suite
  • Invision
  • Keynote
  • Miro
  • Principle
  • Sketch
  • Webflow

Programming

  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • XCode
  • Swift, SwiftUI

Design Skills

  • Animation
  • Collaboration
  • Interaction Design
  • Interactive Prototypes
  • Mockups
  • Presentations
  • Problem-solving
  • Storyboards
  • UX Design
  • Wireframing

Accomplishments

  • Creator of YouTube channel with over 900,000 views
  • Scholastic Art Awards: Silver Keys in Photography, Videography, and Writing