From an early age, I was fascinated by inventions and gadgets that make life easier and more beautiful. I had a sketchpad where I'd draw all kinds of inventions like noise-cancelling wallpaper, lollipop pencils that would help you concentrate and non-breaking flower vases. I dreamed that one day, I would become an inventor.
Today I'm working as a product designer, which is the closest I can get to being an inventor. My mission is to create meaningful experiences that impact both customers and companies. My colleagues would describe me as a 'doer': people-oriented, analytical, pragmatic, and level-headed.
I strongly believe that good design is proven design. That's why my work is research-based, hypothesis-driven and validated through testing. Products and services reach their full potential when both business objectives as well as customer needs are satisfied.
Customer journey mapping
Service Blueprint
Value proposition canvas
Stakeholder mapping
Stakeholder interviews
Workshop facilitation
Design Sprints
Desktop Research
Benchmarking
Information Architecture
User Flows
Wireframing
Usability testing
Treetesting
Cardsorting
High-fidelity prototyping
Newsletters
Webinars
Social Media
Video editing
Figma, Sketch
Zeplin
Miro
Notion
Marvel, Invision
JIRA, Confluence
As a Senior Product Designer at Zalando The Studio I helped shape a customer vision for the post-purchase experience. In this project we pushed the boundaries of what a post-purchase experience traditionally entails and found ways to turn a transactional experience into one that inspires and re-engages customers over time.
As a content creator I've grown my Instagram community to over 35k designers and careerswitchers looking to break into the UX industry. My mission is to demystify the UX field and provide advice that digs deeper than sales slogans and false promises.
I worked as a product designer Zalando Direct, the marketplace for Zalando's partners. Within Zalando Direct I worked on a solution that enables small-scale partners to expand into new markets without the use of an API, a so-called "techless integration". This solution reduced the time to market for our partners and allows them to save costs on technical third parties.
As a Service Designer on the Insights & Ideation team, I was responsible for setting up ideation and design thinking practices to enable the design team.
Supported and launched different projects for Volkswagen, TUI and Deutsche Bahn.
Supported German start-up Pantaflix as a social media manager. Responsible for social media content and email marketing.
5 years of work experience as a UX/Product designer. Industries include: e-commerce, automotive, travel, mobility.
Founder
Creative Director
Studio Manager
Design Lead
Brand Designer
Julia S. Weber
Freelance Lead UX Designer