About
Is your product lacking a profitable vision? Are you working with outdated systems and processes? Do you need someone who can innovate, present complex ideas in a simple way, and blaze a fire promoting employee and customer experience?
Send me a note at Jamiebetsybraith@gmail.com.
Expertise
I am an end-to-end product designer with 15 years of design experience. I have a BFA in Graphic Design and Interactive Media, a NNG UX Certificate, experience as a bootcamp instructor, and 2 years in UX management.
Leadership philosophy
My approach is all about building a team culture that puts users first and values learning and flexibility. I aim to create an inspiring environment where everyone feels encouraged to share their ideas and focus on what users really need, leading to better results and meaningful experiences.
Accomplishments
Designed new features achieving 79% adoption in B2B SaaS.
Enhanced app performance while personalizing customer views effectively.
Conducted hundreds of discovery, contextual interviews, and usability tests successfully.
Collaborated with CEO on strategic vision to support marketing and sales growth.
Improved fraud reporting across 4,000 branches and customer service.
Redesigned Sophia.org website, later saving students one billion in tuition.
Created design systems for brands like Strayer, Sophia, Parallax, and Wells Fargo.
EXPERIENCE
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Wells Fargo
Senior Product Designer
Jan 2025 to present (9mo+)
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TekSystems (Wells Fargo)
Senior Product Designer
Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 (5mo)
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2U (EdX)
UI/UX Bootcamp Instructor
Part-time, Aug 2023 to Jun 2025 (1yr 11mo)
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Parallax
UX Lead
Full-time, Jul 2022 to Aug 2024 (2yr 2mo)
Product Designer (UX)
Full-time, Jun 2021 to Jul 2022 (1yr 2mo)
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Strategic Education, Inc.
Senior Product Designer (UX)
Full-time, Oct 2019 to May 2021 (1yr 8mo)
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Robert Half (Strategic Education, Inc)
Art Director Consultant
Full-time, Feb 2019 to Oct 2019 (9mo)
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Red Circle Agency
Art Director
Full-time, May 2017 to Jan 2019 (1yr 9mo)
Designer
Full-time, Aug 2013 to May 2017 (3yr 10mo)
Education
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B.F.A. Graphic Design & Interactive Media
University of Wisconsin — Stout
2008 to 2012
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M.S. User Experience & Interaction*
Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia University)
2016 to 2017
*incomplete
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UX Certificate
Nielson Norman Group (NNG)
Jun 2023
Credential ID: 1070314
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Business Acumen Certificate
Emeritus
Nov 2025
Credential ID: 166102007
Tools
I'm proficient with tools like Adobe CC Suite, Asana, ChatGPT, Figma, GitHub, Microsoft Office Suite, and VS Code.
I gather customer data from tools like Gong, Google Analytics, ZenDesk, ChurnZero, Database Queries, and UserInterviews.com.
SKILLS
Accessibility
Basic HTML/CSS/JS
B2B SaaS
Design advocacy
Design systems
Digital agency experience
Discovery
Education
Experience design
FinTech
Integrations
Management
Migrations
Mobile
Problem definition
Project planning
Story mapping
Storytelling
User testing
Vision