Heidi Wong
Senior Designer
Austin, TX · Remote Friendly
hwongdesign.com
Summary
Senior Designer. 16 years of experience crafting high-impact digital experiences across PropTech, AI, and E-commerce. I specialize in elevating brand systems, complex UI design, and pixel-perfect execution that bridges the gap between aesthetic vision and engineering reality.
Skills
Design
Product Design, UI/UX, Design Systems, Design Operations, Responsive Design, Branding, Marketing Design
AI & Emerging Tech
Top 10% Distinction, IxDF AI for Designers, Prompt Engineering, Mitigating AI Bias, Responsible AI Design
Accessibility
WCAG Compliance, Axe-con (Deque) Regular Attendee, Accessibility Browser & Figma Plugins
Tools
Figma (Expert), Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, InVision, Zeplin, Maze, JIRA, Procreate
Technical
HTML & CSS, Version Control, Design Planning, Information Architecture
Experience
Senior Product Designer | Keller Williams
June 2021 – May 2026
Lead design strategy and cross-platform projects to align with business goals and design direction for both B2B and B2C products on desktop and mobile
Transform complex requirements into intuitive, accessible designs; execute the full innovation process including user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
Specialize in designing AI-powered real estate solutions that simplify complex workflows for agents, consumers, and market center leadership
Govern design operations including team-wide file management systems and design system implementation to ensure scalable, developer-ready handoffs
Conduct generative and evaluative research, including focus group labs, agent interviews, and usability testing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams of developers, researchers, and product managers in an Agile development process
Lead design critiques and mentor peers to promote a design-thinking culture across the organization
Proactively introduce new solutions to improve efficiencies and collaboration in the design workflow
Senior Designer | Saatva
February 2021 – June 2021
Developed brand guidelines to increase brand awareness for direct-to-consumer e-commerce
Collaborated with in-house agency-style creative team on videos and environment renders
Marketing Web Designer | Saatva
January 2018 – February 2021
Designed compelling web and landing pages focused on the customer experience, utilizing proven best practices in web design
Created emails, HTML5 display ads, illustrations, postcards, print ads, brochures, and social graphics
Managed multiple concurrent projects and consistently met deadlines
Independent Contractor | Everi Holdings, Inc. & Austin Resource Recovery
January 2016 – January 2018
Maintained consistency across platforms and print materials; aligned internal and external stakeholders for congruent marketing
Branded new initiatives, products, and services; designed print and digital materials for tradeshows
Presented design iterations to directors and leads; directed and organized photo shoots
Developed and launched responsive UI design for company intranet
Designed and tested emails; created and updated web pages from creative briefs
Designed a new system of recycling, trash, and composting curbside cart labels for the City of Austin
Designed magazines, flyers, city guidelines, and direct mail
Conducted recorded experience interviews with Austin residents to support recycling initiatives
Visual Designer | RetailMeNot, Inc.
July 2015 – January 2016
Developed and pitched seasonal marketing campaigns from concept through execution
Designed and optimized dynamic mobile display ads and banners
Templatized production tasks to improve team workflow efficiency
Laid out responsive game interface in Sketch
Designed social media placements, websites, responsive company directory, blogs, mobile app UI, newsletters, print ads, and signage
Visual Designer, Production | RetailMeNot, Inc.
February 2012 – July 2015
Provided designs for marketing, PR, HR, engineering, overseas teams, and UX designers
Improved processes and defined brand standards across the organization
Used InVision and JIRA to track projects and share files with stakeholders
Created, optimized, and resized icons, logos, and assets to pixel-perfect specifications for web, native app, and mobile web
Freelance Designer | Independent Contractor (OeFun, GameSalad)
August 2010 – February 2012
Built mobile UI design based on concept sketches and user flows
Created character animation, environments, items, and objects for social mobile games
Laid out and illustrated GameSalad's employee handbook
Modeled, textured, and lit 3D assets in 3ds Max
Animator | Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc.
December 2010 – May 2011
Illustrated interactive educational content in Flash for published title Secondary Science (Compass Learning)
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Studio Art · 2005 – 2007
Austin Community College
Associate of Applied Science, Video Game Art · 2009 – 2010