Founding member and current President of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice @ Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (November 2018 - Present)
Candidate for Seattle City Council, 2023 @ Vote Maren Costa (January 2023 - November 2023)
Principal Design Lead in the Design, Experiences and Devices Group @ (March 2021 - February 2023)
Designer, Leader and Activist @ Planet Earth (April 2020 - February 2023)
Principal User Experience Designer, Secret Projects @ (October 2018 - April 2020)
Principal UX Designer, Alexa Shopping @ (October 2017 - October 2018)
Principal UX Designer, Amazon Go @ (July 2014 - October 2017)
Senior Manager, UX Design @ (April 2013 - July 2014)
Director of User Experience Design @ (March 2011 - April 2013)
Principal UX Design Lead @ (March 2008 - February 2011)
Lead Senior UI Designer @ (February 2002 - June 2007)
Founder, Synapse, Non-profit 501(c)3 Women's Art Organization @ Self-employed (January 1994 - January 2002)
Freelance Graphic Designer (January 1997 - January 2002)
Technical Writer and Editor @ (January 1994 - January 1997)
Technical Support @ (January 1994 - January 1995)
Maren Costa Education
University of Washington
Certificate of User Centered Design
2006-2007
Seattle School of Visual Concepts
n/a (Graphic Design, Typography, Design History)
2002-2003
St. Olaf College
B.A. (English & Women's Studies)
Maren Costa Skills
Expert Advisor
Startups
Climate Change
Sustainability
Public Relations
Public Speaking
Community Organizing
Strategic Communications
Fundraising
User Interface Design
User Experience
User-centered Design
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
Graphic Design
Usability Testing
Wire Framing
User Experience Design
Persona
User Research
Visual Design
Usability
E-commerce
Mobile Applications
Wireframes
Web Applications
Creative Direction
Information Design
Human Computer Interaction
Strategy
Content Strategy
Experience Design
Rapid Prototyping
Heuristic Evaluation
Usability Engineering
Design Strategy
Contextual Inquiry
User Scenarios
User Experience (UX)
User Experience Design (UED)
Wireframing
Virtual Reality (VR)
Prototyping
User Experience Testing
Mobile Interaction Design
Customer Journey Mapping
Grassroots Organizing
Activism
Communication
Dynamic Speaker
Strategic Organizer
User Interface
Personas
Flash
Mobile Design
Mobile Devices
OmniGraffle
E Commerce
Social Media
Illustrator
User Centered Design
Customer Service
CSS
Design
Maren Costa Summary
Maren Costa, based in Seattle, WA, US, is currently a U.S. Advisor at WorkforClimate. Maren Costa brings experience from previous roles at Carbon Zero Financial, Power Bloom Solar Inc, Karma Wallet and Amazon Employees for Climate Justice. Maren Costa holds a 2006 - 2007 Certificate of User Centered Design @ University of Washington. With a robust skill set that includes Expert Advisor, Startups, Climate Change, Sustainability, Public Relations and more. Maren Costa has 1 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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