Jill Marie Hackett

UX Researcher

3 Years in Product Design
2010 - PRESENT: BLUE SKY STUDIOS (Greenwich, CT)
I've been at Blue Sky since 2010, but my work as a product designer began in 2016. As a product designer, I take a user-centered approach to research and design of tools and processes for artists.
Credits: Spies in Disguise (2019), Ferdinand (2017), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), Peanuts (2015), Rio 2 (2014), Epic (2013), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Rio (2011)

Volunteer UX Researcher
SUMMER 2019: THINK OF US (New York, NY)
I designed and conducted generative research for Think of Us, a non-profit organization that serves the needs of youth transitioning out of the foster care system.

M.S. in Information Experience Design
2019: PRATT INSTITUTE (New York, NY) - 4.0 GPA
I received a Master of Science, Information Experience Design (IXD) from Pratt Institute's School of Information. IXD is a blend of Information Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and User Experience disciplines.

2017: CERTIFICATE IN MOBILE UX/UI
My first official foray into UX education after discovering the discipline. I attended this certificate course at Pratt Institute to level up my contributions at Blue Sky as well as identify Pratt Institute as my school of choice.

2010: RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
I also graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2010 with a B.F.A. in Computer Animation.

Qualitative Researcher, Plays Well with Others
Software: Adobe Design Products, Asana, Confluence, InVision, JIRA, Sketch.
Certificates: Pratt Institute Certificate in UX/UI Mobile Design, UserTesting certified, SCORE certified (Small Business Management).
Experience with: Agile development, tool integration into existing pipelines, new pipeline and tool development, managing multiple projects at the same time, working independently and within a team, strong presentation skills.

Also ask me about...
- That time I was a certified Pokemon Professor for 2 years.
- Creating comic books as a small business.
- Dungeons & Dragons and/or Mutants & Masterminds.
Interested in working together? Let's get in touch.
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