Hello.
I’m Sarah Sinclair, a Seattle-based UI designer with over 10 years of experience in building digital products.
EMPLOYMENT
Amazon Halo, Sr. UI Design Lead
May 2018–Present | Seattle, WA
Created and launched a product design system and UX tool kit for Amazon Halo mobile app
UI and UX writing team lead and individual contributor
Launched a selection of UX feature work steams for the home page and feed CX for the Amazon Halo app
Received top talent rating year over year
Key contributor to strategic documents that helped to influence product direction and development
Critical contact point for the Halo brand, illustration, iconography, animation, and content partnerships
Amazon Retail, UX Art Director
October 2016-May 2018 | Seattle, WA
Created and launched a product design system for the Amazon Echo Look app
Created design language for Amazon retail 2018 Valentine’s Day event (Amazon.com)
Created a new design strategy for Amazon's Deals program (Amazon.com)
Amazon Kindle, Visual Designer
Mar 2014-October 2016 | Seattle, WA
Primary designer for Kindle Special Offers ad program for Kindle Books
Created custom tools, style guides, templates, and best practices for team production
Created marketing for Kindle product launches
Primary designer for graphic landing pages for Kindle programs
Responsible for large and/or high priority merchandizing campaigns
Worked with developers to create dynamic merchandizing graphics for cross-platform use
Aquent, Visual Designer
April 2013–March 2014 | Seattle, WA
Apr 2013–Dec 2013 Design Contract, Disc on Demand, Amazon
Dec 2013–Mar 2014 Design Contract, Advertising Design, Amazon
Sarah Sinclair Art & Design, Owner
Jul 2009–Feb 2012 | Seattle, WA
Created custom identity design and responsive website designs in a freelance capacity for a variety of private clients.
EDUCATION
Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
June 2007–Dec 2010 | M.F.A., Photography, cum laude
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Aug 2003–May 2007 | B.A., Art and Media Studies
SKILLS
Design System and Strategy
Executive level presentaiotns and Created multiple design systems from scratch. Lead strategic pivot and rollout strategy for UI system updates.
Tools and Technology
Experienced Figma design, icon, illustration, and markup library owner.
Experience using Figma branching for system redesign (2023).
Created team tools and best practice documentation for Figma.
Co-lead team transition from Sketch to Figma (2022). Sketch Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Expert image retouching and photo-editing and image assets handling
Proficient in Conflunece, JIRA and Assana
Honors
Top 100 New Creatives, CMYK Magazine
August 2010
International Photography Awards
August 2010