# Anna Aptikieieva

> Product Designer | AI Products, SaaS, Design Systems

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/annaaptikieieva

Product Designer dedicated to crafting intuitive, impactful digital experiences that resonate with users. Always striving to learn and grow, both personally and professionally.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Happyverse
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Acting as the sole Product Designer for Happyverse’s core and Coach AI platforms, leading UX across onboarding, goal-setting, and implementation planning experiences.

Defined information architecture and user journeys for translating long-term user goals into structured action plans through AI-assisted interaction flows.

### Designer (Product Design) @ Tavus
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, CA
As the sole designer on the team, led end-to-end product design of a developer-facing conversational video AI platform from 0→1, owning onboarding and activation experience for technical users integrating real-time AI video via API.

Defined core platform architecture, developer workflows, and persona setup flows that enabled users to progress from initial API access to first live conversational deployment, reducing integration complexity for teams onboarding AI video into production environments.

Partnered with product and engineering to translate infrastructure-level capabilities (persona creation, lip-sync configuration, real-time video interaction) into usable platform experiences, supporting product adoption in enterprise onboarding and pilot environments.

### Senior Designer @ dentsu
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Collaborated with Merkle’s (dentsu) UI/UX design team on the US Bank website redesign to implement user-centered solutions, enhancing usability and aligning with brand standards. Supported the development of a cohesive design system.

### Design Mentor @ Projector Institute
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Remote
Mentored over 50 early-career designers and led 30+ interactive workshops on UX fundamentals, design systems, and layout principles.

### Senior UI/UX Designer @ Arounda — Product Design Agency
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Odessa, Ukraine
Designed interfaces and prototypes for early-stage AI, fintech, and e-commerce products, collaborating directly with stakeholders to define product direction and support startup fundraising efforts through MVP development.

### UI/UX Designer @ SeaRates.com
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Designed internal logistics dashboards and operational SaaS tools used to support global freight workflows.

Implemented a scalable design system and improved platform usability for teams managing shipment coordination, routing, and supply chain decision-making across international logistics environments.

### UI/UX Designer @ Upwork
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Worldwide
• Worked as UI/UX designer for a mobile app for an e-commerce power tool shop, significantly enhancing user engagement and driving sales.
• Supported web design projects for various companies, helping to translate brand visions into user-friendly and visually appealing websites.

### Creative Copywriter @ megatool.com.ua
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Odesa, Odessa, Ukraine
Boosted product visibility and online rankings by creating SEO-optimized, compelling descriptions for over 10K power tools, and authored 40+ blog articles on DIY projects and power tool tips, resulting in a significant boost in traffic.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Publishing and Editing
Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annapt
- Website: https://annadesign.space/

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Last updated: 2026-04-07