# Jamie L. > Product Design @ Microsoft | Composer | Creative Producer Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jamiel I’m a designer who approaches creativity as both a feeling and a framework. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2022 – Present Frameworks for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, contributing to topics including cloud file ecosystem, collaboration, in-app learning and progressive onboarding, as well as for M365 Office clients across Windows, Mac, and Web. ### Freelance Creative @ Self Jan 2016 – Present | New York, New York, United States Award-winning freelance composer, singer, creative producer, and audio professional. As a creative producer I've worked with Pulitzer Prize-, Guggenheim-, Tony Award-winning, and Webby-nominated artists. I leverage my background in musical craft to bring creative projects to the finish line. Notable projects include: - DC High Volume: Batman (2025): Assistant Editor. Won 7 Signal Awards in 2025 including Best Editing - Du Yun's "And then All is Blossoming" (2021): Assistant Producer - Crystal City (2019): Music Supervisor; listed as one of NBC's "Best LGBTQ-inclusive TV shows and films of 2019", alongside "Pose," "Euphoria," "Schitt's Creek," and "The Politician" - Sheltered Garden (2018): song cycle commissioned by Houston Grand Opera Studio ### UX Designer @ Microsoft Leap Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Redmond, Washington, United States Core Focus▹ Working with OfficeShared /MetaDesign Studio on project relating to information architecture, documentation & frameworks Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Coordinate and build consensus with cross-product and cross-platform stakeholders ▸ 1 of 19 UX Design Apprentices from all over the US ### Freelance UX Designer @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 Core Focus▹ Leverage user research and testing methodologies to drive impactful user experience and user interface design. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Conducted user research for virtual operatic stage hosted on VRChat using volumetric capture to challenge limitations of physically demanding space and declining audience conversion, working with an XR Engineer, New Media Artist, and Portfolio Artist as part of Re:Naissance Opera's Indie Opera Hackathon (Fall 2021) ▸ Designed wireframes, landing pages, and UI for products including "‘Mindfulness’ for Zoom" and "Ramble" ▸ Built consensus on design decisions between design team and stakeholders ### UX Designer @ U.S. Census Bureau Open Data for Good Grand Challenge Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote Core Focus▹ Leverage user research and testing methodologies to drive impactful user experience and user interface design for Map feature. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Collaborated with a team of 10 Software Engineers, UX Designers, and Data Scientists to build a high-impact application focused on reducing single use plastics using open source federal government data ▸ Designed and prototyped wireframes for Map feature, including a filtering system which allows users to find local businesses that could recycle specific plastics ▸ Conducted user testing on mid-fi wireframe ▸ Built and Prototyped in Figma ▸ Handed off materials to engineers, who implemented the product via Vercel and Heroku ### UX Design Consultant @ Artivore Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States Core Focus▹ Led UX research and strategy focused on membership conversion, with research methods including user interviews, affinity mapping, competitive and comparative analysis, heuristic analysis, and usability testing Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Synthesized client-provided sources and user research into new target persona & user journey ▸ Drafted microcopy during wireframing process to connect the concept to design ▸ Delivered weekly presentations to the client as client point-of-contact ### User Experience Design Fellow @ General Assembly Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States Core Focus▹ Designed 4 projects for web & mobile using quantitative and qualitative research to inform rapid prototyping. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Designed wireframes, landing pages, user flows, and UI ▸▸ Collaborated with designers and stakeholders to utilize design-thinking and user-centered research to solve problems related to remote work, travel safety, and sustainable fashion ▸ Identified effective and relevant methods of user research to gain comprehensive and product-specific understanding of user needs, including heuristic analysis, card sorting, tree testing, user interviews, competitive and comparative research, and usability testing ▸ Produced polished design documentation, including client presentations, wireframes and prototypes, to articulate design decisions to clients and stakeholders ### Creative Producer Academy Fellow @ BETH MORRISON PROJECTS, INC. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York, United States Core Focus▹ Designed pitch materials, fundraising campaigns, and project proposals for a conceptual theatrical project ### Development Assistant @ Symphony Space Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York City Core Focus▹ First point of contact for ~1,500 general members to support implementation of FY20 donor CX strategy. B2C role. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Designed monthly membership renewal campaigns via emails, calls, and letters to sustain membership base of 1,500+ general members ▸▸ Devised rotational system to manage relationships with all general members during onset of COVID-19 in an effort to secure membership renewal and maintain venue relevance; ▸ Maintained donor CRM system, processed donations, and prepared weekly department budget reports for Director of Development and Executive Director ▸ Worked cross-functionally with Programming, Marketing, Education, Box Office, and Executive Leadership departments to execute fundraising goals, including facilitating special fundraising events ▸ Archived position workflow and department best practices in a 36-page training manual ### Executive Assistant @ International Contemporary Ensemble Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Brooklyn, New York Core Focus▹ Supported all aspects of organization administration, focusing primarily on relations with Board of Directors. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Designed 'More than Meets the Eye,' a social campaign for Women’s History Month which contributed to overall Instagram growth of 35% over the year ▸▸ Managed scheduling, agendas, and general administration for Individual and Institutional Giving, Board and Board Committee meetings ▸ Maintained Salesforce donor database and researched donor prospects ▸ Point of contact for stakeholders including performers, venue partners, Board members, and donors ▸ Codified Board, Board Committee workflow and department best practices in a 30-page manual ▸ Designed a bi-weekly digital audience newsletter and a monthly board newsletter ### Music Supervisor @ Crystal City Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, NY Core Focus ▹ Advised director on soundscape via temp tracks that influenced final film editing and music About the Film ▹ New York City's LGBTQ community is experiencing a resurgence of crystal methamphetamine addiction. "Crystal City" explores the epidemic through the eyes of recovering addicts as they attempt to overcome their chemical dependency. ### Assistant Producer @ Ojai Music Festival Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Ojai, CA Core Focus▹ Coordinated concert logistics before and during the Children’s Concert featuring festival Music Director Patricia Kopatchinskaja, harpsichordist Anthony Romaniuk, as well as musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and young violinists from the Ojai Valley area Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Managed rehearsal spaces for festival musicians ▸ Prepared and distributed welcome/orientation gifts for festival artists ### Associate Artist Fellow @ HOWL Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 Core Focus▹ Created and implemented digital marketing strategy in advance of the April 2018 world premiere of Amy Beth Kirsten's music-theatre work, "Savior" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Designed graphics and coordinated with cast to craft features and insights on the work ▸ Implemented social media strategy in coordination with Chicago Symphony Orchestra marketing team ### Marketing and PR Intern @ Ojai Music Festival Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Ojai, California Core Focus▹ Maintained festival's digital presence throughout the festival via social media strategy and communication with press. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Owned social media coverage for the festival, including takeovers from Festival participants and guests on Twitter and Instagram ▸ Communicating with and prepared event recaps for press partners, including LA Times, Santa Barbara Independent ▸ Secured video permissions from past festival artists to feature videos on interstitial livestream ▸ "Pinch hitter" for COO, included filling in at food vendors and development functions ### Freelance Contributor @ WQXR Radio Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York, New York, United States Core Focus▹ Created content for Q2 Music—WQXR's contemporary classical music brand. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Created playlists of contemporary classical music relating to various themes ### Summer Intern, Q2 Music @ WQXR Radio Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | New York, New York Core Focus▹ Contributed to digital content production for Q2 Music—WQXR's contemporary classical music brand. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Produced and booked artists for summer Instagram Takeover series, "A Day in the Life" featuring artists such as conductor Christopher Rountree, composers Chris Cerrone and Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw, and more ▸▸ Contributed reviews and coverage of live music events, including Kamala Sankaram's "Looking at You" and the International Contemporary Ensemble's "Stupid Musician Tricks" show at Lincoln Center ▸ Interviewed guest composers for station IDs, pre-track commentary, features ▸ Interviewed concert-goers for "LPR Live" podcast ▸ Added newly-released tracks into WQXR digital music archive system ### Intern to the Artistic Director @ Symphony Space Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York, New York Core Focus▹ Worked with Artistic Director on developing venue programming themes for FY15 and FY16 seasons. Highlight of Contributions▹ ▸▸ Coordinated cross-functionally with Marketing, Box Office, Executive Leadership, Literature, and Fundraising departments to accomplish artistic director's goals ▸▸ Drafted descriptive content of upcoming programming to unify event messaging ▸▸ Archived 35 years of Symphony Space history in anticipation of anniversary exhibition at NYPL for the Performing Arts; prepared directionals and ▸ Researching institutional growth initiatives, artists and repertoire for new Projects initiatives, and other special projects ▸ Edited institutional and music marketing materials ▸ Created support materials for grant applications including Aaron Copland Fund and Koussevitzky Foundation ### Music Theory Teaching Assistant @ Dickinson College Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Carlisle, PA • Reinforced lectures by developing strategies for students to reason through complex concepts • Developed students' aural skills by playing intervals, chord progressions, and melodies for students to recite or transcribe • Substituted in for Professor as needed for aural skills classes ### First-Year Mentor @ Dickinson College Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Carlisle, PA • Served as a role model and mentor to a group of 14 first-year students • Participated and assisted in all aspects of Fall/New Student Orientation • Introduced students to college resources as well as resources for their personal interests and that of the First-Year Interest Group (FIG) • Collaborated with other First-Year Mentors, Caring Campus Mentors and Alumni mentors to enrich the first-year experience of FIG members ### Research Assistant @ Isomer Project Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 • Researched and applied selected network theories to musical descriptors found in production music libraries • Successfully trained feature models for 250,000+ metatag combinations for 10,000+ tracks • Performed market research, social media outreach, online publications, and calls with prospective partners. ### Unit Leader @ Jockey Hollow Day Camp Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Morristown, NJ • Planned and supervised recreational activities for a unit of 10 - 20 Girl Scouts in a safe environment promoting friendship, girl planning, camping skills, and an appreciation for the outdoors • Supervised and evaluated counselors and program aides, filled out unit paperwork • Planned and implemented weekly cookout for unit • If you've read this far, know that cooking pizza bagels —evenly—over a campfire while managing the expectations of hungry first graders who are also running merrily around the open flames is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Composition The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ### Certificate of Completion in User Experience Design General Assembly Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### BMP: Producer Academy Beth Morrison Projects Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music Composition, Political Science Dickinson College Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ### High School Diploma West Morris Central High School Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jamie-leidwinger - Portfolio: https://www.jamieleidwinger.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/jamiel JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jamiel/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30