# Katie Dadarria > Product Designer & Photographer Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/katie Product & UX designer, photographer, and storyteller. I've worked at startups and agencies, crafted brand narratives, launched products, and worked on a little bit of everything from idea to execution. I photograph bands, festivals, road races, headshots, and every single perfect dog I see. I've also been known to slow-jam the workday. ## Work Experience ### VP, Lead Product Designer @ Wells Fargo Jan 2023 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Photographer @ Freelance Jan 2012 – Present | New York, New York Concert and festival photography. Road races and alleycat running. Headshots, street photography, a little bit of everything. Publications and clients include: Bowery Presents, Under the Radar, Sofar Sounds. ### Lead Product Designer @ Shutterstock Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Design lead for Shutterstock’s Create, part of the Creative Flow suite, an easy-to-use design platform and photo editor that inspires anyone and everyone to create with confidence. Simplified UX and UI based on research, streamlined feature sets, and incorporated game-changing editing and generative AI toolsets within the application. Designed a mobile version of Create for cross-platform compatibility. Rapid experimentation on free trial and acquisition strategies for the SSTK Marketplace. ### VP, User Experience Design Lead, Engagement Platform/Growth & Emerging Channels @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 Design lead for Chase Challenge, the bank's new, interactive financial education platform. We're helping folks learn new ways to manage their money in their day to day lives, turning small steps into big, long-term successes. Leading program design for Chase Digital's internal research & development fund, working with line of business stakeholders across the organization to create rapid experience prototypes, validate concepts, iterate, work with delivery teams, rinse and repeat. ### VP, User Experience Design Lead, Finn @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York Crafted the brand story and led visual design initiatives for Finn by Chase, JPMC's all-mobile bank. Finn provided customers with the tools to pave their own way to success, harnessing the connection between emotions and money to help make more educated, meaningful financial decisions. ### Senior Interactive Designer @ Modus | Inventing the digital future Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York, New York Strategized, concepted, and executed multi-platform digital designs for clients spanning a wide gamut of industries including real estate, healthcare, insurance, and human resources management. Collaborated with teammates across information architecture, strategy, and development to produce effective and engaging marketing sites and intranets. Lead presentations as design expert, empathizing with client needs to solve visual problems and build relationships. ### Product Designer @ Tentrr Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York, New York Created the visual brand and web product design for Tentrr, the nation's largest network of privately-owned campsites. Acted as designer for both UX and UI, creating sketches, wireframes, high-res comps and assets for web and mobile. Collaborated with product, development and management to iterate on product strategy and design work. ### Visual Designer @ Fjord Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, New York Designed site-wide content templates for the complete digital overhaul of a major state utility website. Concepted and designed high-level pitch materials for omni-channel retail concepts. Researched, strategized and designed visual solutions for a major pharmacy retailer's customer analytics platform. Participated in template design for studio branding overhaul and other marketing initiatives. ### User Interface Designer, PayPal Media Network @ PayPal Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | New York, New York As part of PayPal Media Network's User Experience team, I created brand advertisements and landing pages for PPMN, formerly WHEREAds, one of North America's largest location-based advertising networks. I concepted and designed branded experiences for mobile, tablet and web. I also worked on marketing design for print and web, as well as branding initiatives, presentations, pitches and marketing collateral. I created documentation on advertising design best practices for mobile and tablet. In addition, I managed the Boston UX team workload, delegated projects, and coordinated jobs with ad operations and developers in daily scrum meetings. ### UX Designer @ WHERE, Inc. (Acquired by PayPal) Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Boston, MA ### Project Coordinator, K-12 Marketing Operations @ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Boston, MA I oversaw the production of creative marketing projects in the K-5 math discipline, including brochures, flyers, posters and sample packs for educators. My workload often exceeded 100 individual projects, which I managed from inception to completion. I worked with Marketing and Campaign Directors nationwide, as well as graphic designers and print vendors. I organized meetings and ensured that all project specifications and deadlines were clear among all teams involved. I also assisted with design work as needed. ### Graphics Assistant @ Boston College Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | Chestnut Hill, MA I designed posters, flyers, signage and brochures for Boston College faculty and staff. My primary project was designing all collateral for the annual Boston College Arts Festival, including creating a retrospective poster exhibition highlighting each year of the Festival to commemorate the 10th anniversary in 2008. That year, the festival was attended by 14,500 community members, and the poster exhibition continues to be updated and displayed each year. I interfaced with faculty and staff to brainstorm design concepts. I also acted as department supervisor when the manager was not present, consulted clients and kept track of all jobs in progress. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Communication Boston College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/katiedadarria - Website: http://katiedadarria.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/katie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/katie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23