# Kiana Price > Product Designer Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kianaprice Hi, I’m Kiana, a Product Designer with a passion for designing websites, interactions, and brands using human-centered design. I’m currently working full-time as a Product Designer at Microsoft, designing the newest era of productivity tools for M365. I was previously a Product Design Intern at Spotify, where I helped design engaging and intuitive experiences for Free and Premium listeners on the Freemium Design team. In my free time, I enjoy listening to my favorite artists on Spotify, learning the guitar and music production, and of course, honing in on my design skills. Feel free to connect and get in touch. Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2021 – Present | Remote • Developed and implemented AI-driven prompt system to output designs for social media posts and image creation, empowering users of all design skills using Microsoft Designer's web and mobile apps. This workstream led to a 25% increase in customer onboarding and a 30% boost in user engagement within the first three months of Designer's launch date. • Designed UX improvements to Microsoft Word for the Web to promote feature discoverability and increase customer retention. • Designed modern collaboration experiences for Microsoft Word. ### Product Design Intern @ Spotify Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote • Worked with 2 Design Interns to brainstorm and conceptualize design options for an icon that would represent the new Lyrics feature in the Spotify app for Web and Mobile. • Collaborated closely with Data Science, Design, and Engineering to track data insights and identify design goals. • Brainstormed new design features with 2 Senior Designers that would help close the gap on artist and fan relationship on Spotify. • Applied storytelling skills to present final internship work to team and other interns. ### UX Designer @ Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote • Participated in a 16-week apprenticeship program at Microsoft with 12 other Designers with a non-tech background, which included 4 weeks of in-classroom training, and 12 weeks of project-based learning and mentorship on the Microsoft Education Guardian Experiences team. • Conducted user research by interviewing 10 participants to gain important insights that helped drive the design and business decisions across Microsoft Education. • Analyzed qualitative and quantitative insights from secondary and primary user research to understand the constraints and challenges within the educational technology space and the U.S. public special education system. • Presented user research findings to senior leadership and an audience of over 80 Design, Engineering, PM, and Business teams. The presentation drove major inclusive design efforts across Microsoft Education. ### Product Design Intern @ UX Cabin Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote ### Visual Designer @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Clifton, New Jersey, United States - Conducted quantitative and qualitative user research with 10 participants to uncover unmet user needs, which led to a finished product that improved website conversions by over 30%. - Produced 2 user research reports in Excel to uncover major user needs and pain points, and helped drive design recommendations. - Communicated with stakeholder on a weekly basis to update metrics and align on user insights. ### People Operations Intern @ Xplor Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Melbourne, Australia Xplor is a software (SAAS) startup based in Melbourne, Australia that aims to make education great by streamlining the administration and education documentation process for child care centers, administrators, educators, and parents. As a People Operations Intern, I collaborated with the marketing team and Head of People Operations to improve their social media marketing strategies and reduced the hiring budget by 10% through a comprehensive analysis. Highlights: +Collaborated with 4 professionals across marketing, product, and people operations departments to gather and analyze data from 5 social media platforms collaborating using G Suite to produce 5+ social media strategy tactics for the Head of People Operations and Marketing. +Produced a comprehensive hiring budget report on Google Sheets and Excel which summarized hiring cost findings and budget reorganizing recommendations, clarifying decisions for 2 senior executives. +Conceptualized, designed, and managed Xplor’s wiki page including their People Operations Manual and office safety guideline, improving employee-company relations by 26% ### Intern - Study Abroad @ International Studies Abroad (ISA) Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia For the Summer 2019 semester, I had the opportunity to study and intern abroad in Australia with International Studies Abroad ( ISA). During my time in Australia, I interned at SaaS startup Xplor on the People Operations team, participated in leadership and professional development activities, and traveled to various cities across the country. ### Cashier @ Stop & Shop Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Clifton, NJ -Taught newly hired cashiers point-of-sale and food handlings techniques, fostering management, and leadership skills. -Resolved customer questions and complaints, maintaining a positive customer experience. ### Personal Shopper @ ShopRite Supermarkets Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bloomfield, NJ At ShopRite, I was responsible for shopping for customers' orders and communicating with them via phone when the order was completed or if there were any issues locating their requested items. I also collaborated with other Personal Shoppers to make sure orders were completed on time and organized in the correct storage units for pickup. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Psychology Montclair State University ### Psychology Rutgers University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kiana-p - Portfolio: https://kianaprice.com - GitHub: https://github.com/kianaprice41 --- Source: https://flows.cv/kianaprice JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kianaprice/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29