# Sam Sullivan > UX Designer & Researcher Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/samsullivan I am a UX design/research generalist and product designer with over 8 years experience, including 3 titled years. My experience range from working with early-stage products, rapidly iterating concepts and features for MVP releases or testing to product maintenance and innovation in enterprise software. I am especially adept with a comprehensive user journey, with an eye towards the edge cases, not just an A to B. I have particular interest in ethical design, as well as designing for accessibility and inclusivity. Here I am especially open to opportunities to learn and grow. For quick summary of products and spaces I've worked closely: SaaS, B2B, Enterprise Software, Legal tech, Fintech, Consumer AI, Social Media Platforms, Civic tech & tools, Billing Solutions ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer @ Companions Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 As originating product designer at this company, I defined the product features and concepts, mapped out user journeys, defined task flows for 5 key areas, created 2 prototypes, produced mockups, and led research in surveying, analyses, and feature testing. ### Associate UX Designer @ Litify Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States ### Associate UX Analyst @ Litify Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Brooklyn, New York, United States ### Print Designer @ Morph Hospitality Group Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 · Create, edit, revise, and maintain menus & standards across varying formats and needs · Create custom designs for specialty menus · Create & design signage and promotional materials · Maintain and promote brand while aligning with digital strategies ### Community & Partnerships Engagement Manager @ Dillon Bernard Content Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States · Built out messaging, procedures, and new client strategy in creating and expanding for-purpose work while supporting network of young queer and BIPOC creators, strategists, and activists ### Counter-Communications Specialist @ Tennessee Democratic Party Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Monitored digital & physical behavior, interactions of opposition · Reported incidences of change for strategy analysis · Recruited and trained assistants for specialized events across Tennessee · Coordinated email and events of large numbers over the geographical space of Tennessee ### Campaign Consultant @ Janice Laws for GA Commissioner of Insurance & Fire Safety Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Atlanta Metropolitan Area · Contributed to messaging with pointed copy and direction; this includes press releases and social media · Targeted field research and digital mapping; ultimate goal to create a crystal ball-Google Map to empower and direct field operations from a data-driven, cloud-accessed, and visual dais ### Campaign Coordinator @ Yusuf Hakeem for TN House 28 Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Chattanooga, Tennessee Area · Created brand identity, logos, graphics, website & built out digital infrastructure from ground-up · Directed communications, including web copy, social media, press releases, and statements · Attended events supporting candidate, offered logistical support and prep on image, speech · Increased quarterly fundraising 226% through digital fundraising & email marketing implementation ### Software Developer @ Stakd Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · Front- & Backend support for MVP mobile product in Angular, NodeJS, and Ionic framework · Stubbing out UI and contributing to hierarchy and task flows ### Museum Educator @ Creative Discovery Museum Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Chattanooga, Tennessee Area ∙ Floor Interpretation, including skill, developmental, & interest assessment ∙ Curriculum-based Lessons, ranging skill levels across arts, literature, cooking, & science ∙ Exhibit Maintenance & Design, from cleaning & updating to sewing, painting, building ∙ Special Programming, camps execution, special events, & special needs event instruction & assistance ∙ Creative Discovery is a nationally ranked Top 10 children's museum ### Director of Communications @ Melody Shekari for Congress Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Tennessee District 3 ∙Coordinate message, identity, & perception of candidate throughout district. ∙Populate & oversee website, blog, newsletter, social media, & advertisements. ∙Travel district talking with voters, producing photo & media. ∙Strategize best way to present candidate to voters. ∙Oversee, direct, & compile opposition research. ∙Oversee 4 interns. ### Intern for Mayor's Council for Women @ City of Chattanooga Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Chattanooga, Tennessee Area ∙Research statistics, assist with editing, & general aid towards goal of completing white paper ∙Effectively help Mayor's Council for Women (MCW), Economic Opportunity committee communicate with Mayor's Office ∙Collect raw data on area childcare facilities ∙Interact with, record, & communicate constituents' needs & messages to Mayor's Office ∙Miscellaneous office work, i.e. making copies, stuffing envelopes, list checking ### Arkansas Victory Fellow @ Democratic Party of Arkansas Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Russellville, Arkansas ∙ Region 2, Pope County ∙ Assistant to Field Organizer for Get Out the Vote (GOTV) initiative ∙ Daily tasks include canvassing turf packets, informing the electorate of early voting dates, times, & location, strategizing for GOTV, analyzing given data, communication with team & projects, & coordinating with volunteers ∙ Region 2 was one of the top performing regions in Arkansas, despite its rural location ### Student Research Assistant @ Marine/Reptile Ethology Lab @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Walters Life Science ∙ Under supervision of Dr. Gordon M Burghardt & Dr. Karen Davis ∙ Lab Maintenance & Animal Husbandry, including cleaning cages, dishes, surfaces, bathing, temperature & humidity checks, record keeping, & providing diet, stimuli, & attention ∙ Data Assimilation, from previous experiments & ranges from ethograms, coding, schematics, analysis, & consulting ∙ Listed under Supervised Lab Research for Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, unpaid & class credit ### Co-Coordinator @ Cultural Partners Program @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Austin Peay ∙ Coordinating Partners, from pairing students, to collecting journals, easing concerns, planning events, keeping program records, & serving as liaison between members & Dr. Brent Mallinckrodt ∙ Listed as Undergraduate Research for Psychology, unpaid & class credit ∙ The Cultural Partners Program was set up by Dr. Brent Mallinckrodt to help acclimate international students to campus life & its unique, regional cultural variabilities, to gain perspective from each member in a pairing, & to expose the native student to new cultures; each member in a pair is to learn from the other including language proficiency, with focus on English ### Student Volunteer @ Cultural Partners Program @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | South Stadium Hall ∙ Under Dr. Walter Klippel & graduate assistants ∙ Duties included reorganizing samples & collections, cleaning & stream-lining each ∙ Purpose is to study homogeneity & phylogeny ∙ Unpaid study under the Department of Anthropology ## Education ### Certificate in Full-Stack Web Development Covalence ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Animal Sciences University of Tennessee, Knoxville ### Diploma Notre Dame High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christian-samuel-sullivan - Portfolio: http://www.csamand.me/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/samsullivan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/samsullivan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29