# Victoria Pelman

> Owner @ The Paint Retreat | Product Designer

Location: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/victoriapelman

I am a Product Designer (User Experience and User Interface) and Illustrator with special interest in creative direction, conceptual visuals and brand strategy to create intuitive design and effective projects. 
My work spans from user research and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes and usability testing. 
Having been brought up in multiple cultures and living abroad for a significant portion of my professional life, I've gained a profound cultural fluency and adaptability that has become a great asset to developing an exceptional user experience. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ideate and deliver innovative and accessible solutions to complex business challenges. To see my portfolio, you can click the link down below. To see additional samples of my work, message me or email me at victoriapelman@gmail.com

 ▪️  https://www.victoriapelman.com

## Work Experience
### Owner @ The Paint Retreat
Jan 2025 – Present | Walnut Creek, California, United States

### Bilingual Relationship Banker @ M&T Bank
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Bilingual Universal Banker @ M&T Bank
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Product Designer and Illustrator @ Unknown
Jan 2021 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Youth Case Manager @ JVS SoCal
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States

### Project Designer @ GLF
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

### English and Art History Instructor @ IES Jorge Manrique
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Madrid, Madrid, Spain

### Gallery Administrator @ Bruce Lurie Gallery
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

### Digital Marketing Intern @ Compass /
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Political Science
UCLA

### UX Academy
Designlab


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victoriapelman
- Website: http://www.victoriapelman.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-08