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I love plants and solving problems. I connect the dots between what customers want and what business' need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1603333235392-8OT2T9X647X20IGQVWZS/green.png Digital Marketing - STRATEGY SKILLS Strategic and Business Planning Startup, and Entrepreneurial experience Product Strategy Service Design SWOT Analysis Project Management Briefs, Presentations TOOLS Keynote, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Asana, JIRA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1603333375491-Y3C0T6AJI1GY4CGLUTG2/blue.png Digital Marketing - DESIGN SKILLS Strategic and Business Planning Product Strategy, Service Design SWOT Analysis, Project Management Startup experience, Entrepreneur Briefs, Presentations TOOLS Keynote, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Asana, JIRA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1603333309651-7OQC7CCW6CS2YLZLZXKY/yellow.png Digital Marketing - MARKETING SKILLS Social Media Strategy Content Marketing Community Management Blogging Copywriting Email Marketing A/B Testing Data Analysis Monitor and optimize metrics TOOLS Sprout Social, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Intercom, Zendesk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1603335257688-CANK54NUXLE5ESBPTZ3N/Screen+Shot+2020-10-19+at+8.51.58+PM.png Digital Marketing - SonicCloud A hearing aid startup (iOS, Android, Windows and Mac) Strategy - Branding Positioning, Optimize Marketing Funnel UX - Research, Service Design, LTV, Lead Generation Digital Marketing - Social and Content Strategy, Community Management, Data Analysis Design - Digital, Video, Animation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602215520015-MKGO75H029KBO7ZB4LUL/Thomas+Interior+Systems Digital Marketing - Thomas Interiors A Herman Miller office furnishings workplace dealership in Chicago. Strategy - Branding Positioning, Reputation Management UX/ UI - Web redesign, SEO Web Optimization Digital Marketing - Social and Content Strategy, Community Management Design - Digital + Print RFP and Case Study Creation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1603334541738-TAHPUHUH3298FCDFLF6R/Jass%2Bfor%2BMIKADO.jpeg Digital Marketing - MIKADO Handmade jewelry and home goods, based in Los Angeles. Strategy - Branding Identity UX - Web creation, jewelry collection creation, field research, interviewing and focus groups Digital Marketing - Social and Content Strategy, Community Management Design - Hand fabricate and wax carve jewelry designs. I also design the digital + print marketing materials and line sheets for wholesale orders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602214454692-VVPJ9OJXTBNQ59KC5J4L/7M+Woodworking Digital Marketing - 7M Woodworking Chicago-based 7M Woodworking creates custom light fixtures and furniture out of reclaimed, recycled, and repurposed wood from the midwest. Strategy - Branding Identity UX - Web redesign Digital Marketing - Social and Content Strategy, Community Management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602136208030-62DDSBW2PF27VI5HZWS0/Larry+Guterman Digital Marketing Larry Guterman Co-Founder, SonicCloud “Sara is a highly articulate speaker, thoughtful writer, and inventive designer who upheld the highest standards of professionalism and composure and was a pleasure to work with. She always delivered projects and completed tasks on time, and engaged in her work with passion, energy and grace.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602137149211-AWNT2FG956BPY9T9DYZW/Jody+Winzelberg Digital Marketing Jody Winzelberg Chief Audiologist, SonicCloud “Sara is a consummate professional who presents with a unique combination of technical prowess and creative flair. She is an articulate and responsive team player who delivers quality work in a timely manner. Sara was a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her, without reservation, as an asset to any team.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602136440978-8TQOD9PBKRFOJ0BO7NAA/Justin+Lai Digital Marketing Justin Lai UX Researcher, California Office of Digital Innovation “I had the pleasure of working with Sara at SonicCloud in a variety of roles and responsibilities, and found her to be consistently thoughtful, organized, focused, and patient. Sara had a knack for taking high level abstractions and breaking them down into clear, actionable tasks, and always made sure that our customers and users were treated with compassion and respect. It was a privilege to work with Sara, and any company/team would be lucky to have her.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602137514147-822A74R303SVB59EM24K/Mattimore+Cronin Digital Marketing Mattimore Cronin Founder of Noble Growth “Sara is a talented designer with fantastic attention to detail and organizational skills.” https://www.saraniezgoda.com/socialmedia daily 0.75 2020-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602268340629-89XT0C7HUBNZHIFY1HWD/Fashion+Indie.jpg Social https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602268363123-RRQE891UMKJNBI5SP5UK/Lauren+Ash.jpg Social https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602268518201-HA8WY472PMRX23OX414Q/image-asset.png Social https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1602268380445-7ABD3J4PM2DQQLW10UU4/7mwoodworking+ig.png Social https://www.saraniezgoda.com/soniccloud daily 0.75 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1613355474506-FS3O5NC6KKLO9SJVI6Y8/soniccloud-streaming-stranger-things.png SonicCloud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1613871877269-PT74OS528Q4YKWHVW4AC/soniccloud-graphic-design-saraniezgoda.jpg SonicCloud - UX Design - Identified pain points to be prioritized by the Dev team to enhance accessibility with new user onboarding, based on data from user research as well as marketing and CX analytics. - Collaborated with investors, CEO’s, marketing, designers, and developers to define research questions and product road map. - Analyzed and disseminated research insights to the team in digestible formats. - Assisted with redesigning pages of the app’s onboarding experience which reduced subscriber churn by 3X. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1618728548017-KMDJG5YQPCR94LKYN5F0/soniccloud-email-survey.jpg SonicCloud - UX Research - Co-led Beta-testing, recruited and interviewed +300 participants for user interviews and +100 for usability testing of new, and existing features. Implemented research findings to support app updates. - Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data, created storyboards, user flows, sitemaps, personas, affinity mapping, process/ journey mapping, wireframes, and prototypes, and handed designs over to the Dev team. - Designed feedback surveys with Typeform and Google Forms, collected data, and presented analysis. - Maintained a database of user research participants, to give team visibility into research findings. - Performed exploratory field studies for both mobile and desktop app at various accessibility conferences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1613355680104-BWAB1UHRF4UXOABGZTA9/soniccloud-itunes-reviews.jpg SonicCloud - Results - Reduced 3X subscriber churn through user experience strategies. - Identified various pain points and increase the customer lifetime value of over 80,000 app subscribers. https://www.saraniezgoda.com/andrea-hunt-yoga-1 daily 0.75 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/1614232439106-QFT6LA84IELDRKMJ4SYK/Andrea+Hunt+Yoga.png Andrea Hunt Yoga - Problem Andrea left her business partnership and needed to quickly develop her own personal brand. 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Declinations Research Research rollup that explored how might we understand which declination to focus on to best reengage users after declination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/8174311c-3ec8-4d75-9c43-998f55f45252/Affirm+Cash+Back+Diary+Study.png Affirm - Cash Back Diary Study A 6-week Diary Study to explore the comprehension and expectations of the Cash Back feature for the Rewards team. https://www.saraniezgoda.com/research-democratization-training-program daily 0.75 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/a48055f3-ca3c-475d-aed7-0f81941825ee/T00540_9.jpg Research Democratization Training Program - Overview x https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595ef7dd2e69cf6c94ac1a94/a3ce5762-fb06-4100-9e62-8d4a3e42af23/T00540_9.jpg Research Democratization Training Program - Problem With Affirm being a +2,000-person company, the 11-person research team was not able to keep up with research requests. 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