Celia Donnelly

Celia Donnelly

Senior Product Designer Specializing in UX/UI, Interaction Design, and Design Systems

10 yrs experience · New York, NY · <10 hrs/week

About

Experienced product designer with a background in UX, UI, and interaction design. Proven track record leading design projects for Nike and startups, with a focus on user-centered design and cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in design systems, prototyping, and product strategy across retail, technology, and media. Currently shaping the seller experience at Whatnot, optimizing inventory management, shipments, and live auctions through data-driven insights.

Skills

Product AnimationProduct DesignProtoPieUI/UX DesignWebflow

Experience

  • Designer · Whatnot08-01-2024 –

    Designer role focusing on the seller experience; designing to improve inventory management, shipments, and live auctions with data-driven insights.

  • Senior Product Designer · Nike01-01-2020 – 12-01-2023

    Led the North Star vision for Nike's Product Detail Page, including engineering hi-fi prototypes in Webflow. Designed internal tooling for product drop performance; led localization for Australia checkout and PDP; launched multi-app sign-in/registration and a product outfitting feature; mentored designers and improved cross-functional collaboration.

  • Contract Product Design Lead · Grailed08-01-2019 – 12-01-2019

    Evolved user profiles to highlight peer reviews, sales, and engagement analytics; introduced dedicated pages with unique filtering for reviews, products, and analytics.

  • Director Of Product Design · Spacious.com05-01-2017 – 05-01-2019

    Founding designer; designed onboarding, membership management, space-finding experience; built and maintained the Spacious Design System; led a small team.

  • Contract Senior Product Designer · R/GA04-01-2016 – 10-01-2017

    Collaborated on launch work including iPhone 7 announcement for Verizon; designed UX/UI flows to determine eligibility for Verizon Fios.

  • Freelance Product Design · Multiple Companies04-01-2016 – 05-01-2017

    Worked with several startups and larger companies to evolve their digital products.

  • Head of UX/UI · Freshly08-01-2015 – 04-01-2016

    Founding designer; launched mobile-responsive onboarding and dashboard; maintained Freshly Design System.

  • Director of Product Design · Boxbee, Inc.08-01-2014 – 07-01-2015

    Founding designer; launched onboarding and membership management; designed and maintained the Boxbee Design System.

  • Interactive Designer (contract) · Gin Lane Media05-01-2014 – 08-01-2014

    Prototyped interaction design for Harry's Shave Club and Sweetgreen native apps.

  • Graphic Designer · Various01-01-2014 – 08-01-2014

    Presentation, brand, package, web & app design for multiple clients.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor's degree, Communication Arts and French

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