Emmanuel Iheke, Jr.

About

I’m a UX designer and nonprofit leader passionate about building digital experiences—and communities—that empower people. As Executive Director of UN-ASSOCIATED, I lead a multimedia nonprofit helping young adults cultivate their identity in Christ through content, events, and authentic community. I oversee creative direction, partnerships, and programs that promote spiritual maturity, self-worth, and Christian identity—especially among young POC. As a freelance UX designer, I help startups, nonprofits, and purpose-driven teams turn raw ideas into products that just make sense—both visually and functionally. I specialize in simplifying complex user flows into intuitive, goal-driven designs, turning research into actionable insights that guide product decisions, and merging UX strategy with creative direction to build cohesive, human-centered interfaces. Whether I’m designing for startups or creating faith-based productions, I care about simplification, empathy, and impact. I bring the same intentionality to pixels and people. Let’s build something that changes lives.

Experience

• Founder · UN-ASSOCIATED2018-06-01 –

  Leading a young, Christ-loving team to create both in-person and digital spaces for young adults to explore and express their faith with vulnerability and community. Engaging 60,000+ unique individuals with the gospel each month across the globe.

• Associate UX/UI Designer · Radian2023-10-01 – 2024-04-01

  As Associate UX/UI Designer, I was the Lead Designer for projects falling under the Search value proposition of the site, I engaged in extensive research and testing, requiring both innovation and strong analytical capabilities. Spearheaded foundational and competitive research sessions to develop new search functionalities and revamp existing ones, such as enabling home searches through image uploads. Planned and executed several usability studies and comparative analyses to gain insights into user pain points and preferences across various features. Collaborated closely with Business Analysts and Product Owners to contribute to defining project objectives and development tickets for the Developer team. Acted as a liaison between the Quality Assurance department and the UX/UI team to ensure alignment between designs and developer builds for seamless product releases. Created the team’s inaugural UX Research Study Library to document research insights, aiming to minimize time costs, enhance accessibility to past findings, and promote the utilization of archived research studies as benchmarks for future endeavors.

• UX/UI Intern · Radian2023-05-01 – 2023-11-01

  Collaborated with a team of driven designers to translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences. Designed wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces. Made strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core and new functions and features. Facilitated product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products. Facilitated the continuity of design system across different products.

• Content Creator · VaynerMedia2021-09-01 – 2023-05-01

  Ideating and creating contextual, creative content at scale in order to translate brand messages and push the envelope on brands' tone of voice. As a Creator, I aim to create content that is impressionable, relatable, and can bridge to larger brand campaigns while driving sales alongside meeting other client benchmarks. (Copywriting included)

• Video Producer · Jackie Robinson Foundation2021-02-01 – 2021-03-01

  Produced "That Time I Failed"video project in partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation. This project hosted 6 Scholars as they shared a story about a time they failed and what the failure taught them. This project was created with the objective to both address and help the Imposter Syndrome many Scholars may face while being in high-performing spaces.

• Learning Center Consultant · University of California, Los Angeles2017-06-01 – 2019-09-01

  Assisted UCLA students with Learning Center technological equipment and supervised the space. This job demanded a communicable personality, patience, and persistence, as it was composed of constant student interactions and space maintenance. Supervised 11 employees, tasked with fostering more student engagement. Captained how-to workshops and socials, and the management of our music studio room. Planned student-wide event, the annual Techfair, hosting10+ student clubs and startup vendors, welcomed over 300+ students.

• Creative Services Intern for Retail Marketing · AT&T2019-06-01 – 2019-08-01

  Worked alongside Warner Bros. and Comic-Con representatives to plan the opening of the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego, CA. Planned staging and selection of items to be displayed. Event welcomed over 22,000 attendees in one weekend. Assisted in the creation of a compatible display for the new OtterBox charging pucks in AT&T stores.

• Project Management Intern · AT&T2018-06-01 – 2018-08-01

  Corrected metadata on AT&T TV by collecting metadata information on Direct TV Now App and reporting it to be transferred over to AT&T TV. Collected data from competitor streaming platforms in order to report their local channel coverage so AT&T TV could match/exceed the competition in what the app would provide.

Education

• Dallas Theological SeminaryMaster's degree, Christian Leadership
• UCLAPolitical Science and Government

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