Austin Beer | Freelance UX Lead

Design for really hard problems.

Design for really hard problems.

Design for really hard problems.

Austin Beer

Freelance UX Lead

Available Feb. '24

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Austin Beer

Freelance UX Lead

Available April '24

Let's Chat

Austin Beer

UX Lead

Let's Chat

My greatest skill is learning the hard stuff, fast.

My greatest skill is learning the hard stuff, fast.

My greatest skill is learning the hard stuff, fast.

Thats why for 14 years, I have focused on working with the most high-impact, fast-moving, and complex industries.

Thats why for 14 years, I have focused on working with the most high-impact, fast-moving, and complex industries.

Thats why for 14 years, I have focused on working with the most high-impact, fast-moving, and complex industries.

Apple

Technology

Medicare

US Gov. Agency

Hulu

Entertainment

Unity

3D Design Tool

sweetgreen

Restaurant Tech

Ursa Major

Space Engines

JPL

Aerospace Robotics

ThermoFisher

Science Materials

Archbold

Nature Research Lab

Kia

Automotive

Toyota

Automotive

Haystacks.ai

Real Estate Tech

Bellwether

Coffee Roaster

Irvine Company

Real Estate

Huge

Design Agency

Elephant

Design Agency

Atari

Video Games

Kensho

Healthcare

I love to help teams with their most daunting and critical choices.

Designing a new product

Rethinking a product experience

Redesigning a brand expreience

Launching startups

Designing a new product

Rethinking a product experience

Redesigning a brand expreience

Launching startups

sweetgreen Rewards
Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.
Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Panel Builder
Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.
Hulu
Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.
Apple
Unable to disclose.

Rethinking a product experience

sweetgreen Rewards

Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.

Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Tool

Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.

Hulu

Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.

Apple

Unable to disclose.

Medicare Data Portal
Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.
Unity 3D Learn
Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.
Bellwether Coffee Roaster
Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.
JPL Robots Experience
Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Rethinking a brand experience

Medicare Data Portal

Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.

Unity 3D Learn

Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.

Bellwether Coffee Roaster

Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.

JPL Robots Experience

Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Kia
Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.
Ursa Major
Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.
Archbold
Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.
Beatnic
Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Launching startups

Kia

Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.

Ursa Major

Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.

Archbold

Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.

Beatnic

Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Dash Shipping
Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.
Loop
Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.
We Speak Dance
Developed a video-centric dance instruction
Kensho Health
Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Dash Shipping

Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.

Loop

Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.

We Speak Dance

Developed a video-centric dance instruction

Kensho Health

Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Designing a new product

sweetgreen Rewards
Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.
Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Panel Builder
Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.
Hulu
Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.
Apple
Unable to disclose.

Rethinking a product experience

sweetgreen Rewards

Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.

Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Tool

Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.

Hulu

Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.

Apple

Unable to disclose.

Medicare Data Portal
Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.
Unity 3D Learn
Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.
Bellwether Coffee Roaster
Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.
JPL Robots Experience
Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Rethinking a brand experience

Medicare Data Portal

Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.

Unity 3D Learn

Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.

Bellwether Coffee Roaster

Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.

JPL Robots Experience

Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Kia
Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.
Ursa Major
Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.
Archbold
Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.
Beatnic
Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Launching startups

Kia

Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.

Ursa Major

Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.

Archbold

Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.

Beatnic

Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Dash Shipping
Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.
Loop
Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.
We Speak Dance
Developed a video-centric dance instruction
Kensho Health
Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Dash Shipping

Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.

Loop

Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.

We Speak Dance

Developed a video-centric dance instruction

Kensho Health

Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Designing a new product

sweetgreen Rewards
Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.
Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Panel Builder
Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.
Hulu
Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.
Apple
Unable to disclose.

Rethinking a product experience

sweetgreen Rewards

Created multi-touchpoint gamified loyalty program, as well as improving app navigation and checkout.

Thermo Fisher Flow Cytometry Tool

Created new tool to accelerate planning and design of cancer science experiements.

Hulu

Created new design and interaction model. Led Sign Up, User Profiles, Live TV, and recommendation systems.

Apple

Unable to disclose.

Medicare Data Portal
Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.
Unity 3D Learn
Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.
Bellwether Coffee Roaster
Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.
JPL Robots Experience
Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Rethinking a brand experience

Medicare Data Portal

Simplified and beautified the searching and understanding of goverment healthcare data.

Unity 3D Learn

Created a new experience, design, and structure to teach 3D tools and motivate continued progress.

Bellwether Coffee Roaster

Visualized and simplified the commerical coffee roasting experience.

JPL Robots Experience

Explored new interactive experiences for learning about JPL's extraterrestrial robots.

Kia
Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.
Ursa Major
Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.
Archbold
Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.
Beatnic
Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Launching startups

Kia

Elevated the brand with a new site experience and a scalable future-proofed design.

Ursa Major

Illustrated the value and promise of space rocket engines.

Archbold

Bringing cinematic awe to a nature research laboratoy.

Beatnic

Brought edge and ease to a plant-based fast-casual restaurant.

Dash Shipping
Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.
Loop
Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.
We Speak Dance
Developed a video-centric dance instruction
Kensho Health
Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Dash Shipping

Made a platform for drone piloting, flight planning, and delivery tracking.

Loop

Created an all-in-one aggregator for messaging, files, and project management.

We Speak Dance

Developed a video-centric dance instruction

Kensho Health

Designed a science-based holistic health resource and practitioner discovery.

Designing a new product

Here to help you in any way I can.

Here to help you in any way I can.

But I usually help by bringing big ideas to life across the design journey.

But I usually help by bringing big ideas to life across the design journey.

Design Leadership

Relying on collaborative, empathetic, and light-hearted appraoches to accelerate teams

Design Leadership

Relying on collaborative, empathetic, and light-hearted appraoches to accelerate teams

Product Strategy

Defining the problem, finding where business and customers needs meet, and crafting an achieable vision

Product Strategy

Defining the problem, finding where business and customers needs meet, and crafting an achieable vision

Product Strategy

Defining the problem, finding where business and customers needs meet, and crafting an achieable vision

Design Leadership

Relying on collaborative, empathetic, and light-hearted appraoches to accelerate teams

UX Design

Illustrating how people will use the product and detailing how to build the experience

UX Design

Illustrating how people will use the product and detailing how to build the experience

UX & Product Design

Illustrating how people will use the product and detailing how to build the experience

Team Lead

Guiding teams to effectively itterate fast, understand deeply, and achieve excellence

Team Lead

Guiding teams to effectively itterate fast, understand deeply, and achieve excellence

Team Lead

Guiding teams to effectively itterate fast, understand deeply, and achieve excellence

Hiya!

Maybe I didn't already introduce myself, my name is Austin.

I love rock climbing, crafting light sculptures, and creating over-the-top food tours around Los Angeles.

Awards

Webby

Bob Dylan's Interactive Music Video "Like a Rolling Stone"

Webby

Hulu

Webby

Atarti Arcade

One Show

Gold Pencil

Location

Now

Los Angeles, USA

Then

Manchester, UK

New York, USA

Buenos Aires, ARG

Education

Masters

Hyper Island, 2015, Thesis: "Designing Trust into A.I."

College

College of Wooster, 2010

Instituto Universidad Nacional de las Artes, 2008

Let's get started

Let's get started

Let's get started

Talk to me, goose