Hello, I'm Tania πŸ‘‹

I'm a Canadian designer who built a career across Canada, the UK, and Japan. After several years working as an Environmental Specialist, I made a deliberate pivot into UX design, and haven't looked back since. I've spent the last four years in Tokyo designing digital products for global companies, most recently as a Senior UX Designer at Indeed Japan and before that at Rakuten Travel. I care about the quality of the thinking as much as the quality of the execution, whether that's untangling a complex user flow, running usability research, or sweating the details of a final design. Outside of work you'll find me traveling and chasing marathon goals.

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Experience

Over seven years of design experience

Designing intuitive, scalable experiences across global markets.

Senior UX Designer, Indeed
Oct 2022 – Jun 2025 | Tokyo, Japan

Led UX design for employer-facing platforms in the Japan market, with a focus on job management and sourcing workflows. Collaborated cross-functionally to localize global features, improve usability, and support product adoption through thoughtful design.

UX/UI Designer, Rakuten Travel
Mar 2022 – Oct 2022 | Tokyo, Japan

Designed and tested a new travel platform for international users visiting Japan. Collaborated with a global team to design core user flows and support a successful product launch.

UX Consultant, EdCuration
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 | Colorado, US

Redesigned core platform flows for a US-based edtech startup, conducting user research and delivering responsive UI designs.

Lead Designer, Mosquito Digital
Sep 2017 – Dec 2020 | Manchester, UK

Led digital design across web and branding projects. Delivered UX, UI, and visual designs for clients in healthcare, education, and retail.

Freelance Web Designer
Dec 2016 – Sep 2017 | Manchester, UK

End-to-end design and development of client websites, combining UX design with HTML/CSS/JS implementation.

Skills

A few things I do well

Core skills

Interaction design
Wireframing & prototyping
Information architecture
Design systems
UXΒ writing & user research
AI-assisted design

Tools & software

Figma
Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator)
ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini
Notion
Jira
Miro

Collaboration & delivery

Stakeholder communication
Storytelling
Agile workflow
Developer handoff
Training & mentoring
Languages (English, French)

Education

Learning is experience

Curious by nature, intentional by design.

Google UX Design Certificate
Jun 2021 – Dec 2021

Coursera

User Experience Design
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022

Beginex

World Nuclear University
Jul 2014 – Aug 2014

University of Oxford, UK

M.Sc. Biology
Jan 2004 – Apr 2006

University of Ottawa, Canada

B.Sc. Biology
Sep 1999 – Apr 2003

Laurentian University, Canada

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Portfolio

UX design portfolio

Here are a few of my most recent projects.

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