Hello, I'm Tania ๐Ÿ‘‹

Iโ€™m a Canadian digital designer who has built a career across Canada, the UK, and Japan. After several years living and working in the UK, I relocated to Tokyo, where Iโ€™ve spent the last four years designing digital experiences for global companies including Indeed Japan and Rakuten Travel. I love creating warm, clear, visually consistent digital experiences that help people feel informed and connected. My background spans agency, freelance, and in-house roles, and I enjoy collaborating with teams to bring thoughtful, polished design to life.

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Experience

Over eight years of design experience

Designing intuitive, scalable experiences across global markets.

Senior UX Designer, Indeed
Oct 2023 โ€“ Aug 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 โ€“ Oct 2023 | 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 โ€“ 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
Mar 2017 โ€“ 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 โ€“ 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

Always evolving, just like good design.

Core skills

Interaction design
Wireframing & prototyping
Information architecture
Design systems
UXย 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 โ€“ Dec 2021

Coursera

User Experience Design
Sep 2021 โ€“ Jan 2022

Beginex

The Complete Web Developer
Sep 2016 โ€“ Nov 2017

Udemy

World Nuclear University
Jul 2014 โ€“ Aug 2014

University of Oxford, UK

M.Sc. Biology
Jan 2004 โ€“ Apr 2006

University of Ottawa, Canada

B.Sc. Biology
Sep 1999 โ€“ 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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