Alexa Albanese

About Alexa Albanese

I’m a Product Design Leader who thrives on untangling complex problems and turning them into simple, intuitive experiences. The work that excites me most happens at the intersection of strategy and collaboration, whether I’m guiding a team through a design sprint, facilitating a workshop at the whiteboard, or aligning cross-functional partners around a shared vision.While I still enjoy getting into the dirty details in Figma, my true love is coaching designers to grow their craft, building environments where teams feel safe to take big swings, and driving clarity through the messiness of product development. I bring a generalist mindset, comfortable moving from research and framing problems to prototyping, testing, and refining details, always with the user at the center.Outside of work, you can find me on the trails in Asheville, in a yoga studio or making a mess in my kitchen.

Experience

1. Product Design Manager

   Articulate

   Mar 2023 — Present

   Led a team of designers on Rise, Articulate\'s flagship product (course creation tool) • Scaled the team by 200% in my first year as a manager• AI media, Custom Block, Course Authoring & Learn, AI Assistant

Education

• General Assembly

  UX Design Immersive

  2017 — 2017

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Sculpture, Printmaking, Art History

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Creative Writing
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office
• Speech Writing
• Content Marketing
• Wireframing
• Rapid Prototyping
• User Interface Design
• Web Design
• Photoshop
• User Experience Design
• Photography
• Programming
• Powerpoint
• Sketch App
• Illustrator