Ariana Siegel

About Ariana Siegel

I love choreographing experiences that spark wonder, connection, and joy.Before joining Google, I was a professional dancer. Since shifting my focus to tech, I’ve built experiences for immersive play (PlayStation), systems using choreography as a pathway for computational thinking (MIT Media Lab), tools for healthy habits (Tovi), and robots that ignite kids’ cognition and imagination (Woobo). For my graduate work, I explored technology as a tool to unlock physical action, behavior change, and learning (Harvard).Today, I lead research on Android/Pixel to make the future of phones more fulfilling, expressive, and personal.

Experience

1. Lead User Experience Researcher

   Google

   Jun 2021 — Present

Education

• New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Psychology, Dance

  2005 — 2009

• Harvard University

  Master of Education - MEd, Technology, Innovation, and Education

  2016

Skills

• Wireframing
• Advertising
• Creative Writing
• Choreography
• Community Outreach
• User Research
• Teaching
• Editing
• Entrepreneurship
• Social Media
• Social Media Marketing
• Rapid Prototyping
• Powerpoint
• Gleaning Insights From User Research
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Mysql
• User-Centered Design
• Qualitative Research
• Program Development
• Management
• Sketch
• Pitching Ideas
• Nonprofits
• Agile Project Management
• Presentation Skills
• C
• Benchmarking Analysis
• Usability Testing
• Analyzing Data
• Social Networking
• Python
• Contextual Inquiry
• Paper Prototyping
• Jira
• Tutoring
• Grant Writing
• Axure Rp
• Competitve Analysis
• UI Specifications
• Dance