Erik Schutzman
AVP, Principal Design Strategist UI/UX @Truist
- Role
- AVP, Principle Design Strategist at Truist
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erik Schutzman
Design Strategy Lead with a passion for improving experiences—both for customers and the teams who serve them. I help organizations connect the dots between user needs, business goals, and design execution to deliver thoughtful, impactful solutions.I specialize in leading cross-functional teams through complex challenges using a human-centered approach, grounded in research, strategy, and storytelling. Whether facilitating a design sprint, mapping a customer journey, or refining UX in Figma, I’m driven by curiosity, collaboration, and measurable outcomes.Key strengths: Design & UX Leadership Business & Product Strategy Human-Centered Design User Research & Testing Agile Collaboration Workshop Facilitation Customer Journey Mapping Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative SuiteAlways exploring what’s next in design, tech, and the human experience.
Experience
AVP, Principle Design Strategist
Jul 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
As an advocate for the customer I design strategic approaches to generate solutions to business needs. The goal is to meet both needs. I also drive iterative design sprints, that includes user testing, and running workshops with feature design teams, product, and technology.
Education
Duquesne University
Masters of Science
Pennsylvania Governers School for The Arts
Painting
1986 — 1986
PennWest Edinboro
BFA, Communication Graphics
1988 — 1993
Skills
- Layout
- Typography
- SEO
- Logo Design
- Social Media
- Direct Mail
- Social Media Marketing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Integrated Marketing
- Video Production
- Motion Design
- Indesign
- Animation
- Online Advertising
- Email Marketing
- Public Relations
- User Experience
- Marketing Strategy
- Sem
- Video
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Agile Web Development
- Advertising
- Website Development
- Invision
- Online Marketing
- Quarkxpress
- Illustration
- Digital Media
- Situational Leadership
- Corporate Identity
- After Effects
- Html
- Photoshop
- Jira
- Wordpress
- Mac
- Adobe Acrobat
- Art Direction
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