Sara Tokarchuk

Designer in San Mateo, CA, United States

Member since February 22, 2017

Sara is a highly creative, interdisciplinary senior-level designer with extensive experience in website, marketing, print, and UX/UI design. She has exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills and is an active team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Accrualify Vendor Light Portal
- Business Applications
- SaaS Design
- App UX
- App UI
- Illustrator CC
- Photoshop CC
- UX Research
- Personas
- Design
- HTML
- Prototyping
- InVision
- Sketch
- Business Design
- Apps
- Enterprise Software
- Branding
- CSS
Accrualify Purchase Order Manager
- Business Applications
- Web App UX
- App UX
- App UI
- UX Research
- SaaS Design
- Graphic Design
- App Design
- Illustrator CC
- Photoshop CC
- Sketch
- HTML
- Apps
- Accounting Systems
- CSS
Accrualify Employee Portal Mobile App
- Mobile UX
- Mobile UI
- Business Design
- GUI Design
- InVision
- Photoshop CC
- Illustrator CC
- Sketch
- Apps
- UX Research
- iOS
Cerius Executives Candidate Search Portal
- Apps
- Web App UX
- App UI
- App UX
- GUI
- User Research
- UX Research
- UI Testing
- Photoshop CC
- Illustrator CC
- Sketch
- UX Sketching
- Graphic Design
- InVision
- Design
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Branding
Personal Gym Assistant App for Apple Watch
- Apple Watch Design
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile Applications
- Mobile UX
- App UX
- User Flows
- Wireframing
- GUI Design
- User Interface (UI)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Graphic Design
- User Research
- UX Design
Park City Vacations Website
- Websites
- Website Redesign
- Hotels & Lodging
- Hospitality
- Web UX
- GUI Design
- Design
- Logo Design
- Branding
Teen Playbook Website and Branding
- Design
- Web Design
- Web UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Front-end
- User Testing
- User Research
- UX Testing
- Focus Groups
- GUI Design
- UX Research
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Branding

Employment

Head of Marketing, Branding, and Design (contract)
2016 - PRESENT
Accrualify
- Designed the UX and UI for Accrualify’s web and mobile apps using wireframes and prototypes in an agile design environment.
- Researched new ways to improve user experience with focus on accounting teams.
- Tested product prototypes with user test groups.
- Collaborated with engineers to implement and test app designs.
- Coded the HTML and CSS of the web application front-end.
- Evolved the brand to better represent the company’s principles and connect to potential customers through design by updating logo, typography, and color palette.
- Designed and coded HTML marketing emails and newsletters.
Technologies: CSS, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, HTML, iOS, Bootstrap, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Muse, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Owner | Art Director
2010 - PRESENT
Taco Truck Design
- Designed the UX and UI for Cerius Executive’s candidate search web application.
- Crafted UX and UI designs for client websites, web applications, and mobile apps through wireframing and prototyping.
- Designed the UX and UI for A La Reg’s event registration web application.
- Strategized the UX and UI design for Anapalan’s 2014/2015 conference site.
- Designed and coded websites for multiple clients using content management systems like WordPress, Concrete5, Evoq, Wix, and more.
- Managed simultaneously multiple projects at once.
- Designed and coded responsive HTML email templates for MailChimp, Pardot, Marketo, and other email blasting service providers.
Technologies: CSS, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office, Mailchimp, Marketo, Pardot, HTML, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Muse, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision
Senior Graphic Designer
2013 - 2014
DNN
- Wrote customer personas to aid rebrand efforts to appeal to target demographics.
- Coordinated with the rebrand teams to ensure tasks were completed on time.
- Researched ways to improve the website’s UX.
- Designed the UX and UI of custom Evoq modules for the website.
- Supervised website developers, ensuring UX and design standards were adhered to.
- Coded the new website’s front-end with HTML and CSS.
- Provided design feedback to the product UI and UX designers to ensure the product reflected the new branding and product goals.
- Acted as a communication liaison between the marketing team and developers.
- Maintained DNN’s website in conjunction with marketing.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Microsoft Office, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Co-founder | Creative Director
2012 - 2013
Reboot Creative + Strategy
- Designed the UX and UI for all client website projects through wireframing, prototyping, and coding of all HTML and CSS.
- Created all the art direction, graphic design, and UX/UI design.
- Researched target market demographics, spending, and behavior to better define audiences.
- Wrote customer personas as part of UX research strategy.
- Ran focus groups to better understand target audience and test creative.
- Defined the website content and functionality requirements.
- Wrote creative briefs to help guide projects.
- Executed creative campaigns across multiple media channels.
Technologies: Mailchimp, WordPress, InVision, Microsoft Office, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Creative Director
2007 - 2011
WDFA Marketing
- Worked as the sole designer for the agency’s white-label web application created for client channel marketers; responsible for user process flow charts, UX design via wireframes, prototyping, and UI design.
- Supervised and tested the white-label web application’s development.
- Organized and ran user test groups for the agency’s white-label web application.
- Wrote UX research questions to survey target audience of the agency’s white-label web application.
- Designed the information architecture and user experience for web projects via process flow charts and wireframes.
- Led a team of visual designers and web developers.
- Acted as the liaison between the creative team and developers.
- Reported digital department updates to the managing partners.
- Developed the digital department’s business plan and employee structure in conjunction with the managing partners.
- Conceptualized, designed, and produced cross-platform marketing pieces.
- Designed print campaigns for out-of-home and placed media.
- Organized and ran creative brainstorm meetings.
- Pitched campaigns to clients in conjunction with sales.
- Collaborated with clients in the development of branding and marketing needs.
- Wrote/defined creative briefs.
- Maintained the client assets in a shared server environment.
Technologies: Mailchimp, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Education

Bachelor of Science in Advertising/Graphic Design
2002 - 2006
San Jose State University - San Jose, CA, USA

Experience

Design11 years
UX Research8 years
Website Redesign8 years
Mobile UX5 years
App UI5 years
App UX5 years
Mobile App UI5 years
Web App UX5 years

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Designer in San Mateo, CA, United States

Portfolio

Employment

Head of Marketing, Branding, and Design (contract)

Owner | Art Director

Senior Graphic Designer

Co-founder | Creative Director

Creative Director

Education

Experience

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