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Bloria Gordon

UX Designer · Graphic Designer · Creative Consultant · Front-End Developer

New York City bloria@bloria.com 646-770-6636 bloria.com LinkedIn
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Professional Summary

Human-centered designer and creative consultant with 15+ years delivering graphic design, UX, web design, print, and education systems. Proven ability to translate complex organizational, educational, and product challenges into clear, measurable outcomes. Experience spans institutional education design, ed-tech platforms, high-traffic consumer products, and print publishing — blending strategy, execution, and code.

$100M+ initiative 147 school districts 68% → 97% accessibility 5M+ users reached +22% daily active usage

Professional Experience

Eskolta School Research & Design

July 2022 – Present

UX Designer & Front-End Consultant · Remote, US

  • Led visual storytelling and UX strategy for a $100M+ community engagement initiative, supporting adoption across 147 California school districts.
  • Designed and architected an online performance-review portfolio, reducing review preparation time by 30%.
  • Launched accessible learning platforms amplifying student voice; facilitated 8 listening sessions to inform information architecture.
  • Embedded universal design standards, raising accessibility compliance from 68% to 97%.
  • Mentored internal teams on UX standards, Figma workflows, and CMS adoption.
  • Executed high-fidelity web design and interaction strategies across a diverse portfolio of organizational projects.

New Classrooms Innovation Partners

Aug 2012 – Feb 2020

UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer · New York City

  • Designed student- and teacher-facing platforms used at national scale, increasing daily active usage by 22% through UX and interaction redesign.
  • Replaced spreadsheet-based workflows with custom internal tools, saving ~10 hours per week per analyst.
  • Established reusable CSS/HTML component guidelines adopted across the organization.
  • Partnered with communications teams on digital marketing assets supporting program growth.

Freelance — UX & Product Designer

Jan 2011 – Jun 2022

Graphic Design · Web Design · UX · Print · Remote / NYC

  • Delivered UX, UI, graphic design, and front-end solutions for mobile apps, media platforms, and ad-tech products across multiple industries.
  • Scopely — Launch creatives for The Walking Dead and Dice With Friends, reaching 5M+ users.
  • StartApp — Developed mobile ad concepts, increasing click-through rates by 18%.
  • BravoTV, McGarryBowen, WinAsUGo — Rapid-turn campaign UI and digital assets under broadcast deadlines.

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2008 – 2011

Creative Director (UI/UX)

  • Led UX and creative direction for a regulated financial trading platform.
  • Designed multi-device experiences under performance, trust, and risk constraints.
  • Improved mobile conversion rates by 12% following platform redesign.

Community Connect

2006 – 2008

Senior Designer

  • Designed digital campaign assets for BlackPlanet and MiGente social networks, two of the largest multicultural online communities of the era.

Education & Certifications

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York City

  • BFA, Graphic Design
  • AAS, Communication Design

Interaction Design Foundation

  • Certificate, Mobile User Experience