Emma Sottardi

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Webflow Developer and Designer keeping up with the shift toward AI-empowered workflows.

About

Webflow Developer and Designer keeping up with the shift toward AI-empowered workflows.

I excel in taking tired, neglected website and pulling them into today’s world where AI searches matter just as much as traditional SEO. I really enjoy updating the brand assets and repackaging the information in modern designs that fit the brand. I also really enjoy making sure the website is fine-tuned under the hood so it performs optimally.

For new websites, I aim to represent the brand as authentically as possible to ensure you’re proud of the results I manage end-to-end projects from discovery to launch and training so, if you want to, you can keep your site updated.

I value clear communication, honesty, and thoughtful user experiences. I’m originally from the Bay Area, currently living in Europe, but working asynchronously is not an issue.

Industry experience

  • Healthcare
  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Education
  • Other

Projects · 6

My portfolio includes examples of website design in various styles, examples of design & development projects, and the work I’ve done with Retainer clients, completely revamping their websites. Also in my portfolio is the work I’ve done vibe-coding websites into existence with Claude. You can see my portfolio at https://www.twine.net/signin

  • Copywriter
  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer

This is a passion project of mine. I read voraciously and in 2023, when I bought a Kindle, I began reviewing the things I read and putting the reviews in a Notion file. In 2024, I began to review things I’d watched too, and when the Notion file became unwieldy, I decided to merge my passions and make a custom website for the reviews. This site uses icon-based navigation (and aria labels so the site is friendly to screen-readers), complex filtering of the various interlocked CMSs, a Mailchimp integration to facilitate the sending of a monthly newsletter, a font the requires a bit of custom code to display its ligatures, and Lenis Smooth Scroll so the site feels nice to interact with. Please check it out here: https://www.twine.net/signin webdesigner #webdeveloper #webflow #figma

  • Brand Designer
  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer
  • +1

For this website, I did the branding (colors, logo, fonts), design, custom animation, and a preloader. This site was made with Claude and is hosted on Vercel. You can see it here: https://www.twine.net/signin webdesign #webdevelopment #webflow

  • Brand Designer
  • Copywriter
  • Web Designer
  • +1

This website was design and built in Webflow for an American doctor who specializes on complicated pregnancies. She wanted a site to showcase her social media output and the many articles she has written to counter misinformation. I used several widgets to allow me to pull in her social media feeds, I designed custom icons, refreshed her branding (logo and colors), and I used many Finsweet Attributes to get around the limitations of Webflow's CMS. I kept the animation to a minimum but used Lotties for a bit of movement and glamour. I actually saved the client money with this site as, on the advice of her previous website designer/developer, she had been paying for a type of hosting she didn't need. webdesigner #webdeveloper #webflow

  • Brand Designer
  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer

I built this 12-page website in 4 weeks working only with a single image/copywrite person. Only one page of the site had been designed out but with good communication we were able to discuss options, make decisions, build and write at a clip to get the pages up and tested. This site has 3 forms, 2 different kinds of sliders, and subtle on-brand animation. webdeveloper #webflow

  • Web Developer

I gave myself a challenge to do a landing or homepage in one week over the course of six weeks. In that one week, I did research, font and color studies, sitemap, wireframing and finally the design. For this project, I designed the page, found the images, and wrote the copy. webdesign

  • Brand Designer
  • Copywriter
  • Image Editor
  • +1

Work experience· 10 roles

Webflow Developer, Designer, SEO/AEO Expert · Bartleby & SageMay 2026 – Present · 7 mos

I redesigned and rebuilt this entire website in less than two weeks. I rearranged content, redesigned layouts, created CMS collections, made components where I could and allowed the photography to shine. To ensure good SEO/AEO, I made sure every image has alt-text, put schema markup on every page, put the LLMs.txt and robots.txt in place, and much, much more. I continue to work with this client adding blog posts, changing images and fine-tuning their SEO.

Webflow Developer · AmplyJan 2025 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

As part of the Retainers team, I added pages, updated content, increased performance metrics, and offered suggestions on keeping websites up-to-date. This role involved cross-functional collaboration, clear communication, and strong time management to deliver on client needs.

Freelance Designer & Webflow Developer · Independent / FreelanceJan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

Designed and built bold, colorful websites using Figma and Webflow for primarily SaaS clients. Handled all phases of the project from discovery, strategy, branding, design and building. I also continue to maintain websites for past clients.

Designer & Webflow Developer · FreelanceJan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos
Freelance Designer & Webflow Developer · Self-employed / FreelanceJan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos
Creator, Producer, Writer, Director · Cabaret del MonJan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Vocalist/Organizer, Painter, Singer/Actress · Independent / Creative ProjectsJan 2003 – Jan 2016 · 13 yrs 1 mo
Vocalist/Organizer, Painter, Singer/Actress · Various Creative ProjectsJan 2003 – Jan 2016 · 13 yrs 1 mo

Education· 27

studied Art and Astronomy · Mission College, Santa Clara, CA1988 – 1989

Had to drop out to begin working.

Certifications in CSS · CodeAcademy2020 – 2026
Webflow Certification · Flux Academy2023 – 2026
Webflow Certification · Flux Academy2024 – 2026

Certifications and awards· 21

Webflow Certification2023

from Flux Academy

Webflow Certification2024

from Flux Academy

Design Thinking Certificate2022

from the IDxF (Interaction Design Foundation)

UX Design Certificate2021 – 2022

from Google/Coursera

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