I am a designer who strives to create meaningful user-centered experiences in digital and printed spaces. I approach challenges with curiosity and collaboration, blending strategy with hands-on design to deliver intuitive products and compelling brands. From leading design systems at Northeastern University to directing brand initiatives for clients like DoorDash and HubSpot, I build cohesive experiences across platforms, mentor teams, and push for quality and consistency in every interaction.…

Jen Magathan Walk

I am a designer who strives to create meaningful user-centered experiences in digital and printed spaces. I approach challenges with curiosity and collaboration, blending strategy with hands-on design to deliver intuitive products and compelling brands. From leading design systems at Northeastern University to directing brand initiatives for clients like DoorDash and HubSpot, I build cohesive experiences across platforms, mentor teams, and push for quality and consistency in every interaction.…

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I am a designer who strives to create meaningful user-centered experiences in digital and printed spaces. I approach challenges with curiosity and collaboration, blending strategy with hands-on design to deliver intuitive products and compelling brands.

From leading design systems at Northeastern University to directing brand initiatives for clients like DoorDash and HubSpot, I build cohesive experiences across platforms, mentor teams, and push for quality and consistency in every interaction.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

UX/UI Designer & Strategist at Northeastern University
January 1, 2023 - Present
Executing user experience, visual, and interaction design for multiple university web properties; providing UX/UI strategy to External Affairs Digital Marketing Team; building and maintaining the university’s design system and component library (Figma).
Creative Director at Jen Magathan Design
January 1, 2021 - Present
Providing creative direction, strategy, and consulting services for branding, print, UX, product, and web initiatives for clients such as DoorDash, HubSpot, Addison MacLeod Creative, Datalily, and 4basebio.
Associate Creative Director at Ten Bridge Communications
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Led design teams for clients such as Imvax, Epic Bio, C4 Therapeutics, Avrobio, Tenaya, and Schrödinger; executed conceptual design thinking and production; coordinated design strategy with account teams; people manager of the TBC Creative Team.
Visual & Interaction Design Manager at athenahealth
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2021
Spearheaded visual, interaction, and UX design strategy implementation as Lead Designer for athenahealth.com; coordinated design execution and QA with Development and UX teams in Boston and Bangalore; managed ongoing design iteration site-wide for athenahealth.com and epocrates.com; collaborated with Content, Product Marketing, Creative Services, and Brand Teams to ensure optimized user experiences while maintaining brand execution.
Senior Art Director at BEAM Interactive & Relationship Marketing
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Led design efforts for clients such as Converse, MINI, Fidelity, and AMG Funds; coordinated/designed interactive website experiences in collaboration with Strategy, UX/UI, and Development Teams.
Senior Designer at Tank Design
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2015
Project designer and team lead for clients such as FedEx, New Balance, Boston Children’s Hospital, TJX Companies, The Wyeth, Keds, Draper, and Rotel HiFi; designed websites, brands, interior spaces, and print collateral; contributed to brand strategy, press management, and design management.
Assistant Professor of Design at Michigan State University
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Instructor of Graphic Design 1, Typography 1, Book Design, and History of Graphic Design; served as Faculty Advisor to the MSU AIGA Student Group.
Junior Architect/Graphic Designer at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007
Led design of presentation graphics for clients such as the U.S. State Department, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Geological Survey, National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Museum of Natural History, and National Air & Space Museum.

Education

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Rhode Island School of Design
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude at Virginia Tech
August 28, 1999 - May 4, 2004

Qualifications

NEDMA Silver Award Winner
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Issued by New England Direct Marketing Association (w/athenahealth)
Lasell College Design School Advisory Board Member
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Member of Advisory Board that determines the trajectory and course development of the Graphic Design curriculum at Lasell College. Newton, MA.
UrbanCanvas Design Competition Winner
September 1, 2010 - September 1, 2010
This competition was an innovative contest to develop creative artwork for construction fences and scaffolds in New York City. “My Urban Sky” was one of four chosen winners from 133 entries (National) and was installed in two Manhattan locations.
Graphic Design Guest Critic (MIT, UCONN, MassArt, Lasell College and MSU)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
“Hi, I’m Jen. I’m a Designer. I work at Tank” - MIT Cambridge, MA, Fall 2014 “Jen Magathan Shares Her Process” - University of Connecticut, Lasell College and Massachusetts College of Art and Design Storrs, CT, Newton, MA & Boston, MA, Fall 2013 “Portfolio - Design & Strategies” Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, Spring 2010

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Education, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction
    paper Website design for Research at Northeastern University

    Northeastern University is one of the top R1 research institutions in the United States. To highlight the innovative work being done in the areas of health, security, and sustainability, a new interactive website was created. By combining stories about current researchers, dynamic imagery, animation, and video, the site expresses the innovation and impact Northeastern Research has on the world.

    w/Northeastern University

    research.northeastern.edu

    paper Brand refresh and interactive website design for Rotel HiFi

    More than fifty years of designing, engineering, and manufacturing audio/video components have put Rotel HiFi at the top of the audio field. An interactive website experience, inspired by highlighting the clean lines and detailed construction of Rotel products, was created to reflect the brand steeped in tradition and excellence.

    w/Tank Design

    jenmagathan.com/work/rotel-hifi

    paper Visual branding and animation of corporate values for C4 Therapeutics

    C4 Therapeutics is a Boston based biotechnology company specializing in the treatment of cancer and other diseases with novel early-stage therapies that show a promising ability to eliminate disease causing proteins. To boost recruiting efforts, C4T wanted to visually brand the five company values, and have them reflect the unique qualities of the people who work for the company. A visual system leveraging animation and the elements of the C4T logo was created to bring a modern touch to the values that represent this cutting-edge group of scientists.

    w/Ten Bridge Communications

    jenmagathan.com/work/c4-therapeutics

    paper User experience strategy and corporate website redesign for athenahealth

    Following a rebrand of athenahealth in 2017, a redesign of the company’s website was initiated. After an exhaustive user experience and content strategy overhaul, a flexible system of configurable website components was designed and developed to provide as much flexibility as possible, while maintaining a brand focused visual aesthetic.

    w/athenahealth

    jenmagathan.com/work/athenahealth-website

    paper Brand refresh, animation, collateral, and website design for Epic Bio

    EpiCrisper (formerly) Epic Bio is a San Francisco based biotechnology company specializing in the exciting new space of epigenetic engineering. By leveraging Lottie animation, unique interactive elements, and a refreshed brand system, a website was created that reflected the company’s technological approach.

    w/Ten Bridge Communications

    enmagathan.com/work/epic-bio

    paper Brand refresh, website concepting, and collateral design for Draper

    Draper is a century old engineering firm with headquarters located in Cambridge, MA. The cutting-edge engineering laboratory wanted a new brand to reflect its innovative thinking and creative approach to science. The full brand program included identity, defined brand pillars and voice, as well as a website redesign.

    w/Tank Design

    jenmagathan.com/work/draper

    paper Interactive website design and brand refresh for Imvax

    Imvax is a biotechnology company based in Philadelphia, specializing in the area of immuno-oncology. They wanted their brand to reflect the exciting clinical outcomes they are achieving with their unique cancer treating platform. A modern refinement of their logo and new visual language based on the idea of every cancer’s ‘unique signature’, an element at the heart of Imvax’s approach to cancer, were created and implemented on a new interactive website.

    w/Ten Bridge Communications

    jenmagathan.com/work/imvax