Ellen Rose

Ellen Rose

Ellen Rose is a Senior Experience Designer with an approach that combines design-thinking methodologies, elevated visual craft and high emotional intelligence.

Currently leading design on client projects at SYPartners, a premiere transformation consultancy.

A New Yorker living in Portland, OR.

Experience Design

Designing end-to-end for Web, Mobile, and Experiential Events (Digital and In-Person), including Prototyping; Testing; Vibe-Coding; Building; Partnering with Engineering/Dev

User-Centered/Design Thinking Methodologies

User Research (Surveys, Interviews, Personas, Journey Maps); Problem Framing; Ideation and Brainstorming

AI-Native

Continually experimenting with and integrating AI tools into my workflows, including for research, rapid concepting, prototyping, and development; primarily with Claude suite + Figma, Replit

Also, defining when not to use AI tools in the creative process

Visual Design

Logos; Typography; Color Palettes; Editorial Design; Print & Digital Graphic Assets; Illustration

Visual Storytelling

Concept Development; Storyboarding; Art Direction for Photo, Video and Motion Design; Presentation Design

  • Executive-Level Presentation
  • Systems-Thinking
  • Client/Stakeholder Management
  • High Emotional Intelligence
  • Adaptable and Resilient
  • Comfort with High Levels of Ambiguity and Complexity

MFA Products of Design

Graduate program in design leadership
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Winner of the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for Academic Excellence

RISD

Continuing Education: Graphic Design

Lafayette College

BA with Honors in Spanish & Studio Art
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

  • AARP
  • Olaplex
  • Anthropologie
  • Mars Inc.
  • BlackRock
  • Merative
  • BNY Mellon
  • MoMA Design Store
  • Cognizant
  • PayPal
  • CoreWeave
  • Saks Fifth Avenue
  • CVS Health
  • Starbucks
  • EY
  • ThinkFoodGroup
  • Freshfields
  • Upwork
  • General Catalyst
  • WBA (Walgreens)
  • Harry's Inc.
  • X
  • IBM Research
  • XQ
  • J. Crew