Vanessa Wirtz

Product Designer / Design Lead / Challenger of things

Hi, it’s me 🙂

I am glad that you take the time to get to know me briefly. Look around, make yourself a picture and if you have any questions feel free to get in touch. So have fun! But please take off your shoes. I just cleaned…

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Vanessa Wirtz

Product Designer / Design Lead / Challenger of things

Hi, it’s me 🙂

I am glad that you take the time to get to know me briefly. Look around, make yourself a picture and if you have any questions feel free to get in touch. So have fun! But please take off your shoes. I just cleaned…

Get in Touch

Why me?

Having me in the team means a gain in positive Impact

I love to inspire colleagues and be inspired by them. Through a close exchange and the use of different method sets, we manage to structure projects together, efficiently and with maximum success.

I am an absolute team player. I plan fun design sprints, hold interactive workshops, am always available and informed as a contact person. Some team members call me a walking help center.

You don't just hire skills, you hire attitude!

I bring the right attitude and motivation to lead every project to the best result. I work in an agile, communicative and solution-oriented way and in a good mood. 

You need help? Feel free to ask me. In return, be sure that I will also come towards you. Either to discuss something professional or to ask “How is your day”?

Maybe don’t schedule meetings too early in the morning. This is my least presentable time of the day :D.

You get a whole bunch of hard and soft kills

Conceptual and complex thinking are among my strengths. No matter how deep I am in the subject, I never lose sight of the big picture, which is a must in design systems to ensure consistency.

My organisational and communication skills are appreciated by stakeholders and team members alike. A good time management and well structured files are a must.

Please scroll down to see my tool knowledge and hard skills.

Why me?

Having me in your team means a gain in positive Impact

I love to inspire colleagues and be inspired by them. Through a close exchange and the use of different method sets, we manage to structure projects together, efficiently and with maximum success.

I am an absolute team player. I plan fun design sprints, hold interactive workshops, am always available and informed as a contact person. Some team members call me a walking help center.

You don't just hire skills, you hire attitude!

I bring the right attitude and motivation to lead every project to the best result. I work in an agile, communicative and solution-oriented way and in a good mood. 

You need help? Feel free to ask me. In return, be sure that I will also come towards you. Either to discuss something professional or to ask “How is your day”?

Maybe don’t schedule meetings at 8 am. This is my least presentable time of the day :D.

You get a whole bunch of hard and soft kills

Conceptual and complex thinking are among my strengths. No matter how deep I am in the subject, I never lose sight of the big picture, which is a must in design systems to ensure consistency.

My organisational and communication skills are appreciated by stakeholders and team members alike. A good time management and well structured files are a must.

Please scroll down to see my tool knowledge and hard skills.

What can i do for you?

Tools

Figma / FigJam
Sketch
Frontify
WordPress
Abstract
Adobe CC (XD, AI, PS, AE, ID, DW, LR)
Jira & Confluence

hard Skills

Design lead
Design systems
User interface design
Brand design
HTML & CSS
Prototyping
Sprint planning

Soft skills

Teamplayer
Communication / Presentation
Organisation
Workshops
Challenger
Self-initiated

My Curriculum Vitae

06/ 2019 - today

UX/UI-Design

Trusted Shops AG
Design lead in team brand / Subproject management / Creation of excellent user experiences and product designs / creation of user-flows / user interface design / prototyping / development and documenation of a company design system in Figma / sprint planning in FigJam / creation of libraries / further development of the Trusted Shop Brand /basic graphic design workshops for content creators held in englisch and german / Live Figma workshops / Screenrecording tutorials

03/2019 - 05/2019

HEAD OF DESIGN

MUSIC STORE PROFESSIONAL GMBH

Resource planning / campaign planning / coordination and implementation of design tasks in the day-to-day business / cooperation with the CEO / responsibility for personnel / the girl for everything 

09/2014 - 02/2018

VISUAL DESIGN

ZONE GMBH

Design of responsive campaign microsites from wireframe to clickable prototype for clients such as pitstop.de, Florette and DEVK / creation of social media content / creation of storyboards / design of ads / planning and execution of photo shoots / production of illustrations.

04/2011 - 08/2014

ART DIRECTOR

CENTER.TV HEIMATFERNSEHEN KÖLN GMBH & CO. KG

Graphic support of customer projects in direct customer contact / development of a company CD / conception and design of print media / design of studio decoration / creation of all on-air and online graphics / content maintenance of the company’s own website using a CMS (Typo 3).

11/2011 - 03/2011

ART DIRECTOR

A.RTE KOMMUNIKATION GMBH

Layout and final artwork of advertising brochures and advertisements / image editing and photo coordination with the in-house photo studio / customer service.

12/2009 - 12/2010

MEDIA DESIGNER

A.RTE KOMMUNIKATION GMBH

Layout and final artwork of advertising brochures and advertisements / image editing / image motif research and selection / image composing.

11/2008 - 10/2009

GRAPHIC TRAINEE

A.RTE KOMMUNIKATION GMBH

Final artwork for advertising brochures and other print media / Image editing / image motif research and selection / image composing.

order form RELAUNCH

Additional products are added to the order form. In this project I show the workflow, the project goals and the solutions.

orderform RELAUNCH

Additional products are added to the order form. In this project I show the workflow, the project goals and the solutions.

Branding "Pfalzranger Natur-und Wildnisschule"

The CI of a nature and wilderness school should reflect the philosophy and values of the school.

The logo shows nature. The mountains and the forest reflect the region “Pfalz”. The colour palette is based on colours that occur in nature and convey a sense of sustainability and environmental awareness. Images and graphics reflect the nature and wilderness of the environment and convey a sense of adventure and discovery.

The tonality of the language should be friendly and welcoming, with a focus on learning and connecting with nature.

Some arty stuff

Amateur photographer and medium talented drawer. 

Building up a Design System

Establish, maintain and document an enterprise-wide design system.

Branding "Pfalzranger Natur- & Wildnisschule

The CI of a nature and wilderness school should reflect the philosophy and values of the school.

The logo shows nature. The mountains and the forest reflect the region “Pfalz”. The colour palette is based on colours that occur in nature and convey a sense of sustainability and environmental awareness. Images and graphics reflect the nature and wilderness of the environment and convey a sense of adventure and discovery.

The tonality of the language should be friendly and welcoming, with a focus on learning and connecting with nature.

Some arty stuff

Amateur photographer and medium talented drawer. 

Building up a Design system

Establish, maintain and document an enterprise-wide design system.

“You are never finished, you just stop at some point.”

© Vanessa Wirtz 2023