Delaney Rua

Experience

Post-grad, I have worked across the EdTech, Climate Tech, and AI verticals.
In 2022, I established an oil painting studio practice, which I continue to manage today.

Delaney's Designs

Product Designer

Jun 2022

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Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Managed client expectations and communicated effectively to provide high-fidelity brand identity, design mockups, and business action plans for clients in EdTech, Climate Tech, FinTech, and Legal Relations.

Maintained meticulous financial records regarding business travel, reimbursable expenses, billable work, and ad hoc contract changes.

djrua.art

Oil Painter

Jun 2022

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Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Paint custom commissions for clients both domestically and internationally. Focus is on contemporary portraiture in oil.

Hand-stretch and prepare canvases and untraditional painting surfaces using custom techniques

Manage and run the Djrua.art studio space, online presence, and financial operations

Inspirit AI, Inc.

Product Manager

Aug 2021

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Jun 2022

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Managed the user research process and UX design of three online Artificial Intelligence education products, reaching thousands of K-12 students in 70+ countries.

Conducted hundreds of sales calls with prospective students and families, increasing summer course enrollment by 130%.

Designed and built multiple AI SEO-optimized landing pages and ran paid A/B test advertisements to increase sales lead acquisition.

Curious Cardinals

Head of Design

Feb 2021

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Aug 2021

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Worked directly with the CEO to design and deliver a custom website and web app experience for students and families using Figma & Adobe Suite.

Designed, created, and disseminated social media, web, and course curriculum content to increase brand awareness and promote student educational outcomes.

Admiral: Adblock Publisher Solutions

BI Researcher + Graphic Designer

Sep 2020

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Feb 2021

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducted and effectively communicated insights from user research for the customer dashboard, a GUI used by more than 15,000 Admiral publishers internationally.

Produced inclusive, on-brand illustrations for the Admiral customer-facing website using Procreate, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Stanford Behavior Design Lab

Design Research Assistant

Jun 2019

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May 2020

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinated and led a multi-disciplinary team in developing a browser-based tool for reducing screen time, utilizing Lean Startup principles to guide research, prototyping, and testing.

Contributed to the artistic direction and user experience of the Screentime Genie project, working alongside renowned researcher BJ Fogg, PhD.

Hi 👋I'm Delaney – a product designer and artist living on the East Coast.

I believe great user research lies at the 💌 of the best products. Let's think outside the 📦 to solve big, 🙋-centered challenges.

Case Studies

Teaching & Mentorship

Build Your Own Competition-Ready Apps!

Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

UX Design & Front-End Development

Applying Design Thinking to Your AI Projects

Education

Stanford, CA

Stanford University

Class of 2020 (Aug. 2016 - June 2020)

BSE - Product Design

Experience

Delaney's Designs

Product Designer

Jun 2022

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Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

djrua.art

Oil Painter

Jun 2022

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Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Inspirit AI, Inc.

Product Manager

Aug 2021

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Jun 2022

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Curious Cardinals

Head of Design

Feb 2021

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Aug 2021

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Admiral: Adblock Publisher Solutions

BI Researcher + Graphic Designer

Sep 2020

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Feb 2021

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Stanford Behavior Design Lab

Design Research Assistant

Jun 2019

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May 2020

Current

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

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Hi 👋
I'm Delaney – a product designer and artist living on the East Coast.

Want to get in touch?
Let's chat!