NICOLAS ELIZAGA
PRODUCT DESIGNER
I am a product designer with a strong technical foundation and versatile skillset based out of Seattle, with 4 years of product design experience and 8 years of agency experience. My favorite things: tackling challenging design problems, designing digital experiences that people will love, prototyping interesting interactions, learning new things, and sweating the details.
Currently improving the browsing & content discovery experience for HBO GO / NOW across platforms and devices. Say hello!
Designing Prime Video experiences for your living room, the rest of your home, and your car.
Improving the browsing & content discovery experience for HBO GO / NOW across platforms and devices. Most recently embarking on a new direct-to-consumer streaming product for WarnerMedia encompassing HBO and other notable brands. My experience at HBO has spanned UX/interaction design, visual design, and prototyping across mobile, web, and TV devices. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ship multiple features. Ran Framer workshops and “office hours” for peers to help teach the tool and facilitate prototyping as a regular part of our design process.
A fast-paced design and development role creating online experiences for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and TLC shows. Responsibilities included wireframing, designing, building, and shipping projects with a small, nimble team. Projects ranged from small show interactives to large, high-traffic, international hubs for special Discovery broadcasts.
A hybrid role, where I was responsible for art directing, designing, and sometimes building user experiences, while maintaining the highest level of quality possible across interactive projects. Projects included animations, mobile experiences, kiosk installations, and full sites. Frequently communicated directly with clients to present design thinking and deliverables.
Worked with a team of art directors, designers, and developers to design and implement online experiences. Projects were mostly Flash-based, but ventured into HTML near the end of my time there.
My freelance moniker, where I've had the opportunity to work on projects ranging from full site builds to animations. I even built a site for David Lynch.
GPA 3.5 – DEAN'S LIST.
Relevant coursework covered interactive design, programming foundation, motion graphics, digital and film photography (including some lightroom time), 3D design and concepts, and video editing/compositing. Minored in art history and studied abroad in Italy for a semester.
User experience, interaction, and visual design in product design and agency contexts
Building interactive prototypes to validate designs and interactions in Invision and Framer X (React-based)
Front-end development with HTML, CSS, and Javascript
Strong communicator and collaborator
Obsessed with process improvement and excellent documentation
HBO, Discovery, Animal Planet, Nike / Jordan, PUMA, Adidas, Dos Equis, PBS Kids,
Kellogg's, Ford, Audi, Universal Studios