I am a UX Design Strategist and Researcher with 10+ years of experience creating impactful customer journeys and leading large international projects. My current role is Sr. Design Strategist/Design Thinking Facilitator at Bayer.

Grounded in human-centered design thinking, I’ve worked directly with C-suite executives, created an app for one of Asia’s largest banks, and utilized UX strategy to grow revenues of a non-profit by 20x.

I’ve always been inspired that music and technology have the ability to transcend boundaries. To that end, I’ve utilized UX design principles to grow a global music festival from an idea to an event that reaches 86,000+ people in over a dozen countries.

Let’s connect, I look forward to the next challenge!

Photo by Adrien Tillman

 

UX Adjacent Skills

  • Interview Skills

    Interviewed artists from over 40 countries.

  • Strategy

    Worked as consultant for Airbnb for the launch of their music experiences

    Designed a best-in class platform for donations

    Created a non-profit, grew the annual budget by 20x over 5 years

  • Consensus Building

    Facilitated design workshops for C-Suite stakeholders and designers to create universal buy-in for a launch of a new app.

    In an Executive Producer role, facilitated consensus amongst multiple stakeholders including sponsors, venues, Universities and non-profit organizations.

  • Creative Problem Solving

    Lead a festival’s pivot from in-person to digital experience.

  • Writing

    Wrote copy used by major institutions in New York City such as MoMA and Rubin Museum of Art.

    Masters Degree in Teaching of English

    Upgraded the language used in banking apps to make it more user-centric

  • Teamwork

    A people-person, I was elected Artistic Director by a group of 60 musicians .

Tools

  • Figma

  • Optimal Workshop

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • HTML/CSS

  • Content Strategy

  • UX Design

  • UX Research

  • UX Writing

  • Experience Design

  • Marketing

  • Copywriting

  • Project Management

  • UX Interview

  • Creative Problem Solving

 

Testimonials

 

As an Experience Designer, David Ellenbogen has contributed tremendously to our museum since 2015.

David has designed some of the most dynamic events in our museum’s history. These omni-channel customer experiences include overnight experiences, live streams with the New York Times, multi-floor dance parties, sold-out concert series and sound meditations.

David has continually brought forth fresh ideas that have expanded our audience and created significant revenue. From the very first event David created, which earned a full page article in the New York Times, he is always a pleasure to work with and has consistently delivered beyond our expectations.

- Tim McHenry

Deputy Executive Director & Chief Programmatic Officer at Rubin Museum of Art

I’ve had the pleasure to work with David Ellenbogen for many years on some incredible projects that are dear to my heart.

When David was pivoting his ground-breaking, 24 hour music festival from an online broadcast to a hybrid in-person/live event in 2016, he hired me as his Associate Producer. David was inspiring to work for, he was always open to new ideas and kept our team excited and focused on the vision. Under his leadership the festival has grown exponentially beyond what any of us had ever imagined.

As a UX designer, I worked with David as we conducted a full UX overhaul of an organization's website. David’s acumen with UX strategy helped us align business and user needs and the new site immediately resulted in increased donations. Always a thoughtful and empathetic person, David brings creativity, excitement, and sense of fun to every project.

- Miykaelah Sinclair

UX Designer @ iShares by BlackRock