Ashley Needham
About Ashley Needham
Ashley Needham is a Senior Product Design Manager at Asurion with a background in user experience and graphic design, and a passion for outdoor activities and dogs.
Senior Product Design Manager at Asurion
Ashley Needham currently serves as the Senior Product Design Manager at Asurion, a role she has held since 2022. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing the product design process, working closely with a team to create user-friendly and visually appealing designs. Her role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure that the final products meet user needs and company standards.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before joining Asurion, Ashley worked at Foreground as a Senior User Experience Designer and Lead Discovery from 2020 to 2022. In this remote role, she led efforts to improve user experience across various platforms. Prior to that, she was a User Experience Designer at Monstro for four months in 2020, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Between 2018 and 2020, Ashley served as a Senior Product Designer at IG Design Group Plc. She also has experience as a Graphic Designer and Lead Packaging Designer at Hansgrohe from 2016 to 2017.
Education and Training in Design
Ashley pursued her education in design at CareerFoundry, where she studied UX/UI and completed the UX Designer’s Course in 2020. Her formal education began at Georgia State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design, graduating in 2015 after five years of study. The combination of her education and hands-on experience has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of both graphic and user experience design.
Passion for Outdoor Activities and Pets
Outside of her professional life, Ashley has a passion for rock climbing, biking, and hiking, activities she enjoys during her free time. She is also a dog enthusiast and loves spending time with her dogs. Her hobbies reflect her active lifestyle and her love for the outdoors.
Creative Collaboration and Design Philosophy
Ashley finds great satisfaction in working with creative and driven individuals to bring innovative design solutions to life. Her design philosophy emphasizes creating fresh, aesthetically pleasing, and functional products. She focuses on meaningful design, ensuring that the end result is not only visually appealing but also highly functional and user-friendly.