Melissa Komadina
About Melissa Komadina
Melissa Komadina is a Product Designer with a diverse background in UX writing, content strategy, and marketing. She values collaboration with sales, marketing, and customer support to enhance product design projects.
Current Role at Brandfolder
Melissa Komadina serves as a Product Designer at Brandfolder, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she focuses on creating user-centered designs that enhance the overall product experience. Her work emphasizes collaboration with various teams, including sales, marketing, and customer support, to ensure the success of product design projects.
Previous Experience in Product Design
Prior to her current role, Melissa worked as a Product Designer at Spectrum from 2017 to 2021. During her four years there, she contributed to various design projects that improved user experience. Additionally, she held the position of Senior User Experience Designer at CenturyLink for one year from 2021 to 2022, where she further honed her skills in user experience design.
Background in Content Strategy and Marketing
Melissa has a diverse background that includes roles in content strategy and marketing. She worked as a Content Strategist and Social Media Manager at Life Time from 2015 to 2016. Earlier, she served as a Freelance Marketing Consultant/Manager at Nutrition Conditioning for two months in 2013. Her experience also includes a position as a Social Marketing Specialist at Envision Healthcare Corporation from 2014 to 2015.
Educational Background
Melissa's educational journey includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, where she studied History, International Studies, and Women's Studies from 2004 to 2008. She also completed a UX Design program at General Assembly in 2019. Earlier, she studied European History and Modern Greek at the American College of Thessaloniki for one year in 2006 to 2007.
Contributions to Microsoft Careers
During her time at Microsoft Corporation as a vendor copywriter from 2016 to 2017, Melissa created content for Microsoft Careers' social media channels. She developed scripts for videos aimed at LGBTQ+ job applicants and provided content strategy recommendations for the Microsoft Careers website, based on audience research and user personas.