Lindsey Kirkbride
About Lindsey Kirkbride
Lindsey Kirkbride is a Lead UX Designer currently employed at Wizards of the Coast since 2021. She has extensive experience in product design, having held various roles at New Relic, Inc. and other companies over the past 15 years.
Current Role at Wizards of the Coast
Lindsey Kirkbride serves as the Lead UX Designer at Wizards of the Coast, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on enhancing user experience across various products and platforms. Her responsibilities include leading design initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring that user-centered design principles are integrated into the development process.
Previous Experience at New Relic, Inc.
Lindsey Kirkbride has extensive experience at New Relic, Inc., where she held multiple roles over several years. She worked as a Senior Product Designer from 2016 to 2018, contributing to product design and user experience improvements. Following this, she served as a Senior Design Manager from 2019 to 2020, and as a Senior Design Operations Manager from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she was a Product Design Manager for 10 months in 2018 and a Product Designer from 2015 to 2016.
Early Career and Design Roles
Lindsey Kirkbride began her career in design with various roles that laid the foundation for her expertise. She worked as a Design Intern at SightWorks in 2006, followed by positions as a User Interface Developer at opus:creative and StepChange from 2008 to 2010. She then transitioned to user experience roles, including User Experience Designer & Developer at Dachis Group and Experience Designer at R/GA, where she worked in the Portland, Oregon area.
Interaction Design Experience
Lindsey Kirkbride has experience in interaction design, notably during her time at Thunderhead.com, where she worked as an Interaction Designer for 7 months in 2012 to 2013. This role involved creating engaging user interfaces and improving user interactions, contributing to her overall skill set in user experience design.