Elisabeth Geddes
About Elisabeth Geddes
Elisabeth Geddes is a Senior Communications Designer at Credit Karma, where she has worked since 2018. She has a background in design and user experience, having contributed to various projects across multiple sectors, including finance and technology.
Work at Credit Karma
Elisabeth Geddes has served as a Senior Communications Designer at Credit Karma since 2018. In this role, she designed the company's first cohesive multiple speaker presentation deck for the executive committee's semi-annual town hall. Her work emphasizes the importance of clear narratives and emotional impact in presentation design. Additionally, she overhauled Salesforce's Getting Started Webinar Series and Workbook to align with the new brand look and feel, showcasing her ability to adapt to evolving brand identities.
Previous Experience
Prior to her tenure at Credit Karma, Geddes held various positions in design and research. She worked as a Design Research Consultant at Nike from 2003 to 2004. She also served as a User Experience Researcher at Wells Fargo from 2006 to 2008, where she developed a new user interface for the internal team website, resulting in increased hit rates and recognition from management. Additionally, she was a Crew Leader at the US Census Bureau for seven months in 2010 and worked at watchLAB Studios as a Qualitative Market Research Recruiter and Recruiting Manager from 2010 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Elisabeth Geddes holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design and Sculpture from the University of Southern California, where she studied from 1993 to 1997. She furthered her education with a Master of Design (MDes) in Communication and Product Design, User Research from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, completing her studies from 2000 to 2003. Geddes possesses expertise in presentation design and user experience design methodologies, which she utilizes to understand project needs and goals.
Achievements in Design
Throughout her career, Geddes has supported companies across diverse market sectors, including Apparel, Biotech, Design, Engineering, Finance, Social Media, and Software. Her role as Interim Creative Director at Probitas Partners involved ensuring continuity in the publication calendar despite additional projects. She is proficient in design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Sketch, and OmniGraph, which she employs for UI and digital design.