👋🏾 Jenai Charles
About 👋🏾 Jenai Charles
Jenai Charles is a Product Designer with extensive experience in UX/UI design, currently serving as the Founder of Okay Jak Studio since 2019. She has a background in creating human-centered experiences and data-driven product opportunities, and has worked with various companies in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco Bay areas.
Work at Havenly
Jenai Charles has been employed at Havenly as a Product Designer since 2021. In this role, she focuses on creating data-driven product opportunities that enhance brand loyalty. She collaborates closely with executive and product teams to develop concepts and execute iterative designs. Her work involves leading end-to-end product design across adaptive web and native platforms, ensuring that design solutions are effectively launched in collaboration with engineering teams.
Current Role at Okay Jak Studio
Jenai Charles is the Founder of Okay Jak Studio, a position she has held since 2019. The studio is located in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area. As the founder, she is responsible for overseeing the studio's operations and design projects, focusing on developing impactful human-centered experiences at scale.
Previous Experience in UX/UI Design
Prior to her current roles, Jenai Charles worked as a Freelance UX/UI Designer at Pattern for two months in 2021. She also served as a Freelance Senior UX Designer at Runyon Design for two months in the same year. Additionally, she worked at Willa Creative as a UX/UI Designer from 2020 to 2021 for nine months, all within the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area.
Educational Background
Jenai Charles studied at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Her studies spanned from 2014 to 2018, culminating in her graduation with a degree that provided a foundation for her career in design and marketing.
Early Career in Marketing
In 2019, Jenai Charles worked as a Marketing Coordinator at DAS Group, Inc for eight months in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area. This role contributed to her understanding of marketing strategies and how they intersect with design, further informing her approach in her subsequent design roles.