RESUME
Professional and Volunteering Experiences on UX
May 2024
GAME DESIGNER,
UX Researcher and Designer, Writer
Guiding Star
I assumed the roles of: Project Lead, Game Designer, UX researcher and designer, and writer, for a videogame developed during a one-month game jam (Minigame a Month May 2024).
September 2022 - May 2023
WEBSITE ASSISTANT,
#GamesUR NA Summit 2023
As a Website Assistant for the conference "Games UR Summit NA 2023", I diagnosed the accessibility and usability of the 2022 website and recommended measures to improve its redesign.
August-October 2022
ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANT,
INKLINGWOOD STUDIOS
Assessed issues with the game’s website and social media accessibility through manual and automatic checks; reported and recommended improvements for identified issues on accessibility and Marketing/SEO;
Playtested for bugs and usability in the game’s demo.
January 2021 - Present
CONTRIBUTOR/ TESTER,
USERTESTING
Provided feedback on over 100 digital products, such as websites and app prototypes; learned, from the inside, an in-depth understanding of user testing procedures and website usability.
EDUCATION
September 2017 -
January 2024
MASTER ON MUSEOLOGY AND MUSEOGRAPHY,
FACULTY OF FINE-ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON
Published the Master's thesis "Innaccesible Websites: Online Usability and Accessibility of Portuguese Museums", evaluating three portuguese case studies with an accessibility diagnosis based on the WCAG and user tests with 15 users.
September 2013 - July 2017
LICENCIATURE ON SCIENCES OF ART AND HERITAGE,
Faculty of Fine-Arts of the University of Lisbon
Acquired researching experience on the subjects of Art History (4 semesters), Museology (two semesters), Restoration Theory (2 semesters) and Practices (2 semesters), Visual Culture (2 semesters) and Art Criticism (2 semesters).
Acquired knowledge and practice on Drawing (6 semesters)
TRAINING and CERTIFICATIONS
January 2024
AUDITORS AND FACILITATORS FOR WEB ACCESSIBILITY - BRONZE AND SILVER BADGES (14 hours)
AGENCY FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNIZATION (AMA)
Certificate ID number: f2a1ccc738e64267acafa9a84bd91892
TALKS & CONFERENCES
Presentations in Academic Conferences and Summits
Conference:
II Encontro sobre a Acessibilidade nas Artes e no Património.
Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, Junho 2022.
Closed captions in English and Portuguese available with the video. You may also read the transcription.
SKILLS
WEB ACCESSIBILITY
DIAGNOSIS
WCAG 2.1, level A, AA and AAA;
Portuguese Legislation for Accessibility;
Screen Reader: NVDA;
Keyboard Navigation;
Microsoft Word and PDF accessibility.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPLEMENTATIONS
Closed Captioning/Subtitles and transcriptions;
Alt text for Social Media, Webpages and Documents;
Editing HTML; Wordpress; Wix; reading CSS;
Microsoft Office Word.
USABILITY AND UX
Experienced in: Conference websites and museum websites.
User testing procedures: recruiting target demographics; interviewing; creating, conducting and reporting on usability tests.
SEO AND MARKETING
Closed Captioning for videos on social media;
Keyword Research;
Website SEO (Meta Descriptions; Titles; Headings; Alt Text)
Kickstarter Campaigns;
Facebook Ads.