BRITTA HANSEN
ContactAboutWorkHomeHomeWorkAboutContact

A collaborative user interface & user experience designer, problem solver, and strategist

Hello. I'm Britta. I craft user-centered designs for digital products that are intuitive and inspiring. I work at a large research non-profit organization where I create digital solutions for the federal government, foundations and other non-profits. I'm a multi-talented designer that can go from the digital to physical space, designing cohesive experiences at every touch point.

Strategy
UI/UX Design
Creative Direction
BRAND

RECOVER Initiative

Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) is a federal initiative to understand, prevent, and treat Long COVID.

As the creative lead for this initiative, I designed the public facing website that is constantly evolving based on usability testing and analytics, and worked closely with my team to create the overarching brand. I am responsible for the overall strategy of the site, information architecture, UX and UI design, and the visual design.

Client
National Institutes of Health
Role
Design Strategy, Lead UI/UX Designer, Creative Director, Visual Designer
Date
2021-Present
REcover Case Study >
Thumbnail of the RECOVER homepage.
Interior thumbnail of the RECOVER Long Covid page.
Strategy
UI/UX Design
Creative Direction
BRAND
Print

DoD STEM

The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program attracts, inspires, and develops exceptional STEM talent across the education continuum.

My team leads the communications and outreach for DoD STEM. I serve as the creative director for all deliverables ensuring brand integrity and cohesion. I led the redesign of the public facing website to modernize the site, improve the user experience and put accessibility in the forefront. I oversee three other digital platforms for this client including a community collaboration platform, a robotics grants application and dashboard, and a digital badging platform.

Client
Department of Defense STEM
Role
Communication and Design Strategy, Lead UI/UX Designer, Creative Director, Visual Designer
Date
2020-Present
DoD STEM Case Study >
Thumbnail of the DoD STEM homepage.
Strategy
UI/UX Design
Creative Direction

InSTEP

NC State University's Invigorating Statistics and Data Science Teaching through Professional Learning (InSTEP) is an online learning platform that provides 6-12 grade educators instruction in teaching statistics and data science.

This is a custom platform including a backend content management system, surveys, and micro-credentials. I worked closely with the client and our internal team of developers to define the overall scope of this project, created user flows and the information architecture, participate in user research, and oversee the creation of wireframes and prototypes.

Client
Friday Institute, part of NC State University, funded by the National Science Foundation
Role
Product Strategy, Lead UI/UX Designer, Creative Director, Visual Designer
Date
2020-Present
InSTEP Case Study >
Thumbnail of the InSTEP homepage.
Strategy
UI/UX Design
Creative Direction

Sprocket

Sprocket is an online platform for teachers to manage and modify project-based learning (PBL) curriculum, and includes an online community where teachers are able to share ways to implement and adapt courses.

For this custom product, I lead the initial research, worked on the technical scope, created user flows and the information architecture, participated in user research, and lead the UI/UX design.

Client
Lucas Education Research, Edutopia
Role
Product Strategy, Lead UI/UX Designer, Creative Director, Visual Designer
Date
2015-Present
SPROCKET OVERVIEW >
Thumbnail image of the Sprocket homepage
Strategy
UI/UX Design

Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

In collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), I led the overall design process to create the Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (REHE) site to disseminate the findings of ACE's research.

I worked closely with the client to define the product strategy, create the information architecture, led focus groups, created low and high fidelity wireframes, and prototypes. This year, we will be overhauling the microsite to include additional research findings and feedback from users.

Client
American Council on Education (ACE)
Role
Product Strategy, Lead UI/UX Designer, Creative Director, Visual Designer
Date
2015-Present
REHE OVERVIEW >
Thumbnail of the Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education homepage

Hello, I'm Britta.

I'm a designer with a wide range of skills including product design, UI and UX design, visual design, product management and quality assurance. My current role is Creative and Program Director for the User Experience Design and Product Management Program at RTI International, a global non-profit research organization. 

I'm a creative problem solver and am skilled at creating delightful solutions that are smart, simple, and put the user first. I'm collaborative designer and believe the best product solutions come from bringing users, researchers, content strategist, designers, and developers together.

View My Work >
Learn More About Me >

Experience

2022 — Present  //  RTI International
Creative & Program Director
UX Design & Product Management
2019 — 2022  //  RTI International
Creative Director
Center for technology & Data Management
2014 — 2019  //  RTI International
Senior Web Designer
Center for technology & Data Management
2012 — 2014  //  Weejee Learning
Senior Web & Graphic Designer
2012  //  AICPA
Senior Interface & Graphic Designer
Download Full Resume (PDF) >
HOMEWORKABOUT
hansen.britta@gmail.com