hey hi hello 👋

my name is amanda ✨

hey hi hello 👋 my name is amanda ✨

I’m a designer based in Boston by way of New Hampshire and New York. I’m currently a multidisciplinary senior designer at EF Eduction First. Before that, I was an Art Director at Symphony Talent, a recruitment marketing agency, where I worked on employer brand campaigns for major corporations.

My work focuses on branding while incorporating UX best practices so that I can design not only beautiful experiences, but ones that truly bring value to people.

When I’m not working, I can usually be found reading, making ceramics, or petting dogs on the sidewalk while I explore my neighborhood. I’m always looking to grow my skills and meet other creatives to collaborate with, so if you would like to chat, feel free to email me at hi@amanda-bentley.com

Kind words from current & former colleagues

“Amanda is our in-house expert on all things Figma, driving best practices across email, web, and other templates/how-tos as well as file organization in the program. She’s a clear, confident communicator of her systems and has the ability to communicate with and teach other designers in a way that is digestible and non-intimidating, making her a reliable go-to team member.

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“Amanda is dependable—she hits her deadlines and drives her work forward with limited oversight—and she’s self-driven enough to progress work forward even when process isn’t totally clear.”

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“Amanda is strong when it comes to business acumen and problem-solving skills. She has a broad baseline of knowledge about our customer journey and a strong inclination to ground her work in metrics and numbers.”

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“Amanda is a strong designer with impressive time management and organizational skills. I am always very impressed at how quickly she can tackle deliverables without sacrificing their quality. She really just “gets it” and is super on-point with how she executes things which makes her an important part of the team and the business.”

Work experience

Senior Designer | EF Education First

Boston, MA | April 2024 – Present

Designer | EF Education First

Boston, MA | August 2021 – April 2024

  • Streamlined the digital design process by translating existing UI components into an easy to use pattern library to guide all designers to work within a consistent visual design system

  • Collaborate with UX designers and developers to create patterns within our defined web components, weighing marketing needs and engineering limitations

  • Act as the liaison between the marketing, UX/UI, and development teams to advocate for brand consistency and cross-functional input

  • Translate the brand with strategic direction into designs for a variety of assets, from print materials to web and lead generation campaigns

Art Director | Symphony Talent

New York, NY | May 2018 – July 2021

  • Designed career websites and employer brands alongside marketing and research teams to drive brand awareness and increase strategic hiring within budgets of $3K-500K

  • Created websites and landing pages, including wireframing and low-fidelity prototyping, and coordinated hand-off to development

  • Collaborated with copywriters and creative directors to ideate, develop and execute marketing campaigns that resulted in higher rates of successful applicants for client

Design Lead | Awaken Studio

New York, NY | May 2016 – March 2018

  • Conceptualized & designed websites for small businesses, non-profits and entrepreneurs looking to develop an online brand presence

  • Lead the rebrand of Awaken Studio, including brand positioning & creating a visual brand guide, which helped double the size of the team and client list in a little over a year

Design Assistant | Awaken Studio

New York, NY | December 2016 – May 2018

  • Designed user-friendly websites on for clients with existing brands

  • Updated & maintained client sites after launch as needed

Skills

Tools
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro), Sketch, Figma,

Design
Branding, UI/UX, Digital Design, Print Production, Social Media Design, Wireframing

Interpersonal
Collaborative, Multi-Tasker, Empathetic, Curious, Adaptable, Open-minded

Education

General Assembly
User Experience Design | 10-Week Part-Time Course

School of Visual Arts
Brand Identity Design | Continuing Education course

Hofstra University
B.S. Fine Arts, Graphic Design | Minor in Psychology