About
Nikisha Roberts is a Product Designer with previous experience at Asana, Instrument, Tapestry Inc., and Zillow, along with a background spanning fashion design, photography, and digital design. She holds a degree in Cognitive Science from the University of Southern California and has had photography work featured in exhibitions including a display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Roberts currently works as a freelance product designer.
Experience
- Self-employedFreelance Product Designercurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- BAG CollectiveAssociatecurrent2025 — present
- AsanaProduct Designer (Apprentice)2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Art ProcessorsDesign Intern2024New York, New York, United States
- TapestryDigital Intern (Testing and Innovation)2023New York, United States
- ExcellaUX Design Intern2022 — 2023
- The Opportunity NetworkFellow2016 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Innovative Design at USCUX/UI Team Lead2022Los Angeles, California, United States
- Innovative Design at USCHead of Outreach2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- Innovative Design at USCWeb Designer2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social WorkStudent Assistant2020 — 2022Los Angeles, California, United States
- InstrumentUX Strategy Intern2021
- The Takeoff InstituteFellow2021
- Paragon OneUX Design Intern2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZillowProduct Research and Market Analyst Intern2020
- Stony Brook University Undergraduate Student GovernmentElection Board Vice Chair2018 — 2019Stony Brook, New York
- Photography Collections Preservation Project(PCPP)Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation Intern2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Studio Museum in HarlemExpanding the Walls Participant2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- YiminismIntern2018New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Arts - BA, Cognitive Science2020 — 2022
- Charles University
- Fashion Industries High SchoolHigh School Diploma, Fashion/Apparel Design2014 — 2018
Skills & more
Creative StrategyStrategyAttention to DetailLeadershipProblem SolvingTeamworkCommunicationDesign ThinkingProduct DesignSystems ThinkingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Exhibit Design
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StorytellingSketchUp3D ModelingContent CurationUser-centered DesignContent DevelopmentCatalogingCross-functional CollaborationsMarket ResearchBusiness StrategyUIMultivariate Testing- UX Design — BrainStation
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Same school
Also attended University of Southern California343
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Also attended Charles University46
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Shared employers
Also worked at Excella1
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