Summary
Emily Houser is a UI/UX designer with eight years of experience crafting research-backed, accessible designs and shipping them as functional React code. Based in Missoula, Montana, she has led external and internal user research campaigns at reThought Insurance Corporation and translated findings into features ranging from small UI tweaks to complex product experiences. Emily bridges design and development with hands-on frontend knowledge and developer empathy, managing JIRA workflows and presenting user data to stakeholders across underwriting, engineering, and executive teams. Formerly a teacher, she brings strong communication, user advocacy, and facilitation skills to design work—skills honed while liaising between diverse users and technical teams. She also produces marketing and outreach materials, demonstrating a rare blend of UX, visual design, and practical implementation experience.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Elementary Education and Teaching, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Elementary Education and Teaching at Emporia State University
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Information Technology, Junior, Bachelor's degree, Graphic Information Technology, Junior at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University