Umi Syam
Graphics Multimedia Editor at The New York Times
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolUmi Syam is a Graphics and Multimedia Editor at The New York Times with 11 years of professional experience and over 15 years in digital design, blending visual journalism with front-end development expertise. She designs and builds interactive news pieces for breaking and enterprise stories, collaborating closely with reporters, editors, and producers to deliver cross-platform storytelling. A Parsons MFA in Design & Technology who has taught advanced web and data visualization courses, she bridges academia and newsroom practice to push visual journalism forward. Her technical chops include responsive UI work and CSS/EJS contributions to the NYTimes internal documentation site, demonstrating a habit of improving usability and developer-facing tools. Previously she evangelized UX at Microsoft and led UX projects for startups like Umi Kitchen, giving her a rare mix of product, education, and editorial experience. Colleagues value her for translating complex data into elegant, interactive experiences that scale across platforms.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Informatics Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Informatics Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI) at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design & Technology, 3.87, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design & Technology, 3.87 at Parsons School of Design
Github Skills (5)
css10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ejs10
html9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nytimes/library
Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
A collaborative documentation site, powered by Google Docs.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:50 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Umi primarily focused on front-end development within the repository, as demonstrated by the commits related to styling and modifying the user interface. They implemented CSS and made changes to various EJS template files, including header, breadcrumb, and search result layouts. Their work included mobile responsiveness, improving the homepage design, and the addition of a user profile dropdown.
nodejsdocumentation-sitegoogle-docscollaborative
umisyam/DataViz_Spring2017
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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