Soren Blake

Junior Product Designer

Portland, OR, United States

Professional Summary

Junior Product Designer with 3 years of experience creating UX/UI for B2B SaaS and consumer apps. Figma-first and research-informed, I turn interviews, usability findings, and product constraints into clear, accessible flows that help teams ship with confidence. Known for thoughtful systems thinking, fast prototyping, and partnering closely with engineering and product.

Employment History

Junior Product Designer

Cascade Digital Studio · Portland, OR

Aug, 2023 · Present

• Built and maintained a Figma-first design system used across 4 B2B SaaS products, reducing design handoff time 30%. • Shipped 12 feature flows from discovery through developer-ready specs, partnering with product and engineering. • Improved task completion 18% in moderated usability tests by simplifying onboarding and reporting workflows. • Established accessible interaction patterns and documentation that cut UI inconsistencies 25% across quarterly releases.

Product Design Intern

Northwest Fintech Labs · Portland, OR

Jun, 2022 · Jul, 2023

• Redesigned mobile onboarding for a consumer finance app, lifting completed sign-ups 24% in A/B testing. • Conducted 18 user interviews and synthesized findings into journey maps that reduced first-session drop-off 16%. • Prototyped and documented 9 key screens in Figma, helping engineering deliver the release 2 weeks ahead of plan.

Freelance UI Designer / Design Assistant

Rose City App Collective · Portland, OR

2021 · 2022

• Designed responsive UI kits and clickable prototypes for 6 indie mobile apps, from concept sketches through handoff. • Supported two agency teams with asset production, competitive research, and annotated specs that shortened review cycles 20%. • Ran lightweight preference tests with 30+ participants to validate navigation and visual direction before development.

Education

B.F.A. Interaction Design

Portland State University · Portland, OR

2018 · 2022

Capstone: Designed a research-informed budgeting experience for first-time renters. Volunteer mentor, PSU Design Club, 2021–2022.

Skills

Figma

FigJam

User interviews

Wireframing

Prototyping

Accessibility

Design systems

HTML

CSS

Notion

Jira