Maya Grocholski

 maya.grocholski@icloud.com | 612-840-6139 | linkedin.com/in/maya-grocholski-542241271

UX/UI Designer with a background in client relations and communications. Passionate about user-friendly, gorgeous design and amazing copy. 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, Decorah, IA                         December 2023 

Major: English Cumulative GPA: 3.86

Minor: Art History

UX/UI Bootcamp, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                         March 2025 

SELECTED COURSEWORK 

Logic, Rhetoric, Political Science Research Methods, Social Policy, African American Literature, UX/UI Design  

EXPERIENCE

UX/UI Bootcamp, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                         September 2024 – March 2025

  • Completed three design projects to high fidelity, including a two mobile apps and a responsive website redesign.

  • Conducted interviews and created surveys for potential users.

  • Worked with a team to grow design skills and produce high quality prototypes.

  • Practiced important methods of design thinking and brainstorming.

Client Relations Coordinator                         August 2020 – Present 

AMG Photography, Minneapolis, MN  

  • Managing client communications and workflow structure.

  • Creating and implementing new website designs to enhance client experience, search presence, and relevancy.  

  • Implementing up-to-date SEO strategies to optimize search, resulting in an increase in rankings for specific keywords and 80% of customer base coming from Google search.

  • Strategizing and running promotional campaigns on social media and email in order to generate new clients and sell products.

  • Product design.

  • Establishing brand identity through styling for photography sessions and personalized copy relative to the brand’s mission.

  • Enhancing client experience through styling aids and leading efforts to show client appreciation.


Social Media Director                         September 2022 – May 2023

KWLC Radio, Luther College, Decorah, IA

  • Managed Instagram presence.

  • Planned the college’s Spring Jam concert and strategized its promotion across campus and social media.

  • Led staff recruitment efforts across the campus and grew the station’s reach across campus.


Music Journalism Director                         September 2022 – May 2023

KWLC Radio, Luther College, Decorah, IA

  • Directed and hosted a radio show.

  • Trained student hosts on FCC guidelines and the use of studio equipment.

  • Led the creation of two “zines” (marketing magazines promoting art and cultural events, artistic work, and the station’s staff), one per semester, which were distributed across campus.


Professor’s Assistant                         August 2021 – May 2022 

Luther College, Decorah, IA  

  • Prepared class materials.

  • Graded all student work and administered feedback.

  • Updated outdated homework answer sheets for future assistants’ use.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Design: Figma, Framer, Canva, Adobe Express, Adobe Lightroom, Squarespace

Coding: HTML, CSS

Statistical Experience in SPSS

Google Workspace

Microsoft Suites

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES 

Magna Cum Laude

Dean’s List 2020 – 2023

English Honors Society (Sigma Tau Delta)

Luther College Choirs

KWLC Radio Station


WRITING SAMPLES

The Aestheticization and Undefinable Nature of Ophelia

Renaissance Art, Children, and William Blake

Religious Rhetoric in David Walker’s Appeal