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