Julieann Bui

designer & strategist / los angeles, ca

searchingpixels.com

searchingpixels.com

searchingpixels.com

julieannbui@gmail.com

julieannbui@gmail.com

julieannbui@gmail.com

design tools

figma / framer

adobe – after effects / illustrator / premiere pro / photoshop

research

competitive analysis / information architecture / brainstorming

user interviews / heuristic evaluation / persona development / user testing / story boarding

additional tools

shopify / hubspot / mailchimp

asana / salesforce / sprout social

education

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Social Behavior

Minor, Business Management

DesignLab

UX Foundations

UX/UI Academy

work experience

Searching Pixels

Self-Employed / Founder

Freelance Visual Designer & Social Media Manager

Aug 2022 - Present

Provide multidisciplinary design services including branding, web design, social media, video content, presentations, campaign strategy, and platform management.

Design and prototype responsive websites, landing pages, and mobile interfaces with a user-centered approach.

Craft brand identities, logos, typography systems, and visual guidelines that align with client's strategic goals.

Develop and execute social media strategies across Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, managing content calendars, brand storytelling, and platform optimization through data-driven insights.

Manage concurrent projects from concept to delivery, ensuring deadlines are met and client relationships are nurtured.

RealPage, Inc

Communications Specialist II

Oct 2022 - Oct 2024

Monitored and managed 9 digital channels, reaching 8,000+ employees, improving performance optimization by an avg of +40% through data analytics and tracking, influencing content engagement and user-experience design.

Facilitated user-experience research, design strategy, rebrand, and production in the development, migration, design and launch of employee intranet portal, gaining +400% in site visitors and engagement.

Managed and produced visual content and operations of email campaigns, global newsletters, executive presentations, digital signage, social media channels, and landing pages. 

Held ownership of intranet management, collaborating with department stakeholders to design microsites and campaigns to feature products, sales strategies, events, and business initiatives. 

Orchestrate multifaceted communications strategies encompassing digital marketing initiatives, internal employee communications, public relations campaigns and government policy advocacy efforts.

Knock® CRM

Acquired by RealPage, Inc. in October 2022

Brand Marketing Specialist

Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

Designed visual content highlighting software services/products, company advancements, and industry knowledge through social media, email marketing, blogs, paid ads, product launches and community growth in the mediums of design, motion and video.

Conducted audit of social media platforms and reporting, implementing strategies to improve performance, resulting in +8% audience growth, +80.35% engagement and +86.93% impressions.

Contributed to research and implementation of company-wide rebrand, including new visual identity, product positioning and user experience strategy.

AlumierMD

Communications Strategist & Designer

July 2021 - Sept 2022

Empowered social media engagement strategy through social listening and influencer partnerships resulting in +65% follower growth, 59K avg monthly impressions.

Implemented email marketing strategy through design, communications and platform automations, resulting in +200% audience growth while maintaining a 45% open rate. 

Created visual content through design, motion graphics, print, email, social media, video and website.

Managed digital campaigns, collaborating with global strategy, on product launches, education, brand strategy, affiliate partners and influencers. 

Guided project management system, supporting global cross-functional collaboration.

IDG Advertising

Graphic Designer & Social Media Coordinator

August 2020 - July 2021

Curated content across 13 client accounts, focused on branding, industry trends and consumer insights.

Managed client social media channels, resulting in +300% impressions and +500% engagement in 8 months.

Developed content in the mediums of graphic design, photography, videography, copy, motion and commercial production for social media, website and paid ads.

Constructed project management system, creating effective team and cross-department collaboration.

Made with coffee and care

©2025 Portfolio by Julieann Bui

Made with coffee and care

©2025 Portfolio by Julieann Bui

Made with coffee and care

©2025 Portfolio by Julieann Bui