Product Design / UX Strategy /

Product Design / UX Strategy /

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Hello!

Happy you found me.

I’m a Los Angeles based Product Designer & Strategist with 10+ years of experience crafting intuitive digital experiences.

About

I’m Courtney Yingling, a Senior Product Designer & UX Strategist.

My professional experience spans product design, UX/UI/interaction design, and graphic design, all grounded in technology and user-centered design thinking. Most recently, I led design for various teams—including Skills, Enterprise, Partnerships and Integrations, and Student Experience—at Udacity (part of Accenture), an online EdTech platform specializing in tech skills for individuals and organizations. Before Udacity, I was at PlayStation for six years, where I contributed to PlayStation Vue, a pioneering streaming live TV & VOD application, and to PlayStation Partners game development and service tools, collaborating with teams globally.

I’ve contributed to enterprise SaaS and consumer digital products across a variety of industries, including education, gaming, streaming television, e-commerce, consumer goods, entertainment, finance, and private equity.

When not working, you can find me wandering the farmers market, playing tennis, exploring far-off places, or getting lost in a good book. I’m passionate about ethical & sustainable design, product accessibility & inclusivity, speculative design, service design, mindfulness, tacos, quality coffee, and pie.

Key Skills & Areas of Expertise

  • User Experience

  • Interaction Design

  • User Interface Design

  • UX & Product Strategy

  • User Research & Testing

  • Information Architecture

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • End to End & 0→1 Design

  • Accessibility & Inclusivity

  • Cross-platform optimization

  • Data Visualization

  • Data-informed solutions

  • Systems Thinking

  • Agile Planning & Roadmapping

  • AI-assisted Design & Research Workflows

Professional Experience

Senior Product Designer | Udacity (Part of Accenture) | 2022-2025

Senior UX Designer | Sony PlayStation | 2016-2022

Freelance Designer & Consultant | Self | 2011-2021

UI Designer | Carbon38 | 2015-2016

Graphic Designer | Dogswell | 2015

Graphic Designer | Troika International | 2014

Junior UI Designer | Use All Five | 2013

Graphic Designer & Presentation Specialist | The Yucaipa Companies | 2011-2013

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