Katie Rivard

UX-focused educator driving memorable, impactful, and user-centric learning experiences

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • TalkingPoints (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Product Designer
      Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Product Designer
      Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Product Designer
      Jul 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 mos

  • Teachers Pay Teachers (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Product Designer
      Jan 2023 - Apr 2023 · 4 mos

      Worked on improving the user experience of a SAAS education product that provides teachers with instructional resources. Collaborated with cross-functional partners, including product managers, engineers, designers, and researchers to improve user understanding and engagement with the product.

    • Account Management Lead
      Dec 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Built the Account Management function and strategic plan to scale to support 2x YoY growth, managed a team of account managers, and led account retention initiatives. Developed the overall team strategy, set and reported on quarterly retention KPIs, mapped out a tiered AM approach, and led the Zendesk and Catalyst workflow integrations.

    • Senior Account Manager
      Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 · 5 mos

      Develop and maintain relationships and provide high-class customer service to key accounts, collaborate with team to develop and provide professional development for teachers, conducted research on school purchasing processes to inform product development. Created and facilitated storytelling and pitch workshops for the sales team.

  • Elementary School Teacher at St. Francis School at Catholic Diocese of Lansing
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Taught all subjects to 3rd grade students at St. Francis School; designed and implemented unit and lesson plans guided by diocesan and national standards; collaborated with parents and grade level team to establish an effective, welcoming school culture. * Implemented guided math workshop, and taught in ways that are interactive, hands-on, and promote critical thinking. * Planned projects and field trips to enhance the classroom experience

  • Middle School Language Arts Teacher at Santa Cruz School at Notre Dame ACE Academies
    Aug 2015 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Taught middle school language arts, and sixth grade self-contained classes; implemented curricula and experiential learning activities to meet academic standards. Cultivated a partnership with Junior Achievement, and implemented the JA Biztown curriculum with students.

  • Jumpstart Site Manager at Wheelock College at Jumpstart
    Oct 2014 - Jul 2015 · 10 mos

    Recruited and mentored college students to serve as Jumpstart AmeriCorps members; trained Corps members to deliver session plans, and provided support and feedback before and after observations. Led training on curriculum implementation for Jumpstart Corps Members.