I'M
anaïs
dodson.
Mixed Methods Researcher, Ethnographer & Photojournalist
01 skill set
FREQUENCY OF USE
ROADMAPPING
75%
COLLABORATION
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
FIGMA
50%
40%
50%
95%
95%
OKRs
50%
WORKSHOPS
60%
MENTORING
80%
02 WORK
03 Experience
2021-2024
Ancestry
2019-2021
Senior User Experience Researcher
Led research for growth across the product development cycle. Spearheaded new projects and programs at Ancestry including rolling research, competitive UX benchmarking, root cause analysis and opportunity solution trees, personas, and team brainstorming to name a few.
Ebay
Senior User Experience Researcher
Leading all research for eBay Stores focused on both buying and selling. Support 9 PMs and 5 designers to plan research at a strategic level.
2019-2019
Rodan + Fields
2017-2018
Google- Hardware
Senior User Experience Researcher
Teamed with Brand and UX Design to develop the IA for Rodan + Field's design system website. Conducted monthly iterative and A/B studies to help guide stakeholders in their design decisions
User Experience Researcher
Individual contributor collaborating with multiple teams, including Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) to design, conduct, analyze and present research findings ranging from deep generative ethnographic work to evaluative and usability studies.
2014-2017
Freelance
Researcher
Worked individually and collaboratively for various companies, agencies and nonprofits conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
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