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Sarah Saavedra
UX/UI Designer @ Sports Excitement
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Overview
I’m a UX/UI designer currently based in San Diego and recently graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science (Design & Interaction). I’m currently working at Sports Excitement, where I design end-to-end product experiences focused on improving how parents, coaches, and teams connect. I enjoy designing intuitive, user-centered experiences with a strong focus on mobile and customer-facing apps. My work is grounded in research, but I love bringing ideas to life through clean UI, thoughtful interactions, and scalable design systems. I’m especially interested in building products that feel seamless, engaging, and genuinely useful in people’s everyday lives.
Experience

Sports Excitement
UX/UI Designer
Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers in an agile environment to ship scalable, user-centered solutions. Contribute to design systems, interaction patterns, and features that make the platform more intuitive and efficient.
Dec 2025 - Now
New York, NY

Handshake AI
AI Data Contributor
Evaluated audio, visual, and text outputs to help train AI systems. Completed 50+ tasks while maintaining quality benchmarks and improving system accuracy and consistency.
October 2025 - Febuary 2026
Bern, CH

fAIshion.AI
Product Designer
Led UX design for onboarding and virtual try-on experiences for an AI-powered fashion platform. Focused on making complex technology feel simple and engaging for everyday users.
September 2024 - December 2025
San Diego, CA
Education
University of California San Diego
Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science specialization in Design and Interaction
Focused on human-centered design, user experience, and how people interact with digital systems. Gained experience in user research, usability analysis, and designing intuitive interfaces through hands-on projects. Relevant work includes end-to-end UX projects involving user interviews, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
September 2021 - June 2025
La Jolla, CA


