Amanda Jensen, MFA
Senior UX Researcher & Strategist
Educational Testing Service, AI Labs
- Led cross-functional efforts, boosting team synergy and productivity across design and research teams
- Pioneered innovative research techniques to capture early-stage data yielding authentic, user-driven inputs for GenAI and Multimodal AI product features
- Set operational benchmarks for user-centricity, innovation, co-design, and cross-functional collaboration
Cynasty Films & Conscious Minds Studios
- Supported film productions as a documentary researcher and narrative strategist, securing streaming distribution with Netflix, Apple TV+, and Prime Video
California State University, Chico & ArtCenter College of Design
- Taught research-led design fundamentals, brand strategy, social impact, UX, ethnographic research, speculative design and scored in the top percentile in student evaluations of teaching
Redding Distributing Company
- Collaborated with C-suite to launch innovative employee-centric initiatives through design strategy, process improvement, change management, and systems design
UNICEF
- Developed and implemented junior high curriculum focused on positive affirmation-based learning, highlighting its role in early childhood development and emotional well-being
Highlights:
- 10 years of multidisciplinary experience in design strategy, cross-functional collaboration, ethnography, co-design, systems thinking, speculative design, and innovation
- Industry experience spans Tech, Education, Film, Social Welfare, and B2B
- Expansive range of research exposure from international ethnographic fieldwork to AI products
- Cross-cultural research and design experience in China, South Africa, Belgium and Uganda
- Demonstrated ability to think divergently and creatively solution through just about any problem maze
- Passionate about curating unique and captivating stories for professionals, companies, and brands
- LinkedIn Top UX Research Voice
- ADPList Top 1% Product Research Mentor
- ADPList Top 50 Female Multimedia Design Mentor
- Chapter Lead of Ladies that UX Los Angeles