What I do

UX Design

User Research

Information Architecture

Content strategy

Hi, I’m Christine Benson.

For over 20 years I’ve helped organizations solve key problems by discovering, understanding, and designing the right information and processes to reach the people they need to connect with.

My passions are diving deep, learning quickly, and using research to inform decisions.

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Redesign the site experience for a pet insurance company

A pet insurance company was looking to revamp their site, including the online checkout flow and secure member dashboard. After defining the information architecture, I created wireframes and user flows that simplified the presentation of a complex product, resulting in a better overall user experience.

Role

Lead UX and Information Architect

Key Deliverables and Activities

Site Map

User Flows

Wireframes


Designed the UI for a medical device

A startup medical device company was looking for a UI design partner to develop a touch-screen interface for their new device. In collaboration with their engineers, developers, and business team, I developed the end-to-end interface, including a design system and interaction guidelines.

Role

UI Designer

Key Deliverables and Activities

UI for All Screens and Scenarios

Screen Flows and User Requirements


Designed a content-centered user experience for a university extension department

Before migrating to a new content management system, the University of Minnesota Extension Yard and Garden department wanted to improve the content user experience to provide practical education and trusted research that helps people, businesses, and communities. Key audience needs and content objectives were defined and validated using stakeholder interviews and multiple user tests.

Website

Role

Lead UX and Information Architect

Co-lead Content Strategist

Key Deliverables and Activities

Site Map

User Flows

Page Tables and Templates

Usability Testing Scenarios

Content Strategy Recommendations


Created a customer-centric strategic plan and user experience resources for a national school photography company

The yearbook business for the client had fallen behind the competition and was lacking a clear vision for where to focus its resources. After extensive research, including heuristic analysis, user interviews and observations, and user surveys, I created a strategic plan prioritizing target markets and audiences, developed research-backed personas, and defined customer journey maps for each persona.

Role

Lead UX Strategist

Key Deliverables and Activities

User Research Design and Facilitation

Journey Maps

Personas

Wireframes

Strategic Roadmap


Led the intranet redesign for a nationally ranked healthcare system, consisting of four hospitals and multiple affiliated locations

After a multi-year relationship that included defining the content strategy, creating the materials for a distributed content audit, and managing the audit, the client was looking for someone to lead the content-focused aspects of an intranet redesign and content migration. The project included testing the redesigned navigation with site users, collaborating with the internal team to resolve design and technical issues, planning the migration of the content to the new structure, and managing the overall timeline and project process. The project was successfully launched in less than five months.

Role

Lead Information Architect and Content Strategist

Key Deliverables and Activities

Site Map and Migration Plan

Content Audit

User Research Design and Facilitation

Analytics Dashboard


Designed a promotional content calendar application and a quiz for an international beauty brand

The client requested two interactive experiences, a promotional calendar to support planning, communicating and collaborating and a mobile quiz for training. The quiz is a mobile-web training tool, focused on delivering educational content that is interactive and engaging. The calendar needed to be accessible both internally and by their licensed-salon partners, who are primarily on mobile devices. I created mobile and desktop wireframes with a variety of views based on user-types.

Role

UX Designer

Key Deliverables and Activities

Wireframes

User Flows

Ways to work together

Project-based work

Have a specific UX problem you’re trying to solve or content issue you’re struggling with? Let’s collaborate and determine the right tasks, deliverables, and budget to get you to where you need to be.

Flexible team addition

Do you need help working through a backlog of tasks, extra help on a special project, or filling in for someone on leave? I’m open to semi- or completely-remote staffing contracts on a part or full-time basis, depending on availability.

Content-first design

Looking to launch or redesign your website or app? Starting with the content is the best way to ensure success. I can help you get from planning to launch and connect you with any additional partners you might need along the way.