I'm Rebecca Ostrich, and I'm a UX Designer and Educator.

At U.S. News & World Report, we create trustworthy content that empowers people to make important life decisions. We offer data-driven advice on a broad range of topics, including colleges, healthcare, cars, and finance.

As part of the in-house design team, I collaborate with product managers, developers, SEO analysts, and editors on a number of projects at the company, including:

• Responsive RedesignRedesign of entire site to update styles and make pages responsive
• Design SystemThe company’s first comprehensive design system to improve brand consistency and efficiency across the site

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• Cars RankingsRedesign of Cars Rankings, with the goals to highlight top information for users researching cars and to improve SEO visibility
• Cars InventoryData and design enhancements to Cars Inventory, to increase lead generation by helping people find the right car for them
• Car InsuranceDesign and SEO improvements to Car Insurance, to present complex information in an understandable and empowering format
• 360 ReviewsReusable page templates for new product 360 Reviews, to help the editorial team scale the content
• Election PageDesign of CMS-powered Election landing page for News team
• Vacation RankingsTravel Vacation Rankings redesign to help travelers find relevant content
• Things to DoContent update to the Travel Things to Do pages based on feedback from usability testing
• AccessibilityPart of accessibility team, working to address areas of improvement, including color contrast, keyboard and screen reader navigation, and reduced motion settings