Cheryl Manley is a strategic and inquisitive UX designer with 12 years of digital design and marketing experience.

Shaped by two decades of performing and directing improv comedy, Cheryl believes that great design starts with a “yes, and” approach - building solutions brick by brick alongside users and colleagues. 

Never fearing the blank canvas, Cheryl has built two comms/marketing departments from the ground up and created hundreds of design and marketing assets from scratch. Her expertise in testing and iterating - combined with a strong commitment to innovation - yields targeted and timely solutions that consistently exceed KPI and ROI targets.

Outside of work, Cheryl can be found in her garden begging her tomatoes to survive the brutal summer months. She also facilitates professional development workshops, utilizing the art of improv to enhance life skills like empathy and active listening.

Specialties

UX Strategy
User Research
Ideation
Wireframes & Prototypes
Testing & Reporting
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Project Management

Education

Louisiana State University
UX & UI Design Certificate, 2023

University of New Orleans
Certificate in Digital Marketing, 2021

Loyola University Chicago
B.A. Communication Studies, 2011
B.A. International Film & Media Studies, 2011

Career Highlights

Conversion rates that far exceed industry standards

A website redesign that yielded a 67% increase in traffic

Consistently achieving a $70+ ROI for her department

Tearing down silos to create opportunities for efficient collaboration among design, engineering, product, and marketing teams