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Akintunde Rufai

Product & web designer focused on clean systems, smooth interactions, and meaningful details.

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Product Designer

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Cedar Money

Nov 2024 - Present

New York, USA · Full-time

Lead the design and ideation of the product, contributing to a $9M seed round in 2024.

Product Designer

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Cedar Money

Nov 2024 - Present

New York, USA · Full-time

Lead the design and ideation of the product, contributing to a $9M seed round in 2024.

Lead Designer

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ClearerPay

Sep 2024 - Present

United States · Contract

Collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure premium quality for a successful product launch.

Lead Designer

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ClearerPay

Sep 2024 - Present

United States · Contract

Collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure premium quality for a successful product launch.

Product Designer

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ResilStrong

Dec 2023 - Jun 2025

United Kindom · Contract

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with the target audience.

Product Designer

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ResilStrong

Dec 2023 - Jun 2025

United Kindom · Contract

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with the target audience.

Founding Product Designer & Creative Team Lead

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SalarioPay

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

Lagos, Nigeria · Full-time

Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and iterate on product features, resulting in a seamless and intuitive user interface.

Founding Product Designer & Creative Team Lead

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SalarioPay

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

Lagos, Nigeria · Full-time

Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and iterate on product features, resulting in a seamless and intuitive user interface.

Creative Designer

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Veripass

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

United States · Full-time

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with high-income individuals interested in O-1 and EB-2 NIW visas.

Creative Designer

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Veripass

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

United States · Full-time

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with high-income individuals interested in O-1 and EB-2 NIW visas.

Visual & Motion Designer

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ClanePOS

Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

Lagos, Nigeria · Full-time

Implemented user testing methodologies to gather feedback and iterate on designs, resulting in a 20% increase in user satisfaction.

Visual & Motion Designer

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ClanePOS

Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

Lagos, Nigeria · Full-time

Implemented user testing methodologies to gather feedback and iterate on designs, resulting in a 20% increase in user satisfaction.

Graphics Designer

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Bosch Nigeria

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria

Created Instagram story content, including reels and highlight covers, that increased watch numbers.

Graphics Designer

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Bosch Nigeria

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria

Created Instagram story content, including reels and highlight covers, that increased watch numbers.

Graphics Designer

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Titan Trust Bank

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria · Contract

Championed the branding and visual design direction, creating branding assets, reusable components, pitch decks, and overall design assets.

Graphics Designer

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Titan Trust Bank

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria · Contract

Championed the branding and visual design direction, creating branding assets, reusable components, pitch decks, and overall design assets.

Graphics Designer

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Access Bank

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria · Contract

Created strong, memorable brand visuals that resonate with the bank's audience.

Graphics Designer

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Access Bank

Jan 2022

Lagos, Nigeria · Contract

Created strong, memorable brand visuals that resonate with the bank's audience.

Intern

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Lagos State Ministry of Science & Technology

Aug 2019

Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with the target audience and elevate market presence.

Intern

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Lagos State Ministry of Science & Technology

Aug 2019

Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos

Created strong, memorable brand identities that resonate with the target audience and elevate market presence.

Tools powering my work

Framer

Web design, templates

Framer

Web design, templates

Claude

Ideation, prototyping

Claude

Ideation, prototyping

Miro

Brainstorming, workshops

Miro

Brainstorming, workshops

Figma

UI Design

Figma

UI Design

Perplexity

Craft

Writing

Craft

Writing

Skills

Product design

UX research

Interaction design

Design systems

Prototyping

User flows

Usability testing

Visual design

Information architecture

Certifications

UX Design Professional Certificate

Google · 2022

UX/UI Design

Interaction Design Foundation

Education

BSc, Computer Science and Engineering

2020 · Obafemi Awolowo University