UX/UI Redesign

Safety

Motion

Visual Design

Education

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Sleeper - Driving User Education, Security & Growth

Overview

I was a Product Design Intern for Sleeper’s small but mighty UX team. Working for an all-in-one sports super app, I wore multiple hats creating solutions for user education, security features and brand collaborations.

Impact

*Exact numbers ommited per NDA

· Improved new user onboarding through interactive tutorials
· Increased amount of KYC’d accounts preventing fraud risks
· Led 7 usability studies for new features’ onboarding, uncovering insights to boost task completion rate

Client

Sleeper

Role

Product Design Intern

Team

Product Design

Collabed w/
Engineers
Researchers
3D Artists

Timeline

3 months

Tools & Skills

Tools: Figma, Adobe After Effects, Blender, Maya
Design: User Education, Security Features, Visual Design, Digital Marketing
Stakeholder management: Design presentations, Strategic framing

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Draft nomination ad placement

Winning draft tile ad placement

Draft completed ad placement

UX/UI Redesign

Motion

Visual Design

Growth & Revenue

9 min read

Context

Project 1: Sleeper X Poppi - Web Ad Placement

Find places in the user journey that place highlight upcoming brand collaborations.

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Project 1: Sleeper X Poppi - Web Ad Placement

Problem

Identify opportunities in fantasy sports' drafting user journey to highlight upcoming brand collaborations.

Solution / my role

Created motion graphics at key parts of the user's journey, highlighting collaboration with Poppi.

Impact

Parity between mobile and desktop ad placements. Creates opportunities for future brand collaborations.

Education

Safety

Growth & Revenue

Motion

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Context

Project 2: PICKS Tutorial

Problem

Educating first-time users on how to play PICKS - Sleeper’s most popular daily fantasy sports game.

Solution / my role

Designed an interactive tutorial that allows users to learn how to play PICKS. Incentivizing users to verify identity with a free entry promo.

Impact

Improvement in first-time users, with an increase in the number of users who verify their identity.

Education

UX Research

Visual Design

Growth & Revenue

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Context

Project 3: Prediction Market Upsell + Education

Problem

Playing prediction markets can be confusing for first-time users due to jargon-heavy content.

Solution / my role

Clarified commonly confused terms by providing a tips page and deep-linking to an in-depth game guide.

Impact

Improved user understanding of playing prediction markets, reducing first-entry friction.

Reflections

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Design at the speed of light

Working at a startup means designing to ship quickly. Gaining feedback from stakeholders was fundamental in moving a project forward.

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Collaboration is key

Ambiguous projects can leave you asking, ‘Where do I start?’ By collaborating with UX researchers and stakeholders, I identified key problems and delivered high-impact solutions.

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Always strive for high craft

At a fast-paced startup, I shipped quickly without sacrificing craft, growing my product and visual design skills on a feature-rich, polished app.

Group team photo of designers and researchers

Design team off-site in Portland, Oregan

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Let's build something impactful together!

Email me at

michaelelizarraraz@gmail.com