Jana Müller-Heuser - UX/UI Designer with Accessibility

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2023 - Jun 2025

2 years 6 months

Nuremberg, Germany

UX/UI Designer

Federal Employment Agency / IT System House

Iterative software development and optimization in agile teams
Barrier-free design according to BA design guidelines
Use of existing design systems
Development of design guidelines
Creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes

Aug 2022 - Jan 2024

1 year 6 months

Berlin, Germany

UX/UI Designer

Bundesdruckerei Group

Prototypical development of a user-centered tool for the federal administration
Building the design system and library
Creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes
Icon design

Oct 2010 - Oct 2018

8 years 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Head of Magazine Department (Graphics)

DRK-Service GmbH

Corporate publishing for Rotkreuz-Magazin and other DRK publications
Creation of materials and illustrations for DRK associations
Management and guidance of freelance graphic designers

Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

9 months

Berlin, Germany

Creative Layout Designer

Axel Springer Publishing House

Collaboration in the editorial team of Bild am Sonntag

Jan 2004 - Present

22 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Corporate/Editorial/Graphics/Social Media/Web Designer

JMH-Design

EKBO Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (Berlin Mission Works, Gossner Mission) (2008–present): donation mailings, materials for fundraising and church conventions, image brochures, working materials, flyers, banners, logos etc.
Relaunch of the member magazine and annual report; creation of the style guide (Gossner Mission)
ATZE Music Theatre Berlin (2008–2021): development of the corporate design and design of all communication media
LISUM State Institute for School and Media Berlin-Brandenburg (2022): UI design, logo, icon design, social media design
Diakonie Germany (2020): social media design, illustration

Jan 1999 - Sep 2004

5 years 9 months

Cologne, Germany

Graphic Designer

MM-Musik-Media-Verlag

Editorial design and concept development
Relaunch of magazines according to styleguides
Layout design for magazines such as Gitarre&Bass and Keyboards

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Government and Administration, Arts and Crafts, Education, Media and Entertainment, and Information Technology.

Government and Administration

Arts and Crafts

Education

Media and Entertainment

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Marketing, Product Development, Project Management, and Production.

Information Technology

Marketing

Product Development

Project Management

Production

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud: Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat
Prototyping: Figma, Axure, Adobe Xd
Ms Office: Word, Excel
Project Management: Azure Devops, Confluence
Design Systems & Component Libraries
Accessible Design (Bitv 2.0, Wcag)
Ux Research & Usability Testing
Wireframing & Prototyping
Agile Methods: Scrum, Kanban

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

May 2003 - Apr 2004

WAK Cologne

Qualified Specialist · Media Marketing · Cologne, Germany

Oct 1993 - Jun 1998

Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences (formerly FH Düsseldorf)

Diploma · Visual Communication/Graphic Design · Düsseldorf, Germany

Oct 1992 - Jun 1993

KISD – Cologne International School of Design (formerly FH Cologne)

Design/“Cologne Model” · Cologne, Germany

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Design Thinking Methods

VHS BERLIN

Usability Testing and Evaluation (CPUX-UT)

USABILITY.DE

Accessible Web Design according to BITV 2.0 & EN 301 549

XDI COLONIA

SCRUM.ORG

Certified User Experience Designer

XDI COLONIA

Qualified Specialist in Media Marketing

WAK COLOGNE

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Government and Administration 22.5 y

Avg length 6 y 10 m

Longest experience 22 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles UX/UI Designer, Head of Magazine Department (Graphics), Creative Layout Designer

Main industries Government and Administration, Arts and Crafts, Education

Main business areas Information Technology, Marketing, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 6

Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Jana is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Jana speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

Jana has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Jana has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 7 months. Note that Jana may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Jana would be well-suited for roles such as: UX/UI Designer, Head of Magazine Department (Graphics), Creative Layout Designer.

Jana's most recent position is UX/UI Designer at Federal Employment Agency / IT System House.

In recent years, Jana has worked for Federal Employment Agency / IT System House, Bundesdruckerei Group, and JMH-Design.

Jana is most experienced in industries like Government and Administration, Arts and Crafts, and Education. Jana also has some experience in Media and Entertainment and Information Technology.

Jana is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Marketing, and Product Development. Jana also has some experience in Project Management and Production.

Jana has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration, Arts and Crafts, and Education.

Jana has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Marketing, and Product Development.

Jana holds a Bachelor in Media Marketing from WAK Cologne.

Jana has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Design Thinking Methods, Usability Testing and Evaluation (CPUX-UT), and Accessible Web Design according to BITV 2.0 & EN 301 549.

Jana is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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