RESUME

Becky Yaeger* (yay-grrr)

Becky Yaeger* (yay-grrr)

*Formerly Drexler

Logos from work history.

Experience

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Lead Product Designer, ESPN Sports Design

Leads the Watch experience across the ESPN ecosystem, overseeing multiple designers. Collaborates with product and engineering, as well as parallel design teams within Disney to create seamless and engaging streaming experiences.

September 2024 - Present

Senior Product Designer, ESPN Sports Design

Co-led commerce and account management enhancements in preparation for ESPN’s 2025 Flagship launch. Led the Nav refresh for TV devices. Collaborated with research, engineering, and product to create wholistic design solutions. 

March 2022 - September 2024

BED BATH & BEYOND

UX Designer, App & Web

Led the redesign of the app Registry experience across Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuyBaby. Collaborated with content, copy, UX, and marketing teams for seamless execution that better reflected the brand marketing and tone.  

November 2021 - March 2022

PAYCHEX, INC.

User Experience Designer Level II

June 2018 - May 2020

Led the redesign of time tracking admin software. Gathered insights from user research, usability testing, and UX benchmarks to identify needs and create high-quality, user-centered designs. 

October 2020 - October 2021

TOTAL WINE & MORE

Senior User Experience Designer

Co-led design and user research strategy for various projects - including recipe pages, store locator, and hub pages. Mentored the design team by reviewing prototypes, hosting design reviews, assisting with final design handoff.

May 2020 - October 2020

User Experience Designer

Conducted user research, defined project strategy, created low- and high-fidelity wireframes, developed prototypes, performed user testing, created final designs, and collaborated with developers on project execution.

May 2020 - October 2020

WORKINMAN INTERACTIVE 

User Experience Design Intern

Created and tested content for smart games and connected products. Designed marketing materials for the website, social media, and campaigns. 

January 2018 - May 2018

ODOPOD, A NURUN COMPANY

Visual Design Intern

Provided end-to-end support to a UI/UX team by collaborating on visual designs, edge case creation and documentation, and implementing client feedback. Clients included eBay, Hennessy, PlayStation and more. 

June 2017 - August 2017

BUTLER/TILL

Creative Services Intern

Created an awareness marketing campaign for a major local client - The Strong National Museum of Play. Additionally, supported the in-house creative team with asset creation.

June 2016 - August 2016

ABVI-GOODWILL

Marketing Intern

Conducted and consolidated marketing research. Proofed marketing materials for quality assurance. 

June 2013 - August 2013

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

BFA, New Media Design 2018

Summa Cum Laude

Advertising and PR Immersion

4.0 GPA

Key Skills

- Storytelling & Presentation

- Product Strategy

- Information Architecture

- Design Systems

- Qualitative UX research

- UI / Visual Design

Volunteering

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Women+Tech BERG, Communication Co-Chair

W+T's mission is to help women in Tech throughout Disney strengthen and further their career through networking, workshops, and events. The communication team helps promote and share these events and manage member subcriptions. 

RIT NEW MEDIA CLUB

Student Portfolio Reviewer

Each semester, alumni provide feedback on student portfolios and conduct mock interviews. As a former New Media student at RIT, I found these events extremely valuable.

bdrexdesign@gmail.com

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2025 Becky (Drexler) Yaeger