Claire Sersun

Claire Sersun

UI/UX Developer & Frontend Engineer

Summary

UI/UX Developer and Accessibility-Focused Frontend Engineer with professional experience building accessible, scalable web applications in remote-friendly, cross-functional teams. My background spans frontend development, accessibility-first UI implementation, and UX-driven design, with recent experience working in a Vue/Nuxt production codebase. I've built and maintained user-facing features, modernized legacy frontend code, and collaborated closely with product managers, designers, and engineers.

Experience

UI/UX Developer

October 2023 - October 2025

Veoci

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

  • Worked in a hybrid role across design and frontend development, helping bridge collaboration between designers and engineers on the product team
  • Took ownership of multiple UI rebuilds and refactors, improving usability, accessibility, and long-term maintainability across the application
  • Led design-to-development execution for new and existing product areas, translating UX concepts directly into production frontend code
  • Co-led WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility efforts, contributing audits, remediations, and accessibility standards integrated into design and code review workflows
  • Established a Storybook-driven component library (Vue/Vuetify), creating reusable, accessible UI patterns and supporting early design system foundations
  • Modernized legacy frontend code using Vue (Options API → Composition API), JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and SCSS
  • Integrated frontend features with existing APIs in collaboration with engineering, ensuring reliable data handling and smooth user interactions
  • Used AI-assisted tools to support UI refactoring, accessibility validation, documentation, and development efficiency while maintaining code quality
  • Collaborated with product managers, designers, and engineers across distributed teams to improve consistency, scalability, and user experience

Web Designer / Frontend Developer

2018 - Present

Freelance

  • Designed, rebuilt, and maintained client-facing websites using WordPress, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Took ownership of site redesigns and refactors, improving usability, performance, and content structure
  • Customized themes and stylesheets to align branding with responsive and accessibility-aware UI patterns
  • Collaborated with clients and non-technical stakeholders to translate goals into functional web experiences
  • Audited plugins, frontend assets, and site structure to improve maintainability and performance
  • Ensured cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness across projects
  • Clients included arts organizations, fitness studios, photographers, and small businesses

Web Design Intern

March 2022 - December 2022

TriGaBo Marketing LLC

  • Created wireframes and visual designs for client websites using Adobe XD and Photoshop
  • Implemented and updated live websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and platform-specific tooling
  • Customized Shopify and Wix themes to support branding, usability, and structured content
  • Assisted with site rebuilds and UI updates, improving consistency across client projects
  • Worked within platform-provided data and configurations to ensure frontend UI accurately reflected dynamic content
  • Iterated on designs and implementations based on internal and client feedback

Skills

Primary

  • UI Development
  • Frontend Development
  • Vue.js
  • React
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Design Systems

Technical

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS/SCSS
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Git

Tools

  • Sketch
  • Storybook
  • AxeDev Tools
  • Screen Readers
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Master of Arts - MA

January 2022 - August 2023

Mass Communication - Web Design

University of Florida

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

2016 - 2020

Dance: Body, Science, and Motion

Marymount Manhattan College