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Samantha Pede

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Samantha Pede

Staff Product Designer, 14+ yrs exp, ex-Shopify, ex-Dribbble

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Lander, USA

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Lander, USA

Meet Samantha

Hi, I’m Samantha Pede—but please call me Sam. I’m a Staff-level product designer with over a decade of experience leading user experience, interface design, and user research across fast-moving teams. I now work independently with startups and enterprises as a freelance and consulting partner — helping them design intuitive, scalable products that solve real problems for real people.

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$250 - $300/hr

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UI Designer UX Designer Creative Strategist User Researcher

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Lander, USA

(GMT-7) Mountain Standard Time (MST), ±1 hour

Fluent in English

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