Candace Rogue
Program Manager
757-392-4793 | candacerogue@gmail.com | candacerogue.com
Atlanta, GA | Open to NYC hybrid

Instructional leader and technical product practitioner bringing team coordination, cross-disciplinary delivery, curriculum improvement, and stakeholder communication to program management. Managed 6 instructional staff and launched a Design x Engineering capstone across multiple teams, timelines, and deliverables. Also designs, budgets, and facilitates recurring adult workshops.

RELEVANT SKILLS
Cross-functional coordination, instructional leadership, stakeholder communication, curriculum audits, workshop budgeting, delivery planning, Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Trello


EXPERIENCE
Lead UX Design Instructor | General Assembly
Jun 2021 - Oct 2024 | Remote
- Guided 225+ career changers and managed 6 instructional staff, with 100% graduation requirement fulfillment.
- Launched a Design x Engineering capstone connecting UX and software engineering students across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
- Partnered with Product and Learning Development to audit curriculum, address student feedback, and align assignments with professional workflows.
- Reviewed AI curriculum with Product and championed accessibility and inclusive design.

Founder, Lead Artist & Facilitator | 501 Rogueland
2019 - Present | Atlanta, GA
- Design, budget, and facilitate recurring Adult Recess workshops that introduce adults to hands-on creative disciplines.

Lead Front End Engineer & Product Manager | Blavity Inc.
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 | Atlanta, GA
- Led the applications team through the Blavity News redesign; established code review practices and DRY standards.
- Built UI components and design system documentation with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to improve accessibility, consistency, and handoffs.
- Re-engineered internal newsletter tools serving 1M+ subscribers; contributed jwPlayer API integration, modal libraries, and state management to the Travel Noire app launch.
- Implemented AMP pages, ads, and Google Analytics across 5 sites, with ad revenue upward of $350K in under a year; led design and development for a $300K Toyota Corolla campaign.

Founder & Consultant, UX & Development | Rogue Labs
Aug 2014 - Present | Remote
- Lead UX strategy, product design, and Shopify and WordPress development, helping e-commerce clients scale to $100K+ in annual revenue.
- Build design systems with interaction standards, voice and tone guidance, and documentation for client teams.
- Partner with founders, developers, and stakeholders on product strategy, user journeys, and WCAG-aligned experiences.

UX Mentor | Thinkful
Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 | Remote
- Mentored 30+ designers through individualized learning plans and actionable feedback on prototypes, user flows, and iterations.
- Coached designers to communicate design rationale to engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Multi-Disciplinary Designer & Developer | Creative Circle
Jul 2016 - Aug 2018 | 
- Designed and developed responsive websites using WordPress, PHP, React Native, and Bootstrap.

EDUCATION
Designlab | AI in Product Design Certificate | 2026
Howard University | B.B.A. International Business & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude | 2009 - 2013