Hi, I'm Rafid
Experiences
JMIR Publications
Creative Marketing Intern | Toronto, Canada | May 2025 to Sep 2025 (Internship)
As the sole designer, led a brand refresh and rolled it out across print and digital marketing, and focused on building reusable design templates.
Result: Shipped 30+ assets and 10+ templates, cutting turnaround time by about 40%.
Maestro
UX Researcher & UI Designer | Toronto, Canada | Dec 2024 to Mar 2025
Owned the website end to end: research, information architecture, flows, and UI. I ran competitive analysis and usability testing with parents and students which revealed a clear trust problems and directly shaped our solutions.
Result: Handed over a 12 page website design with 40+ UI component system. Early tracking showed 80%+ of visitors interacted with our hero solution, the integrated price calculator.
The Planet Traveler
Product Designer (Client Partnered Academic Project) | Toronto, Canada | Jan 2024 to Apr 2024
Conducted primary and secondary research into North American travelers and booking influences. Collaborated with stakeholders to pressure test our ideas for feasibility and operational fit, and iterated toward a Social Gallery program that supports a new merch line as added revenue.
Result: Designed a cross-channel Social Gallery program with merch integration. Refreshed the website homepage design and layout, and strengthened key trust signals.
Paramount Commerce
Visual Design Intern | Toronto, Canada | May 2023 to Dec 2024 (Internship)
Collaborated with the marketing team to support two fintech services with branding and positioning, working with projects ranging from social media, email, one-pagers, merch, etc.
Result: Delivered 40+ cross-channel projects across digital, print, and trade shows.
Qinetic Network
Graphic Designer | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2020 to Jul 2021
Designed YouTube thumbnails for multiple creator channels, set thumbnail photo-shoot guidelines to improve speed and consistency, and supported video shoots on set, including occasional on-camera participation.
Result: Delivered high-volume thumbnail production for channels totaling 10M+ subscribers.


