Nathan Schmidt

Nathan Schmidt has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries. Nathan currently works as a Digital UX Lead at J. Jill, a position they have held since November 2020. Prior to this, Nathan worked at New Chapter, Inc. from 2017 to 2020, where they served as the Manager of User Experience & Web Development. In this role, they led digital services and supported the brand's ecommerce websites while also mentoring creative staff in UX design processes, web development, content management, and photo/video production. Before joining New Chapter, Inc., Nathan worked at Omega Optical from 2013 to 2017 as a Marketing and Ecommerce Manager. Here, they were responsible for strategic planning, customer acquisition, content development, web development, and analytics for Omega's e-commerce and digital marketing activities. Nathan's accomplishments include achieving significant year-over-year increases in e-commerce orders, unique visitors, and inbound leads after re-developing Omega's website in-house. Prior to that, they worked at NewsBank as a Web Developer from 2006 to 2013, where they prototyped and developed user interfaces for library news database products and supported genealogical and historical research e-commerce sites. Nathan's earlier experiences include roles at Vcom, Inc./Communication Industries Corporation as a Web Marketing Coordinator, NewVid as an Assistant Manager, R&R Enterprises Autograph Auctions as an Ecommerce Manager, Keene State College as a Continuing Education Faculty, Eastern Mountain Sports as an HTML Designer, and SportingAuction.com as a Web Developer.

Nathan Schmidt attended Hallmark Institute of Photography, earning a Certificate in Commercial Photography in 1995. Following this, they enrolled in Keene State College where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design in 1999.