I'm Siggi. I spent years running a startup and managing marketing campaigns before I discovered that the part I liked most was always the product. Now I design, and I bring everything else along with me.


Spring 2026
  • On leave New baby at home, on parental leave.
  • Moving Berlin-bound — making the move this summer.
  • Building Deep in portfolio mode in my free time.
  • Open to Open to UX and Product Design roles in Berlin.

Selected roles
  1. 2022 — 2025

    Founder & Lead Designer

    Hot Tickets · Reykjavík

    Founded a last-minute tourism marketplace in Iceland, with a physical store on Laugavegur. Designed the product end-to-end in Figma — user research, design system, prototyping and conversion optimisation. Also owned all marketing: strategy, paid campaigns and SEO. This is where my interest in UX design sparked.

  2. 2024 — 2025

    Digital Marketing Specialist

    Datera · Reykjavík

    Planned and managed Google, Meta and SEO for clients across multiple industries. Monitored performance, analysed data and optimised for both Icelandic and international markets.

  3. 2017 — 2021

    Digital Marketing Specialist

    Birtingahúsið · Reykjavík

    Helped establish a newly formed digital marketing department — building workflows and improving the business model. Monitored and optimised online advertising across domestic and international platforms.


Where I picked things up
  1. 2024 — 2025

    UX Design

    Hyper Island

    Industry-taught, project-based programme. Covered user research, prototyping, design systems, UI, data analytics and UX ethics. Most coursework done in collaboration with real companies.

  2. 2019 — 2020

    MSc in Marketing

    University of Reykjavík

    Consumer behaviour, brand strategy and data.

  3. 2014 — 2017

    BSc Business Administration & Computer Science

    University of Reykjavík

    Business with a technical edge. Named to the Dean's List, spring 2015.


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