Marcus by Goldman Sachs
Head of Design, June 2017 - Present
Lead the overall product design strategy, visual, and UX research with a philosophy of user-centered, data-driven decisions and minimal, focused UI. Manage an 8-person team. Partner with Product, Brand, Marketing, Engineering and Biz Dev to ensure consistency across all projects and platforms. Projects include: Launching and integrating the Savings business into Marcus, redesigning global onboarding and the logged-in experience, defining a new global style guide, and creating a set of personas.
Head of Design, June 2017 - Present
Lead the overall product design strategy, visual, and UX research with a philosophy of user-centered, data-driven decisions and minimal, focused UI. Manage an 8-person team. Partner with Product, Brand, Marketing, Engineering and Biz Dev to ensure consistency across all projects and platforms. Projects include: Launching and integrating the Savings business into Marcus, redesigning global onboarding and the logged-in experience, defining a new global style guide, and creating a set of personas.
Props Creator Exchange
Head of Design, 2016 - 2017
Created the product and identity design of a startup platform that connects creators to brands through both discovery and transaction. Highlights include the design of content discovery pages, a story creator tool, an integrated shop, a portfolio, a media library, a brand-to- creator transaction desk and various collateral. Managed a team of two product designers.
Head of Design, 2016 - 2017
Created the product and identity design of a startup platform that connects creators to brands through both discovery and transaction. Highlights include the design of content discovery pages, a story creator tool, an integrated shop, a portfolio, a media library, a brand-to- creator transaction desk and various collateral. Managed a team of two product designers.
Mashable
VP of Design, 2012 - 2016
Oversaw the design strategy, branding, and execution for all Mashable-related properties, including: A full redesign of Mashable.com, mobile apps, machine learning dashboards and proprietary tools, scalable solutions for sales and branded content, events, and Mashable’s headquarters. Prototyped, A/B tested, and performed usability studies. Managed a team of three designers and collaborated with a team of 10 developers. Unified the brand across all departments, vendors and social platforms.
VP of Design, 2012 - 2016
Oversaw the design strategy, branding, and execution for all Mashable-related properties, including: A full redesign of Mashable.com, mobile apps, machine learning dashboards and proprietary tools, scalable solutions for sales and branded content, events, and Mashable’s headquarters. Prototyped, A/B tested, and performed usability studies. Managed a team of three designers and collaborated with a team of 10 developers. Unified the brand across all departments, vendors and social platforms.
Ziff Davis
Creative Director, 2008 - 2012
Led the UX, UI, and branding for more than 10 consumer web/mobile properties including PCMag and ExtremeTech, in addition to marketing, sales, and corporate initiatives. Managed a team of designers, producers, and developers through several major redesigns, site enhancements, mobile/tablet conversions, interaction design, and QA to achieve spec-accurate products.
Creative Director, 2008 - 2012
Led the UX, UI, and branding for more than 10 consumer web/mobile properties including PCMag and ExtremeTech, in addition to marketing, sales, and corporate initiatives. Managed a team of designers, producers, and developers through several major redesigns, site enhancements, mobile/tablet conversions, interaction design, and QA to achieve spec-accurate products.
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