Google

Senior Interaction Designer, Ads, October 2021–current

Closely partner with other designers, directors, product, engineering and UX researchers to explore and deliver new features for Google Ads, Focused on deals, loyalty and trust within the advertising space, now focused on format evolution. Create decks for leadership to review work, co-run design sprints, and mentor junior designers. Collaborate with other teams for a holistic Google ads/shopping experience.

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The New York Times

Principal Product Designer, Audience, June 2020–October 2021

Executive Creative Director, Cross Product, February 2018–June 2020

Creative Director of News Products, March 2016–February 2018

Product Design Lead, Mobile, December 2014–March 2016

Digital Designer, September 2012–December 2014

Focused on the NYT core iOS and Android apps, the mobile web site, the desktop site, internal sites and communications, and NYTimes off-platform. Worked to ensure world-class design and user experience, brand consistency, usability and accessibility. Collaborated with other designers, product owners, developers, and editors in the newsroom, as well as the marketing and advertising departments. Managerial duties included overseeing and mentoring junior designers. Organized inspirational guest speakers to share their work with the team (Andy Clymer, typographer; Swoon, artist; Steve ESPO Powers, artist).

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New York Magazine (nymag.com) / New York Media

Associate Art Director, September 2011–September 2012

Senior Designer, April 2010–September 2011

Designer, May 2007–April 2010

Managed junior designers, production artists, and photo editors. Collaborated with product developers, editors, IA/UX and visual designers to create elegant/usable design solutions and visualize interactions for NYMag’s various brands (nymag.com, Vulture, Grub Street, the Cut, and MenuPages). Designed page templates, UI elements, newsletters. Created markup and CSS for pages, modules, HTML emails, and daily homepage ledes. Worked on multi-disciplinary teams in the Agile/Scrum methodology.

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Freelance / Etcetera

Sometimes spend evenings and weekends working on one-off design projects. These gigs—passion projects mainly—provide opportunities to experiment with different aesthetics and to learn new code/techniques. Welcome the chance to work with people from other disciplines, especially culture, fashion, and social justice.

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G2 Branding & Design

Principal Designer, August 2004–May 2007

Worked on packaging design/mechanicals, design guidelines and e-newsletter/microsite design.

The 62

Collaborator, (Web) Designer; January 2003–May 2007

Partner in an independent studio working with smaller clients to develop web and print projects alongside our own socially-conscious artwork.

New York Sports Express

Art Director, June 2003–July 2004

Cover design, page layout, and illustration. This free weekly paper was produced in a 14-hour span, requiring quick decision making. Collaborated with editors and production artists to create an amusing, handsome piece of sports news and opinion.

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New York Press

Contributing Designer, June 2003–July 2004

Cover design, editorial layout, illustration, and production.

Bronx Museum of the Arts

Freelance Graphic Designer, October 2001–June 2004

Designed signage and print collateral for various museum events.

Lowe Lintas Interactive

Art Director, January 2000–November 2001

Worked with copywriters and designers to create websites, splash pages, html emails, and ad banners.

Guilford Texaco

Gas Station Attendant and Tow Truck Driver, March 1996–October 1998

A formative job while in college earning my Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design. Pumped gas. Drove a tow truck, helping people with their broken down cars and flat tires.