A short history
I earned my BFA in Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to graduating in 2012, I secured a position at a leading local ad agency, focusing on web and social media campaigns for notable clients such as American Express, Bausch & Lomb, and Walmart.
After moving to NYC in 2015, I joined Carrot Creative, a cutting-edge creative agency owned by VICE Media. My time at Carrot involved intensive UI and UX work for their biggest clients like Activision Blizzard, NBCUniversal, and Intel, before I left to serve as the principal product designer at a burgeoning start-up called Lightwell. As part of a small team of five, I had a hand in everything from product design to marketing, copy writing, and technical support.
In 2018 I began working at HashiCorp. I learned a ton over my six year tenure and I enjoyed growing alongside the company through its IPO and recent sale announcement to IBM. I discovered a real passion for design systems and I am currently continuing that work at Vanta as a senior product designer.
I live in Brooklyn NY with my fiancé and our three wonderful cats. When i’m not at my computer you can usually find me at my other computer playing Final Fantasy XIV, taking a walk through Prospect Park, or sitting down to play a new board game.
Experience
HashiCorp 2018 - Present
Senior Designer
_ Lead the creation of a comprehensive design system for web marketing
_ Helped establish the visual identity of our web footprint, supporting graphics, and illustration
_ Worked closely with those from all facets of the business from product, field, sales, and product marketing
_ Helped establish a scalable, component-based visual diagram system for technical illustrations
_Developed better design ops practices to help organize and enable our team in Figma, and Asana
Lightwell 2017 - 2018
Lead Designer
_Responsible for all product design and digital marketing design
_Established relationships with power users to help improve the product
_Worked on both MacOSX and iOS apps
_Refreshed the brand’s visual identity
Carrot Creative 2014 - 2017
UI/UX Designer
_Heavy involvement in all digital experiences via user journeys, interviews, wireframes, and design specs
_Pitching work to companies like Activision Blizzard, NBCU, and Ubisoft
_Led workshops with clients during the discovery process
Brand Networks 2011 - 2015
Interactive Design Intern, Interactive Designer
Skills
Core Skills
UI/UX Design
Web Design
Product Design
Design Systems
UI Animation
Core Skills
User Journeys
Design Ops
Branding
Illustration
Copywriting
Programs
Figma
Creative Suite
Asana
Jira
Confluence
Core Skills
Notion
DatoCMS
Vercel Previews
Heap.io Analytics
Spline
© Benjamin Gage 2024
New York City