# Alex Benson > Staff Product Designer working on the future of Webflow, ex-Meta Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexbenson I'm a product designer in Seattle, Washington working at Facebook. With a decade of experience, I've had the pleasure of designing for clients across all sorts of industries: from cybersecurity and advertising technology to consumer wearables and nutrition tracking. Starting in the Midwest, I was fortunate to work at some amazing startups and the best product agency in town, Crema. From there, I moved across the country with my partner and our dog to live in Seattle and work at Facebook. I love working on problems that challenge what I thought was the right path and finding solutions that are both enjoyable and actually help people's lives. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Webflow Jan 2024 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Founder @ Midwestern Originals Jan 2015 – Present | Kansas City, Missouri, United States ### Lead Product Designer, Product Expansion @ Dave Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Lead workshops to empower teams in roadmapping and product ideation. - Lead design efforts on key strategic projects, collaborating closely with Product leadership. - Craft innovative strategies and initiatives to contribute to organizational goals. - Connect insights from across organizational silos to uncover new opportunities. ### Lead Product Designer, Credit @ Dave Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Oversaw design across all aspects of Credit, the company's core service. - Initiated the redesign of ExtraCash, our flagship product, enhancing user experiences. - Partnered with Product to lead three key strategic projects that were top organizational priorities. - Mentored three designers of various levels - Partnered with Research to develop a substantial customer empathy program, fostering better customer understanding among employees. - Spearheaded a new collaborative roadmapping process, training our teams in strategic thinking. ### Senior Product Designer @ Dave Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote ### Product Designer @ Facebook Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington ### Product Designer @ Cremalab Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Kansas City, Missouri ### Full Stack Designer @ Code Koalas Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 I perform many tasks for this Drupal development firm. I manage all design and marketing solutions for our major client, OmniBox. I have designed, or assisted in the design, of several major websites, as well as assisting in the recent redesign of their personal brand. I manage an intern who assists me with the print responsibilities for OminBox. I also advise on responsive web design to the many developers there. Occasionally, I write CSS and brainstorm interaction design for their projects as well. ### Director of User Experience @ The Briefcase, LLC Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Kansas City I designed and developed the front end of their product, a job search application for college students looking for part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities. We went through several revisions, a seed round of funding, and user testing. We brought 2 full versions to market. I also did website design and front end development for a marketing website for them. I also assisted the marketing department in creative solutions for their strategies, both print and web. ### Creative Director @ FolioMatch Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 I completed branding for the early startup, as well as beginning to working on early versions of the web based application. I completed several revisions of the application as well as took on major marketing and print design responsibilities. I did all of this working part time while working another job and in school full time. During my time here, I began learning front end languages. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design The Art Institutes International-Minnesota Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexbenson07 - Portfolio: https://www.alexbenson.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexbenson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexbenson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30