# Amira Hankin > Design Lead | Data Viz | Clarity from Complexity Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amirahankin I’m a multidisciplinary product design leader who turns complex data into tools that foster shared understanding and collective decision-making. I bring deep experience in information design, data visualization, cartography, and geospatial product development – creating interfaces, maps, and visual systems that help people, especially non-experts, engage with information that is complex and hard to interpret. My work emphasizes clarity, accessibility, and knowledge-sharing in service of real people, tangible outcomes, and long-term positive impact. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Lead @ Bedrock Ocean Exploration Jan 2022 – Present Lead product designer driving design across all Bedrock products in all stages of development - including Mosaic, the core geospatial data visualization platform and AUV planning tool, and Trident, the primary AUV operations interface. Ownership of design process from user research & discovery, brainstorming, sketching, and prototyping through to implementation. ### Lead Product Designer @ Stamen Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 Design Lead at Stamen, data visualization and cartography design studio. Responsible for UX/ UI, visual, product, and data visualization design on a wide range of client projects as well as project leadership and strategy. ### Senior UX Designer @ Slalom Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Lead designer working to craft solutions for a range of client projects - product design ideation & strategy, data visualization, communication design, and customer experience work ### Visual Design Lead @ AAA Mountain West Group Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Oakland, CA Lead designer working to launch new businesses, brands, products, and services for AAA’s Innovation Lab, A3Ventures. Lead concept development, design ideation, prototyping, and implementation of new product and web experiences. Support marketing teams by designing and implementing new websites and related print collateral. Work across all AAA product teams in addition to the Autonomous Vehicle Strategy team and GIG Car Share. ### Visual Designer @ AAA Mountain West Group Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Collaborate with marketing and product teams to design and prototype visual solutions for digital products, print & digital ads, print collateral, out of home advertising, presentations, and more. Develop A3V brands and visual identities, design and implement new websites and supporting creative. ### Consultant @ Amira Hankin Design Jan 2011 – Jan 2019 Creative direction, product & web design, design strategy, data visualization, brand & visual identity, plus other custom design work. ### Design & Communications Specialist @ Climate Policy Initiative Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 Lead visual & digital design for CPI and partner initiatives. Design all communications and marketing materials, design and implement new web properties including interactive data visualizations, develop brand strategy and visual identity documentation, create new data visualizations and infographics used in over 50 research projects. ### Production & Design Assistant @ Tiny Atlas Quarterly Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Oakland, CA Design, branding, and strategy for first print edition of digital travel magazine. ### Admissions & Communications Representative @ Bennington College Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 ### Data Analyst @ Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 ### Lab Assistant @ University of Mississippi Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biology and Visual Art Bennington College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amira-hankin-30b55a5b - Portfolio: https://www.amirahankin.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/amirahankin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amirahankin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25