# Arjen van Gaal

> Senior Product Designer at Kahoot! | Making learning awesome

Location: Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain
Profile: https://flows.cv/arjen

Designer with development experience. I am passionate about contributing to products that bring real value to the world. Areas I am mostly interested in are healthcare, education, space, and global sustainability.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Kahoot!
Jan 2022 – Present | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
kahoot.com/business/solutions/engage

### Interim Product Manager @ Kahoot!
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

### Product Designer @ Kahoot!
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Primarily designed for the Editor experience of Actimo.

actimo.com

### Product Designer @ Bloobirds
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Barcelona Area, Spain
Designed for multiple teams for a B2B SaaS web platform in sales development. Tasks included discovery, prototyping, hands-on UX/UI design (using Figma), creating product and design specs, and managing Bloobirds' design system. I also contributed to optimising the way of working by co-facilitating the transition to Agile and taking on several product owner responsibilities.

https://www.bloobirds.com/

### Lead Product Designer @ Goin™
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Barcelona Area, Spain
Managed the product design and designed for an investment-backed B2C fintech mobile app. Tasks included user research, prototyping, hands-on UX/UI design using Sketch, creating product & design specifications, and managing Goin's design system.

www.goin.app

### Frontend & UX Developer @ Goin™
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Barcelona Area, Spain
Developed the frontend of a fintech app, using React Native, that enables users to connect their bank and save and invest money automatically to achieve their personal goals.

https://goin.app

### Co-Founder @ Recowork
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Co-led the creation of a Angelhack ’17 finalist startup company, with main focus on product design, project management and frontend development.

### Head of Design & Co-Founder @ Epia Digital Agency
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Managed an international remote team of 3D artists, graphic designers, and developers to create 3D game content, in addition to creating content myself.

www.epia.nl

### Frontend Development Intern @ Bynder
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Barcelona Area, Spain
Developed a B2B integration tool, using ReactJS and and Flux, to enable businesses to have their digital assets (saved within Bynder) directly available and upload-able from within other platforms.

www.bynder.com


## Education
### Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc in Information Technology & Media Design
Fontys University of Applied Sciences

### Study Abroad Semester in Product Design
Cardiff Metropolitan University

### HAVO in Economics & Society
Eckartcollege Eindhoven


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/arjenvgaal
- Portfolio: https://arjenvangaal.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-31