# Corey Koberna > Generative AI @ Google - Design Leadership Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/coreykoberna Corey Koberna is an interactive product designer living and working in San Francisco, CA. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Staff Design Lead @ Google Jan 2023 – Present • Led UX Strategy and Creative Direction of 0-to-1 Generative Search Experience, Search AI Mode • Directly managing and mentoring a UX team of +20 UX Designers • Creative directed look and feel of Google Search in an era of Generative AI • Headed LLM response design frameworks including; layout, features, modularity, typography. • Headed LLM interaction models including; next steps, follow ups, clarifying questions, actions. • Headed ecosystem UX design strategy including; links, corroboration, grounding, fact check. ### Staff Product Design Lead @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States • Creative directed and launched new visual design language experience for +1 Billion Users • Spearheaded the creative direction for Google Material 3 on Search • Art directed design features across +22 Search Work-Streams • Connected UX Strategy across +8 product organizations • Leveraged UX Research to advocate for user-centered design systems ### Senior Visual Product Designer @ Google Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Creative directed redesign of Search, enhancing user perception of look and feel by +4%. • Drove a multi-year design strategy for the Search Experience portfolio. • Established a unified coherence between Search and Google-wide Design Language • Redefined use of color, containment, and typography across +46 UX teams. ### Visual Product Designer @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Developed Creative & Content Strategy for the Google App on iOS resulting in +156% DAU • Defined Google App UX OKRs via 0-1 design vision • Creative Directed and launched new look and feel for Discover Feed in xGA Google App. • Designed, validated, and launched the Saves & Collections feature. ### Product Designer @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Spearheaded the rebranding of the Google Maps Logomark for its 15th anniversary • Developed the Google Maps Design System, Geo Terra, increasing UX product consistency • Created a comprehensive collection of maps features and components • Received +2 Patents for Google Maps Logomark designs ### Senior Art Director @ Apple Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Art directed and designed Education, Diversity, and Supplier Responsibility pages on Apple.com • Led design of the card design system of Apple App Store's Today tab, significantly boosting DAU • Drove 2016 Games for (RED) app store campaigns, successfully raising $17 million to combat AIDS • Drove 2016 Games We Love app store campaigns ### Creative Director @ Arms & Anchors Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Portland, Oregon • Creative directed +30 designers for high-profile clients like Intel and Microsoft. • Successfully drove and launched +5 kickstart campaigns, generating +$3.5M in revenue for clients. • Founded Arms & Anchors, a boutique brand and marketing design agency in Portland, OR. ### Art Director @ R\West Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Portland, Oregon Area • Spearheaded and art directed high-impact marketing campaigns brands like Intel and WebMD. • Achieved a +30% increase in Trumer Pils campaign engagement through strategic design choices. • Contributed to R\West's reputation as a leading creative agency in the Portland area. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design Savannah College of Art and Design ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Communication Design Pacific Northwest College of Art ### Associate of Arts - AA in Landscape Architecture Merritt College ### High School Diploma in Computer Graphics Chagrin Falls High School ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design Savannah College of Art and Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreykoberna - Website: http://coreykoberna.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/coreykoberna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/coreykoberna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07