# Dave Nguyen > Design Director at Meta Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/davenguyen Dave uses his unique background in brand, product, design and storytelling by shaping the strategy for a variety of industries ranging from start-ups reinventing the mode of transportation, forward thinking social discovery engines, to non-profits shifting the paradigm of poverty. He is fluent across many design disciplines (graphic, animation, video, story, communication, UI/UX) and understands the importance of crafting a meaningful experience for a product that connects with audiences and builds memorable impact along the way. A strong believer in giving back to the creative community, Dave also participates at speaking engagements, panel discussions and teaching opportunities to mentor the next generation of designers. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Director @ Meta Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Head of Product Creative for Facebook and Messenger app - leading a multidisciplinary team of product, visual and content designers to evolve the visual design language and creative direction of the app experience. Directly drove the rebrand and design system update for Facebook, while leading the next generation of AI creative tooling for the user experience. Functional Head of Communication Design for Facebook and Messenger - advocating for the visual design discipline and establishing a high bar of excellence for craft, quality and performance as an org leader to build stronger community across all cross-functional teams within Meta. ### Senior UX Director @ Indeed.com Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Head of Brand / Design Systems withing UX Core - driving the design vision for the brand identity and design language evolution across product-to-marketing experiences. Directly worked with executive leadership to elevate the core product experience (Job Search) and scaled an entire foundational design system to accelerate all teams across product, engineering and marketing. Built the first inter-disciplinary team of product, visual, content, motion designers as well as directly managed UXR, Design Engineering and Design Program Management as a core lead. Initiated and sponsored the first design publication for Indeed (Indeed Design), reviewing content calendar topics, hosting community-driven events and connected publication with recruiting efforts for the design org. ### UX Director @ Indeed.com Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 ### Creative Lead @ Pinterest Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Led a team of visual deisgners, video editors, animators, productions artists and producers within the Brand Creative Department. Worked directly with the co-founders and executive leadership team to drive the creative direction for all internal and external communications, branding, events and key product launchers. Key responsibilities including developing core brand guidance, managing internal brand portal, supporting key external activations, leading cultural programs for internal events (i.e. KnitCon), supporting programming for user-centric documentaries and designing key creative expressions in-product experiecnes: iconography, motion/animation, color systems. ### Design Manager @ Pinterest Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Art Director @ Duarte Inc. Jan 2008 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Led the design direction for key tentpole events, new business, brand identity and immersive environmental designs/activations. Managed a multi-disciplinary design team of visual, motion, production and 3D artists across a variety of Fortune 500 clients from Nike, VMware, Cisco to disruptive start-ups including Uber, Airbnb to Hyperloop One. Created new emerging technology investments in virtual reality and augmented reality as new product offerings for the business. Developed career curriculumn for design community, funded external design community outreach and supported the social channels for marketing. ### User Experience Designer @ SAP Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed websites, onboarding flows, iconography systems, in-product activations for marketing teams. Assisted on developing the visual assets for campaign videos, social media and events. ## Education ### Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Digital Media and Graphic Design San José State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/davidnguyen - Portfolio: http://davebnguyen.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/davenguyen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/davenguyen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13