# Erik Jensen > Staff Product Designer, Rider Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/erikjensen ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer, Rider @ Uber Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Product Designer @ Bolt Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior Product Designer, Incubator Program • Uber Works @ Uber Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Product Designer, Rider Growth @ Uber Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Designer, Uber for Business @ Uber Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Co-founder @ Zirtual Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area Head of Branding, Design, UX/UI, and Front-end Web Designer/Development Joined Maren Kate in 2011 to help establish Zirtual as the market leader in online concierge/virtual assistance. As the Head of Branding, Design and UX/UI, my main core competency was in developing and curating the experience each member, and prospective employee, had when interacting with Zirtual. That included designing and developing the front-end of the website; architecting the checkout and new client on-boarding flows; creating and deploying the post signup email drips driven by customer journey; designing and producing all collateral materials (internal and external); art directing video shoots; developing pitch and investor decks and emerging market presentations; strategizing, creating and analyzing paid digital ads for remarketing/retargeting campaigns; content creation; all in addition to the duties that come along with being a founder. Zirtual grew to 450 people and $12M/yr run rate. ### Graphic Designer @ BrandLab Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 BrandLab was established when Octane Studios partnered with Dave Longfield of the Richards Group. The agency stepped out from simply being known as the “cool, hip” boutique shop in town, to one that could compete on a full-service level with all the major players. The focus shifted toward developing stronger branding platforms and strategies, while maintaining an emphasis on keeping the edginess and availability that attracted our clients to BrandLab. My role with the company was quite broad, ranging from lead designer, to lead web developer, to strategist, to client and vendor liaison. Such is the nature of working in a small shop. Over the years I’ve proved myself to be very well rounded, while maintaining my passion for learning and growing. ### Graphic Designer @ Octane Studios Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 When I was asked to join Octane Studios, I was ecstatic. Octane had a reputation for being the “cool” design studio in town. This was my chance to escape the monotony of casino work and start really testing my ability. I jumped at the opportunity. I was re-energized and grew exponentially with the knowledge I gained. Octane is where I started truly learning and respecting all aspects of design. I started at Octane primarily as a print designer with a decent knowledge of web design and production. It is here that I continued honing my design sense while sharpening my coding skills and becoming efficient in XHTML and CSS, in addition to dabbling in Flash, Javascript, PHP, jQuery, and other libraries. ### Freelance Art Director, Graphic Designer, Front-end Web Designer/Developer @ I Am Erik Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 I have always had a passion for design, but did that mean I was meant to be an architect or a graphic designer? I studied both when I began my educational pursuits, in the process realizing I was undeniably drawn toward graphic design. Why? For me it is the indescribable love of grids, typography, kerning, color, composition, technology, and visual communications that resides within. It is noticing the tiniest details, the details which the public generally overlooks. It is the blessing(and the curse) of the meticulous nature that makes a successful designer. Having spent most of my career in a small market working in boutique agencies has made me extremely adaptable and able to switch gears at a moments notice. From designing, to branding, to coding, to production, to decision-making, to client and vendor relations, I am able to handle any task to which I am assigned. Versatility has become a major component in my day-to-day operations. ### Graphic Designer @ Art Associates Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 As one of two full-time creatives, I was responsible for every aspect of the art department. That included developing corporate business packages, identities and collateral, website (re)designs, conceptual pieces, self mailers and other design activities. I was responsible for each project from inception to completion. ### Design & Marketing Coordinator @ Cope and McPhetres Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 As the Design and Marketing Coordinator, I was responsible for all things advertising related. This included designing, developing, and maintaining the corporate e-commerce site, SEO for the three corporate web sites, and designing all printed materials, including advertisements for various watersports publications. I was also responsible for all vendor relations and the creation of corporate signage and promotional materials for mailings and conventions. ## Education ### Journalism University of Nevada, Reno ### AAS in Digital Media Graphic Communications ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/erikarthurjensen - Portfolio: http://www.brandlabhq.com - Portfolio: http://www.iamerik.com - Portfolio: http://www.zirtual.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/erikjensen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/erikjensen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13