# Gabriel T. > Product Designer - Always in learning mode, I craft useful and enjoyable user experiences through research, and thoughtful design. Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gabrielt Hello, I am Gabriel a passionate product designer, who is a generalist by trait and enjoys the challenge of solving design and user experience problems in digital mediums. I originally was an architect student yet I found more passion in digital mediums, thus I started design and user experience prompted by an equal passion for both design and human interaction involving devices and contextual-environments. ## Work Experience ### Co-Founder @ Gamily Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area • Leading creative direction and product design • Product feature planning and planning ### Designer / UX II / Lead (News, OTT) @ NBCUniversal Jan 2021 – Present | New York, United States • NBC News - Tv Apps (Apple, Android, Roku, Fire Tv, Samsung, Lightning) • NBC News - Mobile iOS/Android ### Product Designer Growth @ Eight Sleep Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Created design systems across teams, increasing productivity and output • Conducted routine site audits, competitive reviews, and user testing to support a positive experience for users • Conducted planning, user reasearch/testing with team and stakeholders to launch a new shopping experience for users. Improving the overall checkout experience ### Sr Product Designer @ quip. Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Brooklyn, New York • Collaborated closely with PMs/Leadership during early inception of new product launches • Created problem solving designs and interactive prototypes to help visualize solutions • Created and organized design systems across multi channels of quip products • Helped lead design/Experaince on new mobile iOS app, conducted research, user testing, prototyping, and pain-point discoveries, and design ### Sr Product Designer @ Flocabulary Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Brooklyn, New York • Led design and tested new user experiences and new product enhancement launches • Collaborated with leadership on new design system refresh for both desktop and mobile • Worked across multiple pods, led design on various key products ### Sr Product Designer @ SoundCloud Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area • Helped led design refresh of SoundClouds visual assets from desktop to mobile • Ownership of Soundcloud homepage/marketing redesign desktop and mobile • Designed various conceptual models through prototyping new pages/headers, players and UI flows ### Sr Product Designer Mobile/TV @ Vimeo Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area • Led designs for Vimeos new TV apps for Android TV & HTML 5 Interfaces • Led new guided-search experience/features for new streaming services and subscriptions • Designed new mobile app experiences features, , video players and conceptual prototypes ### Lead Mobile Product Designer (Contract) @ VICE Media Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Brooklyn • Lead designer for Vice’s new iOS/ Android app, mobile, Tablet and TV • Designed new video player designs for more immersive user experience • Collaborated across multiple designs teams on various projects and design refreshes ### Lead Product Designer @ Miner App Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York • Led design ranging from brand, design systems and UX/UI design direction for Miner • Re-structured and refined user-flows, information hierarchies and user experience • Collaborated closely with developers and leadership to define product features and roadmaps ### Sr UX/UI Designer Saks Off 5th brand (Contract) @ Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | New York • Designed UX/UIs for Saks OFF 5th mobile and desktop platforms • Conceptualize and prototyped new user interaction features • Updated and maintained visual design systems, UI's, web-stylings, iconography, and colors ### Sr Designer @ Rokkan Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • Helped lead design on various client projects ranging in formats from app, mobile/desktop • Worked in all aspects of the project process from conception, wireframing to final designs • Collaborated with UX designers and content strategists on overall user experiences across projects ### Sr Designer (US, NY) @ MerchantCantos Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area • Conceptualize and formulated the scope, style and execution of projects • Worked directly with leadership and clients to deliver designs that solve and fit their needs • Developed new brand systems for various clients ### Sr Visual Designer @ Al Jazeera Media Network Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | new york • Led design on new AJAM home site • designed and helped plan new mobile and TV app • Conceptualized and implemented new animation designs for Vizrt (TV Motion Software) • Created and managed new visual elements for both digital and TV ### Creative Director (Smosh) @ Smosh - Alloy Digital, LLC Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | New York • Creative Director Smosh and Smosh.com • Creative Director on brand development for Smosh, from their old image to a new fresher 2013 brand • Managed designers on Smosh and other related Smosh properties • Designed Smosh's Mobile apps and supervised UX practices • Lead UX / Designer for Smosh.com Gamification ### Art Director @ Alloy Media + Marketing Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | New York • Creative director for both Alloy Media and their flagship property Smosh • Oversaw and managed various design teams across multiple property channels • Led in new designs systems kits, conceptual designs and feature sets of various properties ### Interactive Designer / UX/UI Design Consultant @ OMG Foodie.com Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | New York • Worked with Web Designer, Developer to improve overall experience of the site, newsletters, and mobile site / app. • Provided knowledge of UX theory, Cognitive processes, Use-Cases, and overall function of OMGFoodie.com for the viewer • Gamification general principals and implementation • Social Media Guerrilla Strategies, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Google + and more ### Product Designer / Brand Designer @ MeadsDurket Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Conceptualized various brands / advertisements for new clients • Designed branding and advertisements for new brands ### Visual Designer @ Digitaria Interactive Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Visual designer for various web projects • Motion Graphic designer for various client videos ### Visual Designer @ Red Door Interactive Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Visual designer for several large web projects • Designer for Rubio’s Social Campaign • Worked along side with other members of the teams for Rubio’s social media work with won a Silver Addy • Motion Graphics work for various projects ### Visual Designer / UX/UI Designer @ theLIFT Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Visual Designer for various web projects ### Interactive Graphic Designer / UX Designer @ Appeal Media Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 • Interactive Designer for several large web projects • Logo Identity work and branding • Worked on UX functionality ### Interactive Graphic Designer @ Hancock Media Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 • Designed companies new site • Help develop new functionality for website improving both backend and front end experiences • Motion Graphics and Video Editing ### Art Director @ LUCID Magazine Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 • Stepped in as acting Art Director and re-designed the Lucid Magazine from the bottom up for preview release • In-charge of printing, paper, inks, and paperweights for Lucid Magazine • Designed both the style and the layout the LA preview issue and mediakit • Directed various photo-shoots ### Interactive Graphic Designer / UX/UI @ Jerome's Furniture Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 • In charge of main company site look/ feel • Designed all of companies marketing / sale material • Maintained Company website and updated all products • Worked with Co-owner and Creative director on printed mass produced catalogs ### CX Tech / Marketing / Advertising @ Verizon Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 • Core role as CX tech helping customers with phone and acct issues • Advertising Intern Main Headquarters • Spent time in main office in the marketing dept as an intern • Part of the team developing Verizon's internal store Verizon-Magazines ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gabetop - Portfolio: https://www.gabrieltopete.co/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/gabrielt JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gabrielt/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29