# Joseph Grillo > Product design, Gen A.I. Previously: Product Designer at Dropbox – AI Products Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/josephgrillo I am UX designer living in San Francisco, CA. I have a degree in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and years of experience in the field. Specialties: User Experience, User-Centered Design, Qualitative Research, Usability Research, Storytelling, Interaction Design, User Interface Design, Graphic / Visual Design Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), Omnigraffle, Balsamiq, Keynote, Basic HTML / CSS / Javascript / JQuery / GIT ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Meta Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Designer @ Dropbox Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 ### Senior Pre-Product Designer @ NerdWallet Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 ### Lead UI/UX designer @ GetGoing, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 ### Senior Designer @ TakeLessons.com Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 VC backed e-commerce startup focused on connecting students with music teachers. Led the process to build the user experience process from the ground up, resulting in improved conversion rate, and customer engagement. Implemented usability testing protocols for all major projects. Coordinated with stakeholders to identify project goals and objectives. Provided design strategy and oversight of TakeLessons marketing and product initiatives. Rebranded and redesigned multiple platforms within the company including a custom CRM, e-commerce portal, and personalized student accounts. Result: Increased leads by 90%, Sales by 37%, and total collected revenue by 36% Successfully increased user engagement and internal productivity. ### Designer @ Zeeto Media Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Zeeto Media is a premium content publisher specializing in unique online advertising programs across web, social, mobile, and email. I defined visual concepts by working with business and marketing associates to create optimized, creative solutions for job and point of sale campaigns. My work coding and preparing designs for split testing directly supported the senior development team. Coded designs using HTML and CSS best practices. Results: Improved click through rate on front page registration form by 23% ### Designer @ Tree.com Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 LendingTree is the nation's leading online lender exchange providing a marketplace that connects consumers with multiple lenders, as well as an array of online tools to aid consumers in their financial decisions. I created quality web presences for various branches of the company including LendingTree.com, RealEstate.com, HealthTree.com and GetSmart.com. Successful redesign of various traffic-generating verticals including, health.com, realestate.com, tree.com, and the LendingTree social media and blog system. Conceptualization of marketing initiatives to support personal finance campaigns. ### Junior Designer @ Morefocus Media Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 Morefocus media was an organization dedicated to producing a quality web presence which provides clients with a content rich venue that boosts interest and awareness of their products and services. Editing of web ready materials, Layout design, concept for new user interfaces, various concepts Development of interactive page elements. ### Junior Designer @ Symbio Design Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Symbio Design is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in print, web, and identity solutions. Responsibilities included: general design of brochures, magazine and newspaper ads, web site creation, and identity design. ### Intern @ Font Bureau Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 The Font Bureau was founded in 1989 and since has designed more than 1,500 fonts for over 300 publications. I was hired in 2007 as a paid intern to extensively research the history of type and the written word. Projects included web sites, animations, and presentations on the anatomy of a typeface. ### slave @ Tashmoo restoration Jan 2000 – Jan 2004 ## Education ### Bachelors in Graphic Design Rhode Island School of Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joseph-grillo-277aa720 - Portfolio: http://www.joseph-grillo.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/josephgrillo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/josephgrillo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13