# Kirk Mueller > Designer & Builder Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kirkmueller I design and make things: https://kirkmueller.design ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Apple Jan 2019 – Present | Cupertino, California ### Consultant @ Buildit @ Wipro Digital Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area I help serve as a bridge between design and engineering to achieve projects with an emphasis on empathy for user needs, prototyping early, testing, and iteration. ### Principal and Director of Digital @ Studio Mercury Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area Oversaw the creation of all digital projects of the studio which included digital identities, the translation of brands throughout their digital projects, and managed all aspects of projects from start to finish between multiple stakeholders, designers, and development teams. Produced comprehensive award winning brand identities, campaigns, and digital products that spanned multiple industries and platforms. Portfolio of work includes branding, advertising, marketing, web design, and app design for clients in emerging technology, fashion, education, lifestyle and fine art industries. Directed all digital creative, strategy, design, and development teams from beginning to end. Mentorship, training, and talent development. Own, develop and evangelize corporate vision, strategy, and roadmap. Clients include: Adobe Systems, American Express, Condé Nast, Dior, Equinox, Gather Journal, Google, Guggenheim Museum, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MUJI, NARS Cosmetics, New York University, Newsweek, Rhode Island School of Design, Sotheby’s, Tufts University, Yahoo Areas: Brand Strategy, Identity Development, Campaigns, Interactive/Digital Design and Development (WordPress, Drupal, Demandware, Adobe Experience Manager) Photo & Video Shoots ### Principal, Director of Product - Strategy, UX, Product Design @ Studio Mercury Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Directed all creative, strategy, design, and development teams from beginning to end. Spearheaded ideation of new product and R&D initiatives for new and existing clients. Ideate with programming teams for new design implementations across e-commerce, app, and web platforms. Most notable accomplishment was the creation of the Gather Journal digital brand. Designed and developed a website, recipe app, ecommerce platform, advertising, and digital strategy that turned an independent food magazine into an award-winning small media company. ### Principal, Lead Product Designer and Developer @ Studio Mercury Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Engineered all information architecture and content development. Ideated with programming teams for new design implementations across e-commerce, app, and web platforms. Collaborated with PMs, stakeholders, and tech departments to execute business objectives while leading a user-centric design approach. Most notable accomplishment was researching, designing and developing the digital storefront and ecosystem for purchasing / discovering digital editions of Martha Stewart’s four iconic magazines. ### Principal, Digital Art Director and Developer @ Studio Mercury Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 Helped launch and create Studio Mercury, a New York based digital agency. Served as client-facing lead for initial pitches and high-level interactive projects for the studio. Most notable accomplishment was being part of a small team to help create Martha Stewart's first digital magazine and develop a library of interactive features / templates / design system to help their team create digital magazine on a monthly basis. ### Interactive Designer @ Smiley Hanchulak Marketing Communications Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area › Worked on a range of interactive and web projects in the role of both designer and developer. › Created custom B2B tools and sales calculators for clients to help power their sales representatives. › Worked on digital projects for both small and large companies across a wide range of industries from construction, agriculture, industrial, and education. ### Specialist @ Apple Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area Lead group and individual classes on Apple software ranging from introductory computer workshops to consumer software (iWork/MS Office) to professional software (Final Cut, FileMaker, Aperture, etc.). ### Technical Support Specialist @ Wolters Kluwer Health Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 | Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area Fine tuned customer services skills by distilling complex technical issues into easy to understand concepts and manageable steps to help customers with software issues. ### Content Producer @ Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 | Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area Produced and maintained content of the Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio.com website. Content included image manipulation, interactive flash animations, and regular updates of front page content and layout in HTML / CSS. ## Education ### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Digital + Media Rhode Island School of Design Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design The University of Akron Jan 2002 – Jan 2008 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in English Language and Literature/Letters The University of Akron Jan 2002 – Jan 2008 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kirk-mueller - Portfolio: https://kirkmueller.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/kirkmueller JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kirkmueller/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30