# Laycee Berkas

> Product Designer at Instagram

Location: Fremont, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/laycee

Digital creative since 2007. Design thinker and problem solver.

R/GA, Saatchi & Saatchi veteran; former startup and client side designer. Currently working on consumer facing products for the Instagram App. 

Specialties: Visual Design, User Experience, Interaction Design, Digital Platform, Responsive Design, Mobile Apps

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Instagram
Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Currently working on creator monetization

### Associate Creative Director @ Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Torrance, CA
Leading a small team on all things digital platform for Toyota. Responsibilities include Toyota.com, ToyotaOwners.com and a suite of connected vehicles apps and services, as well as any Toyota future vision projects.

### Senior Digital Art Director @ Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### Art Director @ R/GA
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, CA
Hands on design and art direction on Beats by Dre digital projects, as well as pitches on various new businesses.

### Art Director @ Mobile Roadie
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Beverly Hills, CA
mobile apps, iPad apps, mobile web, CMS platform.

### Art Director @ SapientNitro
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Art Director at SapientNitro, Santa Monica office, working on projects ranging from web, print to mobile.

### Senior Designer @ DIRECTV
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Senior designer at DIRECTV advanced services group doing Interactive TV design, interfaces, TV apps, iphone apps and any new product development designs.

### SeniorDesigner @ BIG interactive
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
interactive design agency with a great client base including FX, Anhauser Busch, Honda, etc. Job duties include comping websites and wap sites, producing print pieces, designing other web related graphics based on client requests.

### Graphic Designer @ Apperson Print Management Services
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007
In-house designer of a national print management company. In charge of developing marketing concepts and producing designs of all collaterals. Have experience working with print vendors on large format trade-show graphics, mailing pieces, packages, calendars, book covers, brochures and etc. Have a keen eye on typography and great attention to detail.

### Head of graphics department @ VRMC
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
Head of the graphics department, in charge of all marketing materials or  graphic related projects within the company, as well as 3D virtual environment development.


## Education
### Bachelor's in Computing and the Arts
UC San Diego

### Graphic Design
ArtCenter College of Design


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/layceefan
- Website: https://cargocollective.com/layceefan

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Source: https://flows.cv/laycee
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Last updated: 2026-02-23