# Maximillian Piras

> Founding Designer at Yutori

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maximillianpiras

Amplifying human capabilities with delightful & instinctual technology.

## Work Experience
### Founding Designer @ Yutori
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Designing AI UX for web agents

### Senior Product Designer @ Headliner.app
Jan 2018 – Jan 2024 | Greater New York City Area
Led cross-platform UI & UX for an early stage video creation tool designed for audio creators, making audio easily shareable across the web by automatically transforming it into engaging video.

### Product Designer @ Simple Habit
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Collaborated with a Design Lead on mobile UI & UX for an audio streaming two-sided marketplace that connects meditation teachers with listeners.

### Product Designer @ 8tracks
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led cross-platform UI & UX for a music streaming service with millions of users, while art directing marketing materials & managing a Junior Designer.

### Marketing Designer @ 8tracks
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
Designed custom ad campaigns, pitch decks, & infographics for the Sales & Marketing team while assisting on UI & UX.

### Founder @ Lost Cat™
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
Built a niche streetwear brand sold at the New Museum in NYC.

### Product Design Advisor @ Chronicle
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
Helped concept the platform, then advised on product & business strategy.

### Movie Poster Designer @ Empire Design
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area
Took a break from digital design to learn about the movie poster industry while designing key art for movies like Kingsmen, What Happened Miss Simone?, & Citizen Four.

### Digital Designer @ VisualMax
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area
Designed custom advertising solutions for clients like Yelp, American Express, & many more.

### Creative Manager @ VisualMax
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | New York, New York, United States
Managed digital projects from conception to reporting while interfacing between clients, designers, & engineers.

### Web Designer @ Visual Productions NYC
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Designed & built custom portfolio websites for clients in the creative industry.

### Assistant Design Director @ Daily 49er
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Long Beach, California, United States
Managed layout, photography, & typography for my university's daily newspaper, while also contributing my own weekly comic strip.

### Marketing Intern @ Watchitoo.com
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | New York, New York, United States

### Marketing Intern @ Volcom
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Costa Mesa, California, United States

### Student Caller @ CSULB Alumni Fund
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Long Beach, California, United States


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design
California State University, Long Beach

### High School in General Studies
Friends Seminary


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maximilliannyc
- Portfolio: https://www.maximillian.nyc

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Source: https://flows.cv/maximillianpiras
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Last updated: 2026-04-13