# McKayla Lankau

> Senior Product Designer at Shopify

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mckayla

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Shopify
Jan 2025 – Present

### Product Designer @ Shopify
Jan 2022 – Present
Started as the UX Designer on Utopia. Currently designing Sidekick, Shopify’s AI assistant.

### Founding Designer @ Momentumworks
Jan 2021 – Present
Building Utopia, the future of Design and Code. Acquired by Shopify in 2022.

### Shopify Developer, Graphic Designer @ Pothos Beauty
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States
• Using Shopify’s Liquid programming language to maintain e-commerce site with design changes to improve user experience
• Embedding live-stream feature to website to increase customer engagement
• Design and production of Pothos Art Book to complement the brand’s vision of bringing representation and inclusion to the beauty marketplace

### Specialty Coding Tutor @ Parsons School of Design - The New School
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
Increased Students grades by coaching them on their responsive web design assignments involving HTML, CSS animations, and JavaScript 

Guided young designers to finding their own solutions to creative projects, teaching them to “learn how to learn”

Reviewed and broke down code and interaction concepts for beginners

### Sales Muse @ kate spade new york
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States
Exceeded sales goals by building and maintaining a contact book for clientele outreach and noting individual preferences 

Promoted the brand aesthetic and values at high-end flagship locations

Created smooth transition between E-commerce and in-person shopping

### Sales Associate @ Kenneth Cole Productions
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York, United States
Exceeded sales goals by building and maintaining a contact book for clientele outreach and noting individual preferences 

Promoted the brand aesthetic and values at high-end flagship locations

Created smooth transition between E-commerce and in-person shopping


## Education
### Certification in Computer Software Engineering
Flatiron School
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Communication Design in Bachelor of Fine Arts
Parsons School of Design - The New School
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Harborfields High School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mckayla-lankau
- Portfolio: https://www.mckayla.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-30