# Meredith Taylor Ellis

> Design Leadership

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/meredithtaylorellis

Dynamic design leader with 20 years of experience, including top-tier organizations like Netflix, Apple, Meta, and Intuit. Visionary creative passionate about crafting impactful customer journeys and world-class experiences. Expert in leading teams to deliver 0-to-1 innovations, scaling high-performing talent, and unifying strategies across platforms. Dedicated to dynamic, inclusive design that drives delight and success for global audiences and businesses.

## Work Experience
### Design Leader @ Netflix
Jan 2025 – Present | Los Gatos, California, United States
I lead a multi-disciplinary design team specializing in motion, audio, visual, and product design to craft innovative member and non-member experiences across Netflix.

### Director of Product Design @ Thumbtack
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
I led product design for Marketplace, crafting seamless and delightful experiences that connect customers with pros to solve home needs. Our mission-critical work empowered customers to discover relevant solutions, supports pros in growing their businesses, and fosters a healthy, sustainable marketplace ecosystem.

### Senior Product Design Manager @ Apple
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Cupertino, California, United States
I led product teams in developing innovative video tooling experiences, including Final Cut Pro for iPad. Empowered creators to tell their stories through user-centric design and platform innovation. Drove design excellence and customer satisfaction while contributing to business growth at Apple.

### Product Design Manager @ Meta
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Menlo Park, California, United States
I led product design teams in growing Facebook Groups for millions of communities around the world. I also drove platform innovation to ease entity management, automation, and real-time communication tooling for creators, admins, and businesses - unifying experiences across the Facebook app.

### Product Design Lead @ Intuit
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Mountain View, California
I designed customer-backed web experiences for QuickBooks Online to simplify product choice and increase prosperity for small businesses.

### Senior Visual Designer @ Booker Software
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
I led visual and brand design through simple, user-first online experiences for Booker – one of the largest B2B SaaS business management and marketing platforms serving the beauty and wellness industry.

### Founder and Creative Director @ 85 Red
Jan 2007 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
I founded a small creative agency to drive brand experiences for businesses across web, mobile, product, and social platforms.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
The University of Georgia


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/meredith-taylor-ellis

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Last updated: 2026-04-13