# Nick Brooks > Staff Product Designer at Quizlet | MBA in Design Strategy Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nickbrooks I am a user-centered designer with over 7 years of experience in tech and a MBA in Design Strategy. I leverage design thinking, prototyping, testing, and UX research to navigate through ambiguity and lead impactful creative projects that drive measurable results. I have a strong track record successfully creating solutions that improve the user experience and exceed business goals. In my previous role at Chegg, I led a small cross-functional team in revamping our marketing website. The new experience resulted in a 2X increase in our conversion rate, while significantly improving transparency and clarity for our users. Please reach out, I'm always happy to chat! Portfolio: https://nickbrooks.myportfolio.com ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Quizlet Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Quizlet is a leading EdTech company that provides study tools to over 60 million monthly users worldwide. In this role, I own the design strategy and execution for the subscription and ads groups. The scope of this work includes end-to-end product design for Quizlet's website and apps. ### Lead UX Designer @ Affinian Consulting Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 Affinian Consulting provides technology and user experience support to the State of California. My role was primarily focused on making improvements to the EDD (Employment Development Department) web portal, which provides critical services such as unemployment insurance, paid family leave, and disability insurance to millions of Californians. ### Lead Design Strategist @ Chegg Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States Head of the creative testing and optimization strategy for our marketing department. This work includes identifying and prioritizing high-impact monetization opportunities on our website and other marketing channels, and leveraging quant and qual research to define and scale best practices. I led a small cross-functional team in revamping our marketing website, resulting in a 2X increase to the conversion rate, while significantly improving transparency and clarity for our users. ### Senior Designer @ Chegg Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Chegg is the largest education technology company in the United States, empowering millions of students globally with 24/7 online services, including homework help, test preparation, textbook rentals, and more. As a member of the Creative Marketing team, I led efforts to improve the performance of our website and campaigns by collaborating with researchers, generating new test experiments, creating personalized content, and constantly applying new learnings to iterate on our work. ### Innovation Strategist @ Audi of America Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA My work at Audi’s Innovation lab focused on discovering the unmet needs and interests of our customers and translating these into exciting and actionable digital business opportunities. I accomplished this by applying design-thinking tools and methodologies such as prototyping, qualitative and quantitative research, journey mapping, and usability testing. Through my work, I helped to foster a culture of human-centered design within our team, while collaborating with our external offices and stakeholders in order to maximize the impact of our work, processes, and ideas. ### Freelance Designer @ Nick Brooks Design Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Executed a variety of freelance and contract design work, including projects focused on branding, product design, UI/UX design, and UX research. Select clients include Millennial Media, The RealReal, the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association, and Zebra mopeds. ### Design Strategy Consultant @ Explain the Chain Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked closely in collaboration with the founder to develop the product and go-to-market strategy for this sustainability and education-focused startup. ### Founder and Proprietor @ Bolton Deli Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Baltimore, Maryland Area Converted an abandoned retail space into a popular neighborhood cafe & deli which provided fresh meals, refreshments, live music, and a comfortable meeting space for the community. Expanded the team from 2 to 11 employees, growing the annual sales over 300% from Y1-Y3. ### Design Intern @ The Onion Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | New York, NY Collaborated with the Graphics Team editors to create all of the non-motion visuals for stories appearing in this popular satire newspaper and website. ### Design Intern @ Graj + Gustavsen Inc. (G+G) Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | New York, NY Graj + Gustavsen is a full service strategic and creative brand consultancy that delivers products for brand and business growth in the areas of strategy, design, brand, and consumer experience. As an intern, I directly contributed to the research and creation of visual design elements for several new and established brand identities, including Levi’s and HGTV. + visual design prototyping + branding & corporate identity ## Education ### Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Design Strategy California College of the Arts Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Photography Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nickobrooks - Portfolio: https://nickbrooks.myportfolio.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/nickbrooks JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nickbrooks/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30