# Patricia Anderson > Founding Product Designer | Former Pro Athlete | Furniture Girly Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/patriciaanderson I have been a creative my whole life; education in fine arts has formulated my respect and appreciation for the design process - conceptualizing a concept, developing a composition, and creating a sense of direction to guide users. Having spent the majority of my professional life in customer service, I am well-equipped to understand and adapt my design work to the needs of the customer and their users. Skilled in product design, management, visual design, ui/ux, color theory, communication, and public speaking. Tools include Figma/FigJam, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and Invision. ## Work Experience ### Founding Product Designer @ Fourth Place Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Leading the design of a platform that helps people discover and participate in local community experiences, including events, classes, clubs, and cultural activities Partnering with the founding team to define the product vision and translate it into intuitive, human-centered digital experiences Designing end-to-end product flows for event discovery, browsing, search, and filtering to help users easily explore activities happening around them Building the foundational design system and visual language that will support the product as it scales Conducting user research, concept exploration, prototyping, and usability testing to inform product decisions Organizing complex community event data into clear, accessible interfaces that improve discoverability and engagement Collaborating closely with engineering to ship product features from concept through launch Contributing to product strategy by identifying opportunities to improve how people find and connect with experiences in their communities ### Producer (Contract) — Rev, Lyft Editorial @ Lyft Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Produced a docu-style photo/video shoot end-to-end for Lyft’s editorial team (Rev), aligning creative, logistics, and vendor ops on a one-week turnaround. Highlights Coordinated crew + vendors (photographer, HMU) and handled outreach, rates, SOWs, and onboarding via Highland Talent. Built and maintained the production deck; locked schedule, call times, and day-of run-of-show. Managed location and hospitality logistics (DoorDash lunch planning; post-shoot venue), ensuring dietary options and proximity to set. Drafted and sent crew comms (briefs, call sheets, maps, contacts), keeping all stakeholders aligned and on-time. Balanced creative goals with constraints (budget, timing, brand guidelines), delivering a smooth, on-schedule shoot. Skills: Production management, vendor onboarding, budgeting & scheduling, crew communications, logistics, run-of-show, docu-style shoots, stakeholder alignment. ### Brand Designer @ Bay Area Falcons Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Captain | Professional Ultimate Frisbee Player @ Bay Area Falcons Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area · Own player involvement in Falcons as a product and business · Improve player experience and engagement through organized and condensed communication channels · Project manage fundraising efforts and social media efforts ### Freelance Product & Visual Designer — Fate x Campfire (2025) @ Campfire Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 Partnered with Campfire’s marketing team to design branded environmental assets for the company’s first trade-show appearance, promoting its “AI-first ERP for next-gen finance.” Created a cohesive on-site visual system — including booth backdrop and demo display graphics — aligned with Campfire’s product identity. Focused on translating digital brand principles into physical experience, ensuring clarity, consistency, and scalability across touchpoints. ### Freelance Product & Visual Designer — Campfire AI / Finance Forward Summit (Oct 2025) @ Campfire Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 Collaborated with Campfire’s marketing, events, and production teams to design and deliver the end-to-end visual experience for the Finance Forward AI Summit, a two-day conference connecting financial innovators and AI leaders. Key Contributions: Designed scalable event systems — Created a cohesive design language that unified digital, print, and environmental touchpoints, from signage and stage graphics to presentation templates and digital collateral. Transformed stakeholder needs into design solutions — Partnered with marketing and production leads to translate brand strategy and logistical requirements into clear, high-impact visual artifacts that improved attendee navigation and sponsor visibility. Prototyped and iterated quickly — Used Figma to develop modular assets and test visual hierarchies across multiple formats (badges, lollipop signs, foam boards, digital templates), balancing clarity, accessibility, and aesthetics. Standardized brand components — Defined typography (Denim typeface), color palettes, and spatial systems to create consistent, recognizable branding across 30+ deliverables. Supported cross-functional production workflows — Delivered print-ready and digital assets on a fast-moving timeline, collaborating with printers, event producers, and internal creative teams. Design Focus: Brand systems, visual hierarchy, user-centered communication design, rapid prototyping, stakeholder alignment, event UX. ### Youth Development Manager @ Bay Area Disc Association Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Led the planning and execution of BADA’s youth development programs, including summer camps, developmental leagues, afterschool programs, and clinics—ensuring smooth operations, strong participation, and alignment with organizational goals. Managed program logistics end-to-end, including budgeting, staffing, venue coordination, registration systems, and customer service, while maintaining a high standard of communication with participants and partners. Built and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, including schools, parks departments, vendors, and community partners, to expand access to youth programs and foster long-term collaboration. Oversaw coach training and compliance, supported the formation of new youth teams, and collaborated with internal staff across departments to drive consistency, program growth, and shared success. ### Community Manager @ Bay Area Disc Association Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area · Researched and designed inclusive outreach programs targeting queer folks of color, conducting interviews and surveys to inform strategy. · Managed program operations, including budgeting, logistics, communication, and customer support, ensuring smooth execution and positive participant experiences. · Collaborated with internal teams and community partners to align outreach efforts, increase engagement, and improve retention in BADA’s leagues and tournaments. · Tracked program metrics and reported progress to leadership, using data to refine strategies and measure impact. · Led training and built partnerships with community organizations and stakeholders to ensure long-term program sustainability and success. ### Freelance Designer @ RevU Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ### Director of Design @ Infuse Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area · Lead both native and web product design from start to finish · Lead design updates for the internal board and client boards · Helps create a vision of a “north star” to inform long-term planning · Identifies gaps in current systems and services · Articulates the evolution of an offering from current state to longer-term vision · Informs the business and product strategy by connecting user needs with business goals · Understands and executes against a design strategy by working closely with Product, Engineering, and · Operations to deliver service improvements · Orchestrates the delivery of services improvements that cross channels. Works through organizational silos to coordinate efforts and help others achieve better results · Partner with other designers to ensure design consistency and excellence · Share expertise and mentorship to help others develop skills ### Freelance Designer @ Patricia Anderson Design Jan 2014 – Jan 2023 Mischief Ultimate: March 2023: Tryout Information Instagram posts and stories Ultimate Ink: Jun 2020: BLM Instagram Design Historically Queer: May 2018 - Jun 2018: Historically Queer is a podcast that tells the hidden stories of the queer community. I am developing the branding and creating visuals for both the podcast and web page. C360: Feb 2018: C360 is a start up Cannabidiol (CBD) company based out of Colorado. I designed the company's logo within a short time period. Wildfire: Jun 2014: Designed logos for the inaugural year of an elite women’s ultimate frisbee team. ### Illustrator @ The San Franciscan Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Freelance Web Designer @ Bay Ultimate Youth Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Design Manager + Product Designer @ Rooster Grin Media Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area · Managing over 50+ web development projects. · Reducing the design process timeline by almost half by creating more efficient processes. · Increased client satisfaction in the design phase and reduced percentage of clients leaving our services. · Onboarded, trained and managed two designers virtually during COVID while also tackling employee retention. Prioritization of tasks. Sprint-planning (using Asana). End-to-end project planning involving resource management, workflows. · Taking the lead on managing internal project redesign. Contributing to product vision and strategy. · Team-oriented. Working with other designers, engineers, stakeholders, and the product team. · Creating additional services based around user experience design to help maintain and retain existing clients. Ongoing client management. ### Senior Website UI Designer @ Rooster Grin Media Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area · Prototyping and Product Design with internal Patient Portal · Support and collaborate with developers to create agile products · User Interface Design for 50+ clients concurrently · Client facing designer working closely with marketing teams and stakeholders to designs pixel perfect designs. ### Freelance Designer — Risalto Health @ Risalto Health Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Streamlined and updated a library of 44 patient education handouts to align with new brand language (“Care Concierge” → “Care Navigator”), ensuring design consistency and readability across all assets. Managed and iterated on InDesign production files to update layouts, reflow text, and export individual PDFs for patient and clinician use. Designed a new patient-facing tool within Risalto’s Pain Strategies series, maintaining brand style while introducing an accessible, printable, and PDF-fillable format. Collaborated with the internal Care Navigator and Behavioral Pain Science teams to translate clinical language into patient-friendly visuals, improving clarity and usability. Delivered final production-ready materials under tight timelines, contributing to Risalto’s transition to its next clinical client rollout. ### Student Experience Associate @ General Assembly Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area · Designing visuals for student and company facing fliers and documents · Facilitated on-boarding of all immersive students and part-time students. · Developed creative ideas for student-facing networking and social events · Cultivated strong relationships with industry professionals by coordinating speaker series, panels, and clients for student projects (>20 clients acquired) · Ensure smooth operation of day-to-day operations by managing production logistics for immersive and part-time courses ### Front Lines Associate @ General Assembly Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area · Created visuals for San Francisco campus · Troubleshoot AV/technical issues during time-sensitive class and workshop events · Maintained welcoming environment for students · Worked with course instructors and management to solve any problems that arise ### Illustrator (Contract) @ eero Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Creative Director @ Upwind Ultimate LLC Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area I oversee all visuals and design work for Upwind Ultimate LLC. Upwind Ultimate's mission is to increase the value of women in ultimate. As Creative Director, my goal is to reflect Upwind's mission statement through the visuals across all medias, this starts with establishing a solid brand. ### Professional Ultimate Frisbee Player @ San Francisco FlameThrowers Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Freelance User Interface Designer | Illustrator @ Gokhale Method Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Gokhale Method is focused on posture and preventing back pain, and the company has developed a wearable technology that tracks your spine. The companion app shows your spine and its movement in real time, and helps you track posture progress over time. I have designed all the visuals in the application, including several avatars in multiple positions. ### Freelance Designer @ Origin of Mind Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 Origin of mind mission is to create beautiful clothing, connect people and communities, use business to inspire creative dialogue around social crises. I helped design clothing in their education collection. This collection is designed to highlight realities in educational equity and (in)equality in the US. Our designs explore the differences in how this country invests in education across demographic groups. 10% of proceeds on this collection go to support Youth Radio in Oakland, CA. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Drawing and Painting California State University, Long Beach Jan 2007 – Jan 2014 ### Visual Design General Assembly Jan 2016 ### User Experience Design Circuit General Assembly Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/patriciakanderson - Portfolio: https://patricianderson.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/patriciaanderson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/patriciaanderson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25