# Pete McClelland

> Senior Staff Experience Designer at Airbnb

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/petemcclelland

Over the past twenty years, I've worked with lifestyle, sport and tech brands — including Airbnb, Aston Martin, Beats By Dre, Google, Icon Aircraft, NFL, Nike, Oculus, and Twitter.

## Work Experience
### Senior Staff Experience Designer @ Airbnb
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Senior Design Manager @ Airbnb
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Partner & Creative Director @ Airlift
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
Small SF based studio where I directed autonomous vehicle interfaces and design systems for lifestyle brands.

### Creative Director @ DesignStudio
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States
As the first employee of the SF studio, I built up the design team and client relationships.

### Creative Director @ Method
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States
International experience design firm where I led work with Sonos, 23andMe, Google and YouTube.

### Associate Creative Director @ R/GA
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
The 'Agency of the Digital Age', where I led creative teams with clients like Beats By Dre and Aston Martin.

### Brand Design Lead @ Attik
Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
Attik was an iconic collective of brand engineers driving brand, advertising and interactive work.

### Creative Director, Asia @ Cowan Design
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Saigon, Vietnam
Led creative teams throughout the Asia region. Based in Saigon and launched two additional offices in Shanghai and Beijing.

### Design Director @ 3dotr Design Collective
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Design partnership between Pete McClelland & Mily Nguyen with a focus on brand identity.

### Senior Designer @ Landor
Jan 2000 – Jan 2004 | Cincinnati

### Designer @ Northlich
Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 | Cincinnati


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/petermcclelland
- Portfolio: https://hlvtca.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13