# Sam Bailenson > Senior Product Designer | Design Educator Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sambailenson I'm a product design professional with a keen interest in the intersection of engaging design and intuitive user interaction. Integrating creative ambition with feasibility of production, my experience in the design space allows me to provide lean and streamlined solutions to solve complex problems. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ IGS Energy Jan 2025 – Present - Translate complex user and business needs into elegant, intuitive experiences through user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs, regularly liasing with leadership - Design intuitive, data-rich experiences that help users manage their tasks, aligning user needs with product strategy to drive innovation in the climate-tech space at scale - Advocate for design excellence by introducing critique practices and enhancing team workflows ### Design & Fine Art Instructor: Adobe Illustrator, Drawing @ Pratt Institute Jan 2020 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area -Teach the complex variations and advanced tools of Adobe Illustrator CC to both undergraduates and continuing education students at Pratt to execute refined projects that demand a mature skill-set -Teach the foundations and core methods of drawing as a fine art practice, empowering students to produce work in line with their creative intention and expression. -Mentor students to support their design practice and professional goals ### Senior Product Designer @ Sunnova Energy Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 - Lead UX/UI design efforts across several digital products, creating high fidelity user journeys to maintain a source of truth for cross-functional teams, including Product and Engineering, when iterating across sprint cycles - Launch a comprehensive design system leveraged by entire teams to drive consistency and efficiency when building integrated features, UI pattern libraries, guidelines etc. at scale - Perform user research, usability testing, and data analysis to drive design solutions - Partner closely with Engineering and Product to craft informed product roadmaps, regularly communicating these efforts to Executive Leadership of a large, multi-national company ### Product Designer II @ Sunnova Energy Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 -Develop user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas -Ensure the creation and implementation of customized experiences for the digital user -Collaborate with the development team to ensure the live experience meets the criteria and functionality as presented in the visual concepts ### Senior Visual Designer @ Blue Hour Studios Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area -Lead cross-functional design for brand social channels, video, creator-led content, and other digital creative -Foster collaborative relationships with clients, production partners, and internal teams while providing studied design direction and rationale for visual solutions made -Maintain high level of craft and organization while designing for a range of budgets, timelines, and production approaches ### Graphic Designer, Illustrator @ Designlab Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 -Create UI designs and illustrations on a weekly basis to support company product for a variety of channels including blog posts, email newsletters and promotions, social media and advertising images -Support internal and external community outreach through visual storytelling ### Production and Creative Specialist, OOH @ Horizon Media Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area ### Production and Creative Assistant, OOH @ Horizon Media Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area ### User Experience Design Consultant (Remote) @ SunPower Corporation Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Studio Arts and English Skidmore College ### UX Academy in Product Design, UX/UI Design Designlab ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sam-bailenson - Website: https://samuelbailenson.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/sambailenson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sambailenson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23