# Tayler Aitken

> Product Designer Manager at Stripe

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tayleraitken

## Work Experience
### Product Design Manager @ Stripe
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Product Designer @ Stripe
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California

### Software Designer @ IBM
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Austin, TX
Visual and UX designer on the Carbon Design System team for IBM Cloud, in charge of researching and designing new components and adapting old components for the system library, as well as creating coded prototypes, maintaining design assets and writing content for the design system website and product Twitter account. My team communicates using GitHub and collaborates in an agile environment.

In addition to my everyday responsibilities, I have been an Associate Incubator Lead for IBM Design Bootcamp, a three month venture to introduce early career professionals to IBM Design’s workplace and culture, as well as a Mentor to an IBM Malestrom Internship class, guiding teams and offering feedback over the course of two group projects.

### Software Design Intern @ IBM
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Austin, Texas
Participated in IBM's software design internship experience, Maelstrom, driving early outcomes for bleeding edge products and services through participatory learning, prototyping, and reflection in a fast-paced environment. Worked on three different projects, over the course of 10 weeks, in collaboration with my fellow interns on multidisciplinary teams.

### Freelancer @ Peer Insight
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Designing storyboards, presentations, icon sets and digitizing strategy maps for Peer Insight’s client presentations.

### Designer @ Hewlett-Packard
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Savannah, GA
The Savannah College of Art and Design collaborated with Hewlett-Packard to research and develop multiple campaign concepts for a unique tourism experience within the Savannah Historic District and Savannah-Hilton Head Airport, utilizing the LinkReader platform, which transforms physical content into digital experiences.

I was a part of a team tasked with creating an engaging experience in the airport that would attract tourists to take part in the downtown LinkReader experience. Through observation, research, and ideation we determined the best locations and necessary interactions needed to introduce LinkReader to travelers. As a designer on this project my responsibilities included branding the experience along with designing ads, posters, stickers, and maps to promote LinkReader to arriving passengers.

### Design Intern @ Jack Morton Worldwide
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | New York, New York
Created mock-up designs, edited photos, did visual and inspiration research for client projects, prepared projects for presentation, and assisted with branding concepts.

Additionally I collaborated with the other interns to redesign and implement an interactive, engaging lobby experience that reflected the Jack Morton spirit, brand, and commemorated the company's 75th Anniversary.

### Student Coordinator @ SCAD Lacoste
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Lacoste, France
Assisted with planning, organization, and set-up of the graphic design department's gallery at SCAD Lacoste’s quarterly student exhibition.

### Creative Strategy Collaborator, Group Project Manager @ The Coca-Cola Company
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Savannah, Georgia
Collaborated with Coca-Cola through SCAD's Collaborative Learning Center to research and develop new and innovative cross-promotional marketing concepts for Coca-Cola.

During this project I played two different roles, Project Manger and Designer. As project manager I made sure all work was ready for presentation before deadlines, kept the team focused and productive during team meetings, and gathered all necessary elements for our team's portion of the class process book. As the designer I branded and designed cross-platform materials including a desktop and mobile website, along with product packaging and experience mockups.

### Intern @ Alexander Isley Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Redding, Conecticut
Created mock-up designs, edited photos, did visual and concept research, prepared projects for presentation, and assisted with branding concepts.

### Graphic Design Intern @ Pact
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Created various in-office printed promotional materials for the D.C. and international offices. Materials included posters, booklets, interactive pdfs, and packaging.

### Intern @ Commemoratives LCC
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Alexandria, Virginia
Assisted with the design for the 50th Anniversary Kennedy Brothers coin card and created a portfolio 
book for designer John Rupert.


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art and Design

### West Potomac High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tayler-aitken
- Portfolio: http://tayleraitken.com
- Behance: http://www.behance.net/taylera

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Last updated: 2026-04-13