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Vox Media

Transforming digital experiences through strategic design and collaboration

Disciplines
Leadership × Systems × Creative
Role
Design and creative leadership
Years
Prior

Transforming digital experiences through strategic design and collaboration.

Vox Media — wildposting campaign

Overview

At Vox Media, I led cross-functional design teams to enhance audience engagement, drive revenue, and align creative strategies across influential brands like The Verge, Eater, and Vox.com. By combining user-first design principles, scalable systems, and inclusivity, I delivered innovative digital experiences that elevated brand equity and engagement.

Impact

  • Revenue growth — delivered record-setting revenue through strategic branded content campaigns.
  • Unified brand identity — created a scalable design system that improved consistency and engagement across platforms.
  • Team inclusivity — cultivated a diverse, collaborative team culture that attracted top creative talent.

Highlights

  • Consumer marketing breakthrough — led Vox Media's first-ever consumer-facing marketing campaign, setting a new benchmark for digital-first brand development.
  • Record-breaking branded content campaign — directed the company's largest branded content initiative, generating substantial revenue and visibility by combining strategic vision with strong client collaboration.
  • Unified design systems — designed and implemented scalable design languages that aligned the diverse brands within Vox Media's portfolio while enhancing user engagement and production efficiency.
  • Championing diversity and inclusion — co-led diversity and inclusion initiatives within the design team, aligning recruitment and team culture with Vox Media's core values.
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What should
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I want to build things that matter, help people become better at making them, and leave the work better than I found it. Tell me what you're working on.

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