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Strategy & Innovation
Defining product vision, roadmaps, and go-to-market strategy rooted in research and user insight.
Product & Brand Designer — San Francisco
Hello, I’m
I’m Sean Ross, a Product & Brand Designer with over 20 years of experience designing mobile & web products, creating brand identities, and leading teams to create remarkable digital experiences.
Currently
Open to new opportunities — looking for my next great team and challenge.
Formerly
Macy’s · Espressive · Socrates.AI · Cricket Mobile · Beyond Oblivion · Plus many more…
Teams I’ve worked with have called me Captain Awesome. That’s embarrassing, so please just call me Sean.
About
Design withintention.
For over two decades I’ve designed mobile & web products, built brand identities from scratch, and led teams to ship experiences people genuinely love.
I move fluidly between strategy and craft — equally at home setting product vision in a leadership room and obsessing over the last two pixels in a prototype. I believe great design is the result of relentless curiosity, empathy for the people you’re building for, and the discipline to simplify until only what matters remains.
Currently
Open to new opportunities — looking for my next great team and challenge.
Formerly
Macy’s · Espressive · Socrates.AI · Cricket Mobile · Beyond Oblivion · Plus many more…
What I bring
Areas of expertise
A full-stack design practice — from the boardroom strategy that sets direction to the production-ready pixels that make it real.
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Cross-Functional Leadership
Building and mentoring design teams, partnering with Product and Engineering to ship at scale.
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UX / UI / Visual / Interaction Design
End-to-end design from conceptual flows and wireframes to pixel-perfect, production-ready UI.
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Storytelling
Crafting compelling narratives for products, pitches, and presentations that move people to act.
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Brand Development
Identity systems, voice & tone, design language, and everything that makes a brand unmistakable.
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Marketing Innovation
Campaign concepting, growth design, and integrated marketing that connects brand with demand.
Selected work
Projects
A selection of brands and products I’ve helped shape across e-commerce, enterprise SaaS, AI, and music tech.
BlackRock
BlackRock
Brand · Product Design
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Macy’s
2019–2020Macy’s Cross-Channel Redesign
UX Leadership · E-Commerce · Mobile
View case study
Espressive
2016–2019Consumer Design for the Enterprise
VP Design · Enterprise SaaS · B2B
View case study
Socrates.AI
2019–2021Socrates.AI
Head of Design · AI · HR Tech
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Cricket Mobile
2011–2014Cricket Mobile & Muve Music
Brand · Product Design · Music Tech
View case study
Beyond Oblivion
2010Beyond Oblivion Music Service
Startup · Brand · Product Design
View case studyWhat people say
Kind words from people I’ve built with.
“Sean brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and hands-on craft. He elevated our design organization and shipped product that users genuinely loved.”
“Sean is an exceptional designer and leader. His ability to translate complex requirements into elegant, intuitive experiences is truly remarkable.”
“Working with Sean changed how I think about design leadership. He makes everyone around him better, and the work shows it.”
“Sean has an extraordinary eye for design and an even better instinct for what users actually need. He’s a true creative force.”
“Sean’s work at Macy’s set a new standard for how we think about cross-channel experiences. His impact is still felt today.”
“Sean is the kind of designer and leader every team needs — thoughtful, creative, decisive, and genuinely invested in the people around him.”
Get in touch
Let’s make somethingremarkable.
Have a project in mind, or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you — and find my next great team and challenge.
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