Rachel Mersky
Experienced product & brand design Leader ✨
15 yrs experience · Austin, TX · <10 hrs/week
About
Hi, I'm Rachel. 👋 I’m a hands-on design leader with a 14+ year legacy of leading product & brand design. I thrive working in the trenches with small teams of passionate & curious people. If you value vibrant creativity and impactful solutions, a playful spirit who leads with authenticity, serving results with a healthy sprinkle of magic, I'm your gal! 🪄✨
Skills
Experience
- Product & Brand Design Leadership · Mersk&Co01-31-2024
Responsible for leading the product and brand design initiatives at Mersk&Co.
- Head Of Design · Fold Inc07-31-2019 – 07-31-2023
Led the design team and oversaw the design strategy at Fold Inc.
- Director, Experience Design · Beyond09-30-2018 – 07-31-2019
Directed the experience design projects at Beyond.
- Senior Product Designer · Beyond09-30-2017 – 09-30-2018
Contributed to the product design team as a senior designer at Beyond.
- Art Director · Beyond10-31-2015 – 09-30-2017
Led the artistic direction and design projects at Beyond.
- Lead Designer · Lua10-31-2014 – 10-31-2015
Took the lead role in design projects at Lua.
- Web / Product Designer · Corra02-28-2013 – 06-30-2014
Contributed to web and product design projects at Corra.
- Creative Director, Co-Founder · IIWII Studio09-30-2012 – 01-31-2014
Co-founded IIWII Studio and served as the creative director, overseeing various creative projects.
- Freelance Product Designer / Creative Director · Self Employed01-31-2007 – 01-31-2013
Worked as a freelance product designer and creative director, managing independent creative projects.
- Multimedia Associate · The DuKode Studio06-30-2011 – 01-31-2013
Contributed to multimedia projects at The DuKode Studio.
Education
- Barnard CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies
- Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies
- School of Visual ArtsMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Visual Narrative
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