Marko Masnjak
Product Design Lead
Chicago, IL, USADesigner with 15-years of experience in product, interaction, and visual design. I am known for bridging design, engineering, and business priorities to deliver delightful experiences to the customer.
At PayPal, I work on large initiatives for the Braintree Merchant Organization that often bridge all products in the PayPal portfolio. I collaborate with Engineering and Product Management Leads to discover, conceptualize, and prototype new experiences that enable best-of-class payment solutions for a global merchant base.
At PayPal, I work on large initiatives for the Braintree Merchant Organization that often bridge all products in the PayPal portfolio. I collaborate with Engineering and Product Management Leads to discover, conceptualize, and prototype new experiences that enable best-of-class payment solutions for a global merchant base.
Work Experience
The Society Of Typographic Arts
Interactive Director
January 2011
- January 2015
Illinois, United States
Doejo
Interactive Art Director
Work both individually and within a team to establish and execute content-first design that focuses on specific project goals while providing a simple, modern, and consistent user experience across browsers and devices.
Oversee portions of the design team to maintain consistent quality of work, aid in the further development of younger designers and help evolve design practices and processes.
Oversee portions of the design team to maintain consistent quality of work, aid in the further development of younger designers and help evolve design practices and processes.
March 2011
- December 2012
Chicago, United States
Crate And Barrel
Interactive Design Consultant
Responsible for core product, dynamic content, and gift registry eblasts, web banners, and CB2 blog maintenance.
Lead designer on the rebranding of all eblasts including core product, EBM, online purchase confirmation, and shipping notification.
Lead designer on the rebranding of all eblasts including core product, EBM, online purchase confirmation, and shipping notification.
March 2010
- December 2010
Northbrook, Illinois, United States
JAK Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
Developed ads, collateral and Internet content for a local and national client base. As the agency’s only designer familiar with the web, my duties were extended to art direct web creative.
Lead designer on projects that included brochures, and eblast templates for the American Dental Association, an online ad request tool for Exelon, and multiple eblasts for American Express.
Lead designer on projects that included brochures, and eblast templates for the American Dental Association, an online ad request tool for Exelon, and multiple eblasts for American Express.
July 2007
- March 2010
Darien, Illinois, United States
Education
Illinois Institute Of Art At Chicago
BFA Visual Communication
October 2005
- December 2007
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Michigan Technological University
BS Scientific and Technical Communication
September 1999
- May 2004
Houghton, Michigan, United States
Awards
39th Annual Creativity Awards
Honorable Mention. Lead Designer on the Fish Game for the World Wildlife Fund.
2007
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite,
Android Design,
Art Direction,
Brand Identity,
Brochure Design,
CSS3,
Expression Engine,
HTML5,
IOS Design,
Jquery,
Mobile Design,
Product Design,
Responsive Web Design,
User Interface Design,
Web App Design,
WordPress,
Currently Learning
Framer JS, In-App Micro Copy
Design Principles
Aesthetic, Clarity, Simplicity, Modern