Day Jiménez
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Santa Fe, NM, United States
Toptal member since October 12, 2022
Day is a designer who enjoys creating simple and delightful experiences that improve everyday life. His work has ranged in scale, from digital interfaces, identities, and communication to spatial environments. Day has extensive experience building and leading teams throughout the creative, development, and marketing cycle to reach hundreds of millions of people.
Portfolio
Instacart Shopper Communications
Airbnb Homes
Parsley Health Brand
Canary
tPago 2.0 App
JetBlue FlyFi
Work Experience
Freelance Product Designer
Instacart
- Led the design of a new shopper communications platform and inbox in the Instacart Shopper app.
- Spearheaded the internal education and tooling efforts to roll out the new shopper communications platform.
- Directed the redesign of Shopper education and onboarding, including a cross-company design sprint to establish the initial buy-in and experience vision.
VP Design
Parsley Health
- Designed and built the initial market product and brand.
- Handled the product and strategy management for the initial product and services.
- Built and led a 15-people design team dedicated to the band, interactive brand, product, and interior design.
Freelance Product Designer
Airbnb
- Researched and established a core feature and service set for Airbnb Plus and Lux.
- Designed a fully functioning prototype for a new immersive experience to book more up-market properties.
- Led the creative direction of photography and cinematography of new product lines.
Lead Product Designer
Canary
- Led the product design for Canary iOS and Android mobile apps.
- Spearheaded the product design for the Canary Apple Watch app.
- Led research, product strategy, and product design for the Canary subscription management web app.
Co-founder, Design Director
Work-Bench
- Designed the brand and brand tools for the new startup.
- Built and led the design and product team and spearheaded the launch of three internal products for the venture team.
- Launched the company from day one, including operational and vision setting and team management.
Education
Master's Degree in Architecture II
Harvard University - Cambridge, MA, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, USA
Skills
Tools
Apple Keynote, Google Docs, Sketch, Spreadsheets, Principle, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Platforms
Figma
Languages
HTML
Other
Environmental Design, Design Management, Product Design, Branding, Product Management, Architectural Design, Research & Critical Thinking, Materials Science, Teaching, Behavioral Science, Strategy, Operations, User Research, System Design, Product Strategy, Web Marketing, Creative Direction, Art Direction, Photography, User Experience (UX)
Experience
- Product Design - 16 years
- Branding - 15 years
- Product Management - 13 years
- Google Docs - 12 years
- Design Management - 10 years
- Apple Keynote - 10 years
- Strategy - 8 years
- Figma - 4 years
Tools
- Apple Keynote
- Google Docs
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