Gretchen Roehrs

Gretchen Roehrs

Product Design & Art Direction in San Francisco, CA

Work Experience

2023 — Now
San Francisco, CA
  • Collaborated with founders on developing the product strategy based on extensive user research and testing.

  • Developed the brand’s visual identity and design system for the mobile application interface on a tight timeline.

  • Created high fidelity mock-ups of the app to walk investors through the product roadmap during pitch meetings.

2018 — 2023
San Francisco, CA
  • Implemented an industry-leading level of craft & design standards across site, email, print and video campaigns.

  • Developed a brand design system that drove higher customer conversion while communicating critical brand pillars.

  • Led editorial campaigns, including concept development, production planning, wardrobe styling, casting, on-set art direction, retouching, and deployment of all assets across site, email, social and print.

  • Introduced an illustration style which elevated the brand's aesthetic and led to recognition in Vogue and the New York Times.

2015 — 2018
San Francisco, CA
  • Led product experience and user interface design as the company scaled from 100 to 10M accounts.

  • Created the initial experience and user interface for the native web, iOS, and Android app experiences by working closely with front- and back-end engineers to ensure full compliance with federal banking guidelines.

  • Led the brand redesign and established Chime’s interface design system which is still in use by the company today.

  • Developed the user research and testing program to further push the experience design to its best-in-class status.

2012 — 2015
Palo Alto, CA
  • Established design system and editorial guidelines for visual app content across 120+ nationwide retailers.

  • Collaborated with product designers, product managers and engineers on the iOS and Android experiences.

  • Designed concepts for in-store digital experiences and evolved content strategy to grow app to over 7M+ users.

2011 — 2012
New York City, NY
  • Assisted art directors with photo research and image brainstorms for editorial news and special projects.

  • Redesigned original print layouts for web and mobile platforms while working alongside experience designers.

  • Collaborated with editorial writers and photographers on original fashion shoots for Vogue.com exclusives.

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