Kyle Makischuk

Kyle Makischuk

Staff Product Designer in Los Angeles, CA, he/him

About

I'm Kyle, a Staff Product Designer and Head of Product Design based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Here's a bit about me;

  • My work focuses on building artful products that translate a companies' vision.

  • I've designed products for 25+ companies, from huge enterprises to early stage startups, that have been featured in Forbes and Variety & awarded by the Webby's and Awwwards.

  • I like to add *delight* to the design process. Let's enjoy it!

You can see my work @ www.makischuk.com

Work Experience

2024 — Now
2023 — 2024
Los Angeles, CA

Leading projects & product design @ Howl. Focused on improving social commerce for Creators, Brands & Fans.

2022 — 2023
Toronto, ON

Leading product design projects for our clients from initial discovery and research to final hifi's and design systems.

Clients include;
Dapper, Flow, Yahoo Finance, Tempo, and Binance.US.

2022 — 2022
Toronto, ON

Led the web and product design for the rebrand of Huddle, a startup that allows you to rent a pop-up team of experts from companies like Airbnb, Spotify and Uber within a week.

2021 — 2022
Toronto, ON

Responsible for running key client projects, managing and getting the design team stoked, pitching new business, deciding what internal projects to focus on, and implementing new processes.

Clients included;
Cyxtera, Overflow, ShearShare, Creator+, and Slalom.

2020 — 2021
Toronto, ON

Responsible for all of our client projects and internal concepts on the product design side of things.

Clients included;
Cyxtera, Overflow, ShearShare, Creator+, and Slalom.

2019 — 2020
Toronto, ON

The sole visual designer on autoTRADER.ca’s in-house branded content agency. Designed and art directed content campaigns and built new ad formats for the marketplace.

Clients included;
Audi, VW, Ford, BMW, TD, INFINITI, BMW, and Acura.

2018 — 2019
Creative Lead at ArtVenture
Toronto, ON

Ran the product design team at an art startup. Designed and launched an art market intelligence platform, secured major institution partnerships and published the first ever Canadian art market report in collaboration with art fair, ArtTO.

2017 — 2018
Montreal, QC

Handled all design related needs for McGill’s varsity sports’ teams including promotional posters, social media content and Athletic’s branding.

Education

2014 — 2018
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at McGill University
Montreal, QC

Graduated from McGill University with a B.A., majoring in Art History and minoring in Economics. Co-curriculars included; Varsity Rugby and VP Design, Visual Arts Society.

Volunteering

2020 — Now
Toronto, ON

Judging at CSSDA, a web design & development award platform for digital folk, UI/UX peeps and inspiring leaders of the web.

2022 — 2022
Toronto, ON

Mentored 3 graduating students of George Brown's graphic design program.

2021 — 2021

Mentored a group of students for the capstone project of the Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design program.

Side Projects

2020

A weekly newsletter highlighting emerging creatives. Directed and designed the site, branding and display campaigns.