Justin Rands

Co-Founder

Sebastopol, California, United States14 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led high-impact brand campaigns for major clients.
  • Developed scalable design systems for tech brands.
  • Managed large creative teams across diverse projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Brand Design Specialist with a focus on high-impact campaigns and design systems in the tech industry.

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Press ReleasesPhotoshopResearchMarket ResearchAdvertisingPublicityDreamweaverInDesignGraphic DesignGame DesignFlashIllustratorArtQuarkXPressDesktop Publishing

About

Hello 👋 ! I have a passion for brand identity, art direction, design systems, animation and digital design. I've worked at both small and large startups as well as agencies. Some of the companies I've been fortunate enough to work with include Hoka, Intercom, X (formerly Twitter), Joby Aviation, Chick-fil-A, Tony Robbins, Gucci, Halle Berry, Toyota, Salesforce, Activision, EA Sports, Bleacher Report, and Eaze.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 4 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr
Current Experience

Clay

Senior Brand Engineer

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Hybrid

Evolve dept.

Creative Director & Founder

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

  • Helping startups & modern tech brands move fast and build scaleable systems.

Tinywins

Executive Creative Director

Oct 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote

  • Worked with clients like Tony Robbins, Hoka, Halle Berry, Gucci, Salesforce, Slack, Joby Aviation & Shield AI all while managing and overseeing a team of 20+ creatives.

Oyster®

Director of Brand Design

Sep 2021 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • During my tenure at Oyster HR, I had the privilege of leading and expanding a dynamic team of brand designers, animators, design operations specialists, and developers. Together, we navigated a period of remarkable growth and transformation, spearheading a complete rebrand as the company scaled from 200 to 500 employees. My role involved meticulous oversight of brand health and metrics, alongside the development and execution of an annual roadmap and quarterly planning specifically for brand design. I collaborated closely with Product Marketers and the product marketing team to ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints, integrating our vision into every aspect of the customer experience.
  • I successfully launched multiple high-impact brand campaigns, both digital and out-of-home (OOH), that significantly elevated our brand presence and engagement. A key achievement was building out an in-house studio, which became a cornerstone for our creative output and internal brand building. Beyond external brand building, I was committed to fostering a strong internal culture, ensuring effective resource management and team collaboration. This journey at Oyster HR was not just about brand evolution; it was about creating a cohesive and vibrant community, both within and outside the organization

Intercom

Senior Brand Designer

Jan 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Creating identities for internal/external projects (Built for you)
  • Storyboarding and animating product ui
  • Creating/Scaling/Iterating/Owning Design System for Intercom.com
  • Designing landing pages and publishing in Contentful with CSS/Javascript
  • Art Direction on internal projects/external vendors

Blend

2 roles

Art Director / Design Systems

Promoted

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Brand Designer

Dec 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Internal Branding
  • Event Planning / Branding
  • Managing outside relationships with development agencies
  • Illustration / Animation
  • Web Design / Development
  • UI / UX

Designstudio london and san francisco

Senior Designer / Developer

Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Strategy
  • UI/UX
  • Brand Design
  • Developed HTML/CSS/Javascript Component Libraries and Web Styles Guides for clients.
  • Managed relationships with outside development companies.
  • Illustration / Animation
  • Packaging

Vulcun

Designer / Developer

Jul 2015 – Jan 2016 · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Designer/Developer
  • Fast Prototyping and Collaboration Using Github
  • HTML/CSS/LESS/Javascript & CSS Animations for Web
  • UI/UX For Mobile Apps
  • Developed Marketing Materials/Email Blasts
  • Illustration/Animation For User Onboarding & In House Swag

Cloud4wi

Lead Web Designer / Developer

Jul 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Designed User Interface / HTML / CSS for large scale web and mobile projects
  • Created a new Logo for Cloud4Wi and FOG (an ecommerce project)
  • Collaborated to develop all advertising materials, email blasts, and swag
  • Designed illustrations, UX wireframes, and animations
  • Demonstrated leadership skills while seeing all projects from start to finish

Bleacher report

Freelance Web Designer

Apr 2014 – May 2014 · 1 mo · Remote

  • Created mock ups for their home page and article page.
  • Used Invision for web prototyping to show workflow.

Krossover

Designer

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos · Manhattan, New York

  • Company Branding
  • Designs Promotional Materials for Marketing
  • Web App UI and Mobile Design for Applications
  • Develops User Interfaces from UX Designs

Insticator, inc.

Designer

Jul 2013 – Sep 2013 · 2 mos · Manhattan, NY

  • General Web Design and Creative Direction.
  • Created Graphic Packages for Potential Clients.
  • Pushed Logo Identity.
  • Developed B2B Marketing Pages.

Park delicatessen

Lead Designer

Dec 2012 – Dec 2013 · 1 yr · Brooklyn, NY

  • Web Design and Site Maintenance.
  • Created Graphics for Skateboard and Apparel.

Emsense corporation

Operations Administrator

Oct 2007 – Mar 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Set up tests for hundreds of people weekly. Daily cold calls. In house graphic design/flash work and for upcoming client projects. Organizing presentations. Video tagging. Traveling to other states to set up company's technology and administer tests.

Warner bros. entertainment group of companies

Graphic Design Intern

Sep 2004 – May 2005 · 8 mos

  • for offices in San Francisco
  • Promoted upcoming films, covered screenings, passed out flyers, and issued press releases and delivery to publications. Helped with marketing research and worked directly with the offices of Warner Brothers to promote films in the San Francisco/Bay Area.
  • Summer 2004
  • Terry Hines and Associates Advertising intern in downtown offices
  • Helped put together and mail promotional packets for upcoming films to be shipped to publications, offices, and businesses. Helped around the office with anything needed (copies, mail, inputting business information into the server). Looked up new places to promote films and contacted them in a businesslike manner.

Education

General Assembly

Certificate from UX — UX

Jun 2017 – Jul 2017

General Assembly

Certificate Front End Web Development

Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

San Francisco State

BA — Industrial Arts with a focus on graphics and drawing

Jan 2002 – Jan 2007

San Francisco State University

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