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I’m Mark Hobbs, a Principal Designer with 18+ years of experience shaping intuitive, scalable digital products across fintech, education, media, and more.
I lead design from strategy through launch, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver experiences that are both functional and beautiful. I blend user-centered thinking with strong systems design and iterative refinement to solve complex problems with clarity and craft.
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Principal Designer at hobbs.design
December 1, 2024 - November 6, 2025Led end-to-end design for a white-label, consumer-facing financial onboarding platform, improving conversions through optimized flows. Created and scaled a modular Atomic Design UI system enabling client-specific branding and cross-platform consistency. Built high-fidelity prototypes and presented design direction to stakeholders. Developed an Atomic Design-based token system for real estate websites, enabling scalable theming for B2B clients.
Senior User Experience Designer at McGraw Hill Education
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024Co-led the Teacher Experience Design team for the Educational Content Delivery Platform, driving strategy and execution for K–12 digital tools. Partnered with instructional designers, academic leads, engineers, and product managers to deliver user-centered, accessible learning experiences; designed features that improved classroom efficiency, content discoverability, and teacher workflow speed; enhanced visual accessibility by aligning patterns with WCAG 2.1; iterated on UI patterns using data-driven insights to create scalable design systems; redesigned components to achieve Accessibility Compliance certification.
Senior Product Designer at Union Home Mortgage
December 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022Designed complex financial lending workflows, improving accuracy and trust through well-crafted interactions and microcopy. Reduced user errors by implementing decision prompts in sensitive contexts. Championed WCAG accessibility standards, ensuring inclusive consumer-facing products. Accelerated validation with multi-concept prototypes tested directly with stakeholders and users. Built a Figma and SCSS design token system, streamlining engineering handoff. Designed direct-to-consumer mortgage funnels and self-help application flows to optimize customer acquisition.
Senior Product Designer at Robots & Pencils
April 1, 2020 - April 1, 2020Led UX and UI for 0 to 1 product launches in fintech and edtech, emphasizing usability, accessibility, and interface simplicity. Delivered wireframes, prototypes, and detailed specifications to agile teams, ensuring design fidelity during development. Mentored client design teams, elevating design process maturity and collaboration.
Design Director at OZY Media
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018Increased user engagement by 30 percent through targeted email design initiatives and improved interactive experiences. Directed design for online properties and native iOS applications, enhancing usability and functionality. Collaborated with advertisers to create custom integrated ad placements, boosting brand awareness and revenue. Designed custom event websites to showcase content and sponsorship opportunities.
Lead UX/UI Designer and Art Director at CBS (now Paramount)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Directed UX and visual design for CNET.com News, increasing engagement and user retention. Grew the user base tenfold through iterative feature launches, A/B testing, and data-driven design. Designed reusable editorial feature components, reducing build time and increasing ad-driven revenue by 25 percent over four years. Standardized design guidelines across CBS properties, ensuring brand consistency. Enhanced content discovery and storytelling across web and mobile platforms.
Senior Marketing and Communications Designer at Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
February 1, 2011 - February 1, 2011Designed marketing campaigns, tradeshow materials, and digital assets to promote membership and engagement. Increased membership by 20 percent, reaching over 20,000 members, through targeted design initiatives. Produced high-impact graphics for tradeshows, publications, and advertising.
Education
BS Graphic Design at Art Institute of Colorado
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006BS Graphic Design at Art Institute of Colorado
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006Qualifications
Accessibility Compliance
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025Accessibility Compliance Certification
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet
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