I’m a senior product designer with over a decade of experience building intuitive, accessible digital products. I specialize in UI, design systems, and strategic design thinking, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders from concept through launch. As a freelance designer, I’ve recently collaborated with clients such as Adobe, SiriusXM, and Grace Hill, leading design efforts across complex product ecosystems and mentoring junior designers. I’m known for balancing craft and strategy—creating clear, scalable systems while keeping user needs at the center of every decision. Check out some of my work at mackenzie-steele.com --- **Employment and project experience** **Product Designer (Contract)** Grace Hill _January 2023 -March 2026_ **Product Designer (Contract)** Adobe _June 2024 -June 2025_ **Product Designer (Contract)** Sirius XM _March 2023 - February 2024_

Mackenzie Steele

I’m a senior product designer with over a decade of experience building intuitive, accessible digital products. I specialize in UI, design systems, and strategic design thinking, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders from concept through launch. As a freelance designer, I’ve recently collaborated with clients such as Adobe, SiriusXM, and Grace Hill, leading design efforts across complex product ecosystems and mentoring junior designers. I’m known for balancing craft and strategy—creating clear, scalable systems while keeping user needs at the center of every decision. Check out some of my work at mackenzie-steele.com --- **Employment and project experience** **Product Designer (Contract)** Grace Hill _January 2023 -March 2026_ **Product Designer (Contract)** Adobe _June 2024 -June 2025_ **Product Designer (Contract)** Sirius XM _March 2023 - February 2024_

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I’m a senior product designer with over a decade of experience building intuitive, accessible digital products. I specialize in UI, design systems, and strategic design thinking, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders from concept through launch.

As a freelance designer, I’ve recently collaborated with clients such as Adobe, SiriusXM, and Grace Hill, leading design efforts across complex product ecosystems and mentoring junior designers. I’m known for balancing craft and strategy—creating clear, scalable systems while keeping user needs at the center of every decision.

Check out some of my work at mackenzie-steele.com


Employment and project experience

Product Designer (Contract) Grace Hill
January 2023 -March 2026

Product Designer (Contract) Adobe
June 2024 -June 2025

Product Designer (Contract) Sirius XM
March 2023 - February 2024

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Product Designer at Self-Employed / Freelance
October 1, 2021 - Present
Designed user interfaces, interactions, visual systems, guidelines, and graphics for clients including Adobe, SiriusXM, and Grace Hill; collaborated with engineering, strategy, creative, UX, and marketing teams; delivered client presentations; mentored and managed junior designers.
Senior Product Designer at Supply
September 1, 2019 - October 1, 2021
Produced wireframes, sitemaps, flows, decks, prototypes, user journeys, and personas; designed user interfaces, visual systems, and interactions across multiple platforms; created custom illustrations and iconography; led the design team and mentored junior designers.
Product Designer at Treehouse
January 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
Created experience maps, wireframes, personas, user flows, and improved the Treehouse UI; evolved the Treehouse design system and set overall art direction for campaigns, social content, and photo/video shoots; designed and maintained branded touchpoints such as landing pages, emails, sales decks, white papers, banner ads, and other marketing creative; executed concepts through final production and tracked weekly analytics to optimize conversions.
Brand and Web Designer at Makespace!
September 1, 2015 - October 1, 2017
Designed brand systems, websites, apps, and a wide variety of digital and physical experiences for over 50 clients; collaborated on a multi-disciplinary team in a highly collaborative environment from concept to launch.
Senior Product Designer / Freelance at Freelance
October 1, 2021 - Present
Designed user interfaces, interactions, visual systems, guidelines, and graphics for clients including Adobe, Sirius XM, and Grace Hill. Collaborated with engineering, strategy, creative, UX, and marketing. Delivered crafted presentations to clients. Mentored and managed junior designers.

Education

Associate Degree of Applied Business in Advertising Art at The Modern College of Design
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
UX Design at Treehouse
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Associate Degree of Applied Business in Advertising Art at The Modern College of Design
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
UX Design at Treehouse
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

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