Welcome
Jordan Kasten-Krause is a designer, ux manager and Design leader based out of New York City.
Currently — he’s helping Nike build and grow the future of their internal tools as a Senior Manager of Digital Product Design.
Welcome
Jordan Kasten-Krause is a designer, ux manager and Design leader based out of New York City.
Currently — he’s helping Nike build and grow the future of their internal tools as a Senior Manager of Digital Product Design.
Welcome
Jordan Kasten-Krause is a designer, ux manager and Design leader based out of New York City.
Currently — he’s helping Nike build and grow the future of their internal tools as a Senior Manager of Digital Product Design.
About
Over the past 15 years, he's helped small companies like Hims & Hers enter the market and supported large brands like Nike in continuing to grow within an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Currently, they focus on balancing strategy, design, and management to shape the future of Nike’s digital tools. Their contributions include leading multiple fast-paced projects, managing teams and designers, driving strategy, conducting research, prototyping, and stepping in to fill critical gaps wherever needed.
If you would like to learn more about my work and experience, feel free to reach out.
Over the past 15 years, he's helped small companies like Hims & Hers enter the market and supported large brands like Nike in continuing to grow within an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Currently, they focus on balancing strategy, design, and management to shape the future of Nike’s digital tools. Their contributions include leading multiple fast-paced projects, managing teams and designers, driving strategy, conducting research, prototyping, and stepping in to fill critical gaps wherever needed.
If you would like to learn more about my work and experience, feel free to reach out.
Over the past 15 years, he's helped small companies like Hims & Hers enter the market and supported large brands like Nike in continuing to grow within an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Currently, they focus on balancing strategy, design, and management to shape the future of Nike’s digital tools. Their contributions include leading multiple fast-paced projects, managing teams and designers, driving strategy, conducting research, prototyping, and stepping in to fill critical gaps wherever needed.
If you would like to learn more about my work and experience, feel free to reach out.
Leadership & Craft
A digital product design leader focused on guiding teams through collaborative, iterative processes that prioritize both user needs and business goals. With a strong foundation in strategy and design thinking, the work moves seamlessly from initial concepts to polished prototypes—fostering innovation while maintaining a high standard of craft. This approach blends strategic vision with hands-on prototyping to deliver meaningful, user-centered experiences that drive results. Teams are empowered to experiment, learn, and grow—ensuring every project is both impactful and scalable.
A digital product design leader focused on guiding teams through collaborative, iterative processes that prioritize both user needs and business goals. With a strong foundation in strategy and design thinking, the work moves seamlessly from initial concepts to polished prototypes—fostering innovation while maintaining a high standard of craft. This approach blends strategic vision with hands-on prototyping to deliver meaningful, user-centered experiences that drive results. Teams are empowered to experiment, learn, and grow—ensuring every project is both impactful and scalable.
Skills and Services
Design Strategy
Research
Prototyping
Interaction Design
Visual Design
AI Workflows
IOS / Andriod
People Management
Hiring & Staffing
Motion Design
Figma
Framer
Magic Pixel
Product Strategy
2022-Present
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Senior Digital Product
Design Manager
Nike
Currently supporting Nike in scaling digital tools that empower teams to shape the future of sport. This work involves managing multiple tools and teams to bring that vision to life. As a manager, part of the focus is on helping teams understand how their individual contributions connect to broader goals, ensuring alignment and impact across the ecosystem.
2022-Present
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Senior Digital Product
Design Manager
Nike
Currently supporting Nike in scaling digital tools that empower teams to shape the future of sport. This work involves managing multiple tools and teams to bring that vision to life. As a manager, the focus is on helping designers understand how their individual contributions connect to broader goals, ensuring alignment and impact across projects.
2020-2022
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Senior Manager of Product Design
Mailchimp
Mailchimp
Worked at Mailchimp to help small businesses unlock their full email marketing potential through the company’s marketplace platform. Served as a design manager leading the creation of a new service that connected business owners with email experts—enabling better marketing outcomes without requiring full-time effort. Contributed to the evolution of Mailchimp from a scrappy startup into a key part of Intuit’s small business tool ecosystem.
Worked at Mailchimp to help small businesses unlock their full email marketing potential through the company’s marketplace platform. Served as a design manager leading the creation of a new service that connected business owners with email experts—enabling better marketing outcomes without requiring full-time effort. Contributed to the evolution of Mailchimp from a scrappy startup into a key part of Intuit’s small business tool ecosystem.
Mailchimp
Worked at Mailchimp to help small businesses unlock their full email marketing potential through the company’s marketplace platform. Served as a design manager leading the creation of a new service that connected business owners with email experts—enabling better marketing outcomes without requiring full-time effort. Contributed to the evolution of Mailchimp from a scrappy startup into a key part of Intuit’s small business tool ecosystem.
2020-2022
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Senior Manager of Product Design
2020
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Lead Product Designer
Zola
Helped Zola—a wedding startup once known primarily for its popular registry—evolve into a comprehensive, all-in-one wedding platform that enables couples to plan, book, and manage every aspect of their wedding.
Helped Zola—a wedding startup once known primarily for its popular registry—evolve into a comprehensive, all-in-one wedding platform that enables couples to plan, book, and manage every aspect of their wedding.
2018-2020
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Lead Product Designer
Freelance
Operated as an independent designer, partnering with a range of clients—both large and small—to solve complex problems and bring products to market. Work included helping to develop and launch Hims & Hers, as well as supporting companies like BMW in evolving the digital car shopping experience by simplifying the process of customizing and purchasing a vehicle online. Most engagements involved embedding onsite with teams and stakeholders for 2–6 months to ensure close collaboration and alignment.
Operated as an independent designer, partnering with a range of clients—both large and small—to solve complex problems and bring products to market. Work included helping to develop and launch Hims & Hers, as well as supporting companies like BMW in evolving the digital car shopping experience by simplifying the process of customizing and purchasing a vehicle online. Most engagements involved embedding onsite with teams and stakeholders for 2–6 months to ensure close collaboration and alignment.
2020
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Lead Product Designer
Zola
Helped Zola—a wedding startup once known primarily for its popular registry—evolve into a comprehensive, all-in-one wedding platform that enables couples to plan, book, and manage every aspect of their wedding.
2013-2018
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Senior Product Designer
Huge Inc
Huge Inc
Spent five years at Huge, a global digital agency, leading UX and product design initiatives for some of the most influential brands across industries. Work spanned financial services, healthcare, retail, tech, and sports—shaping digital experiences used by millions every day. Key clients included Chase, Google, NYU Langone, Gucci, Nike, Jordan, American Express, ExxonMobil, Morgan Stanley, Madison Square Garden, John Hancock, Loblaws, and Joe Fresh. Projects ranged from launching large-scale rewards platforms to redesigning complex e-commerce flows and rethinking how people access essential services. Based in Brooklyn, with regular travel to collaborate on-site with clients worldwide.
Clients and projects:
Zola
2019
Freelance
Zola
2019
Freelance
Gin Lane
2019
Freelance
Gin Lane
2019
Freelance
Hims & Hers
2019
Freelance
Hims & Hers
2019
Freelance
BMW
2018
Freelance
BMW
2018
Freelance
Go Get Em Tiger
2018
Freelance
Go Get Em Tiger
2018
Freelance
2018
Freelance
2018
Freelance
Red Antler
2018
Freelance
Red Antler
2018
Freelance
Huge
2018
Freelance
Huge
2018
Freelance
Critical Mass
2015
Freelance
Critical Mass
2015
Freelance
John Handcock
2017
Agency
John Handcock
2017
Agency
MCM
2017
Agency
MCM
2017
Agency
Nike & Jordan
2017
Agency
Nike & Jordan
2017
Agency
Kohls
2016
Agency
Kohls
2016
Agency
American Express
2016
Agency
American Express
2016
Agency
Morgan Stanley
2015
Agency
Morgan Stanley
2015
Agency
Gucci
2014
Agency
Gucci
2014
Agency
Chase
2014
Agency
Chase
2014
Agency
NYU Langone
2013
Agency
NYU Langone
2013
Agency
2018-2020
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Lead Product Designer
Freelance
Worked with a variety of clients large and small solve hard problems or go to market. For most of my work and projects, I would embed myself onsite with the rest of the business/team.
Operated as an independent designer, partnering with a range of clients—both large and small—to solve complex problems and bring products to market. Work included helping to develop and launch Hims & Hers, as well as supporting companies like BMW in evolving the digital car shopping experience by simplifying the process of customizing and purchasing a vehicle online. Most engagements involved embedding onsite with teams and stakeholders for 2–6 months to ensure close collaboration and alignment.
Huge Inc
Prior to that, I spent five years at Huge, a global full service digital agency with. There I worked in a large digital agency setting, working for some of the biggest and best known brands to help them grow, adapt or win within an ever changing digital landscape.
Clients and projects:
Zola
2019
Gin Lane
2018
Hims & Hers
2019
BMW
2019
Go Get Em Tiger
2018
2018
Red Antler
2018
Huge Inc
2018
Critical Mass
2019
John Handcock
2019
MCM
2019
Nike / Jordan
2019
Kohls
2019
American Express
2019
Morgan Stanley
2019
Chase
2019
NYU Langone
2019
Gucci
2019