Kristoffer W. Mikkelsen

Senior Director, Product Design @ Nanit

About

Senior product design director specialized in cross-platform products and services that make a difference in peoples lives. Mission driven and big on early to mid stage startups. 0 to 1 is my happy place. As a manager I encourage tangible creative growth + critical thinking and my team delivers effective product solutions optimizing UX/UI opportunities within a set scope. I work closely with developers and sorta speak their language.

Country

United States

City

Pittsburgh

Industry

Mental Health Care

Skill

Cross-functional Team Leadership, Management, Digital Illustration, User Experience (UX), Design Thinking, iOS Design, Mobile Web Design, Branding, Design, User-centered Design, UX Research, Prototyping, Creative Direction, Product Design, User Interface Design, Branding & Identity, User Experience Design, Wireframes, Experience Design, Rapid Prototyping

Experience

Senior Director, Product Design

Nanit

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Overseeing design across digital experiences and hardware IP

Senior Director, Design

Talkspace

2016-3 - 2024-9 · 8 yrs 7 mos

Greater New York City Area

Lead Product Designer

AOL

2015-9 - 2016-3 · 7 mos

Greater New York City Area

Product Designer

Apple

2015-6 - 2015-9 · 4 mos

Cupertino, California, United States

Contributed to design of macOS Yosemite, iOS 8, 9, and productivity apps (iWork, iMovie, and News+)

Visual Interface Designer

Apple

2014-5 - 2014-8 · 4 mos

Cupertino, California, United States

Creative Director

Tumblehead

2013-7 - 2014-5 · 11 mos

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Developed IP and core game designs. Lead art direction, UX, and user research.

2D Animator, Academy Award Nominated Feature: Song of the Sea

Nørlum

2013-4 - 2013-9 · 6 mos

Viborg, Middle Jutland, Denmark

Creative Director

Style5.tv

2012-3 - 2013-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provided art direction and style guides for all commercial and in-house projects. Supervised creatives to ensure the quality and timely delivery of over 500 background paintings for feature production; Fly, Colt, Fly.

Creative Director, Animator

Nørlum

2012-1 - 2012-3 · 3 mos

Viborg, Middle Jutland, Denmark

Concept Artist

Framestore

2011-7 - 2011-9 · 3 mos

London, England, United Kingdom

Created preproduction concepts for several movies including: Maleficent, World War Z, 47 Ronin, and R.I.P.D. Worked closely with in-house producers to create materials used in presentation between Framestore and Hollywood directors.