Michael Janiak

Executive Creative Director, Co-Founder @ Pattern

About

I'm Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder at Pattern, a digital design & eCommerce agency that helps brands succeed in the experience economy. Explore our work and get in touch with us at http://thisispattern.com

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Design

Skill

Product Design, Strategy, Brand Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Advisory Boards, User Interface Design, User Experience Design (UED), E-commerce, Creative Direction, Branding, Prototyping, UX Research, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Global E-Commerce, Design Direction, DTC, Interactive Campaigns, Creative Strategy, Web Design, Art Direction

Experience

Executive Creative Director, Co-Founder

Pattern, part of Domaine

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Pattern designs modern brands, eCommerce experiences, products & platforms. We help founders, disruptors and visionaries find their place at the intersection of culture, community & commerce. Learn more and get it touch with us at http://thisispattern.com/

Advisory Board Member

HOTLINE

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Hotline is an AI-powered cooking platform that puts the magic back into cooking at home.

Advisory Board Member

Nostra AI

2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

New York, New York, United States

Judge

The Webby Awards

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Judge

Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts

2022-1 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

New York, New York, United States

Jury Member

awwwards.

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Advisory Board Member

BWG Strategy LLC

2016-9 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo

Greater New York City Area

BWG is an invite-only network for senior executives across technology, media and telecom. BWG industry professionals participate in a series of roundtables discussions, which are a valuable resource for market intelligence, business development and personal / professional networking.

Official Member

Forbes Agency Council

2022-8 - 2025-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Advisor

Storr

2018-10 - 2022-6 · 3 yrs 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Storr enables anyone to open a store from their phone. On Storr, people make money selling products instead of retailers like Amazon. Available now and open to all: storr.co

Founder

Trim&Glide

2017-6 - 2022-6 · 5 yrs 1 mo

California

Trim&Glide is a California crafted lifestyle apparel brand. Our mission to is share the stoke through the lens of surf-inspired inclusivity, blissed-out vibes, creativity and originality. Visit us at https://trimandglide.com and join the crew.