ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Macie

Hi, I'm Macie

Senior Product Designer

Hi, I'm Macie

Senior Product Designer

I design for conversion, engagement and retention, and I help the teams around me move smarter and faster.

I design for conversion, engagement and retention, and I help the teams around me move smarter and faster.

Strategic Senior Product Designer driving 0-to-1 product growth across B2B SaaS and D2C consumer products. Partners with executives and product leaders to connect user research and design directly to revenue growth. Mentors designers and builds custom AI tools to empower product teams, accelerating shipping velocity without sacrificing craft or trust.

Strategic Senior Product Designer driving 0-to-1 product growth across B2B SaaS and D2C consumer products. Partners with executives and product leaders to connect user research and design directly to revenue growth. Mentors designers and builds custom AI tools to empower product teams, accelerating shipping velocity without sacrificing craft or trust.

Strategic Senior Product Designer driving 0-to-1 product growth across B2B SaaS and D2C consumer products. Partners with executives and product leaders to connect user research and design directly to revenue growth. Mentors designers and builds custom AI tools to empower product teams, accelerating shipping velocity without sacrificing craft or trust.

BEYOND THE CASE STUDIES

Some of the best work happens behind the scenes

Continous discovery framework

A research-to-roadmap process that keeps product decisions grounded in fresh customer feedback, now adopted by adjacent product teams.

An AI-ready design system

Currently rebuilding our design system with Codex so AI tools can read it, for code-accurate prototypes and faster handoff.

Mentorship and team practices

Founded the team’s first design internship program, created a design QA and critique process still in use today, and facilitated a journey mapping workshop that became standard practice.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

Versant Media · Sept 2025 to Present

Versant Media ·
Sept 2025 to Present

Leading design for B2B fintech and e-commerce, and helping the design team scale with AI.

  • Redesigned login and checkout around a one-step email code and one-click purchase, lifting conversion 69.6%.

  • Shipped GameCast, an AI highlight feature built on computer vision and live scoring, plus the human review process that improves the model.

  • Rebuilt the core Figma design system with Codex so prototypes match the codebase, and set up a design QA process that cut release time 30%.

UX Designer II

NBCUniversal · Aug 2024 to Sept 2025

NBCUniversal ·
Aug 2024 to Sept 2025

Owned the consumer streaming experience across web, mobile and connected TV during a record growth year.

  • Helped grow peak concurrent viewers to 917K (up 1,222% year over year) and subscriptions by 103%.

  • Set product strategy and KPIs alongside executive leadership, backed by a continuous discovery framework that adjacent teams adopted.

  • Founded the team’s first design internship program.

UX Designer

NBCUniversal · Dec 2021 to Aug 2024

NBCUniversal ·
Dec 2021 to Aug 2024

Designed B2B admin and operations tools for sports leagues and clubs across web and mobile.

  • Ran fast-turnaround churn research that reshaped the schedule tool, cut complaints per user 80% and earned the NBCUniversal GEM Award.

  • Facilitated a journey mapping workshop that unified two product teams under one roadmap, later adopted company-wide.

UX Design Freelancer

Independent · Mar 2020 to Dec 2021

Independent ·
Mar 2020 to Dec 2021

UX, brand and marketing design for early-stage and established clients.

  • Projects across enterprise, real estate, architecture and music festivals, for clients including Equinix, Villuna, Isman Design and Omega Events.

EDUCATION

B.A. Visual Communications & Graphic Design

Northern Arizona University · 2021

CERTIFICATION

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

2022

Off the screen

Born and raised in California, now happily settled in San Francisco. When I’m not designing, you can find me working on my golf game, catching live music, or building something new with AI.

Off the screen, This is where you’ll find me…

Let’s Chat!

macie.b.wood@gmail.com

Let’s Chat!

macie.b.wood@gmail.com

Let’s Chat!

macie.b.wood@gmail.com