Hi, I’m Mark Rosal.

Experience Design Leader

Design leadership requires equal parts creativity, strategy, and humanity.

And oh yeah—it helps to deliver innovation and technical feasibility, too. Design Leadership is what I offer, it’s what I’ve done, and that’s where I can help.

What people say

Thoughtfully detailed. Originative. Passionate. All in. That's Mark. He comes ready everyday to drive clients towards braver work rooted in better thinking.”

CYNTHIA MCINTYRE
Chief Growth Officer at Publicis Group

“Mark sees a much larger picture on projects narrowing down on good ideas, and turning them into great ones. He brings a level of passion, detail, and an infectious positivity that makes working together fun.”

NICK DEGIORGIO
Art Director at Smith Commerce

“Mark is a leader with unconditional dedication to his team. He is a Creative Director with vast knowledge and experience in digital business transformation. And he is undeniably an exceptional storyteller.”

SHOKO TAGAYA
ACD at PublicisSapient

“Mark is one of the most inspiring, thoughtful, encouraging, and visionary leaders I have had the honor of being mentored by in my career. Not only does he exemplify the qualities and character necessary for impactful leadership, but he also brings immense knowledge and skill in the practice and art of design.”

APRIL JUNG
UX Lead at Smith Commerce

Three featured samples

1 / KYLIE BEAUTY // ECOMMERCE BRAND & SITE DESIGN

Scaling Kylie Jenner’s Brand

The Kylie brand was moving from disparate skin and cosmetics brands marketed only to North America to an international umbrella brand Kylie Beauty. And that umbrella needed to scale for Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie Skin, Kylie Baby, and more down the road.

2 / DAVID YURMAN // SITE DESIGN & DESIGN SYSTEM

Optimizing Luxury eCommerce

The David Yurman (DY) internal design team needed a partner who could honor their brand while optimizing their commerce experience as they transitioned to Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

3 / AT&T Wireless // Digital Product Design

AT&T’s Must-use sales tool: MST

When you walk into an AT&T store, one of the core pieces of software store representatives rely on is designed by my team: AT&T Mobile Sales Tool (MST.) 

Want more samples? I got more samples.

Recent LinkedIn Posts

  • How to lead leaders — Four principles for guiding the leaders of the pack

    In part 2 of “How I Lead”, I give four principles for leading your leaders of the pack. Download PDF

  • Pitch link an all-star cheerleader

    My daughter and her teammates get just two minutes and thirty seconds to convince a panel of judges that they are the best. Sound familiar?

    Here are three lessons about winning pitches at an elite level. (P.S. Yes, this is my photography 🤓) Download PDF

  • How I transform individuals into teams.

    In part 1 of "How I Lead", read how I leverage Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to transform individuals into teams. Download PDF.

  • Hope and advice for the recently laid off.

    In recent weeks, more friends and colleagues have lost their jobs. And by the end of this quarter, the number will rise. From a person in that situation, I have 5 bits of Hope and Advice for the Recently Laid Off. Download PDF

Recruiter FAQs

  • I’ve been a team of one and led as many as 22-24 designers at a time. If you include strategists and front end devs, the teams have been as large as 30.

  • Yes, I’m open to travel for the role up to 25% of my time.

  • Yes and boostered.

  • No.

  • Yes.