Jill Nussbaum

Jill’s a passionate believer in the transformative power of well-conceived and smartly designed digital experiences. She’s had the opportunity to work at the forefront of developing technologies, and collaborate with brands that make a big impact in the world — Nike, GE, Samsung and Virgin, to name a few.

As the Executive Director of Product Design at the Barbarian Group, Jill works with clients to develop long-term product experiences, and oversees the User Experience group. Previously she was an Executive Creative Director at R/GA, and a key player behind the design of the Nike+ platform, which was named “Campaign of the Decade” by the One Club and Adweek. In her role, she oversaw the evolution of the platform to include Nike+ Fuelband, Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training.

Jill is active member of the NY design community and enjoys teaching, public speaking, writing, and advising young designers and tech start-ups. She currently teaches in the Interaction Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, and is a contributing writer for PSFK. She has given talks at SxSW, AIGA/NY, IxDA, and General Assembly.

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