Brian Howe

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Lead Product Designer @Sportsnet | Formerly Business Insider and theScore | Expert in Digital Product Design, Strategy, Vision, and Team Leadership | Creative Innovator and Quality-Focused Player-Coach @ mobileLIVE Inc
toronto, ontario, canada
Brian Howe's Location
New York, New York, United States, United States
About Brian Howe

๐—›๐—ถ, ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€”an award-winning digital product designer and visionary. I specialize in crafting transformative solutions for large-scale brands and audiences that drive measurable results. As a high-impact player-coach, I thrive on leading teams to innovate and outperform in everything they do.I excel in creating innovative, user-centered experiences that merge brand identity and business goals across web, app, and DTC platforms. I've also been told that I am a lot of fun to work with.๐—”๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜, I lead the cross-platform digital product design for millions of sports fans, and have achieved record engagement with our audience. Prior to Sportsnet, I contributed significantly at ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:โžœ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป: Led Insider's rebrand and a site redesign winning Best Overall Design.โžœ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Built design workshops and strengthened collaboration.โžœ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ & ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป: Enhanced UX through testing and feedback.โžœ ๐—–๐— ๐—ฆ & ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น: Redesigned CMS for 700+ staff and increased subscriber conversions.โžœ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€: Maintained visual consistency across digital products.๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€: Best Overall Design, Best on Instagram, Nominated for Best Publishing Site Design.๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: Redesigned Sportsnetโ€™s app, winning the Digi Award for best utility, and led theScore app redesign, featured in the App Store Hall of Fame.๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, I enjoy concerts, music, the gym, film, video games, eating, learning on YouTube, and collecting movie/TV memorabilia.

Brian Howe's Current Company Details
mobileLIVE Inc

Mobilelive Inc

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Lead Product Designer @Sportsnet | Formerly Business Insider and theScore | Expert in Digital Product Design, Strategy, Vision, and Team Leadership | Creative Innovator and Quality-Focused Player-Coach
toronto, ontario, canada
Website:
mobilelive.ca
Employees:
218
Brian Howe Work Experience Details
  • Mobilelive Inc
    Lead Product Designer, Sportsnet
    Mobilelive Inc Jan 2023 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sportsnet is Canadaโ€™s leading sports network. As Lead Product Designer, I drive all digital user experience design for the Sportsnet app, website, direct-to-consumer platforms, and live streaming interactions, pushing the envelope in problem-solving for the brand and its millions of users.Continuing as a high-level player-coach, I craft solutions and help manage the design team, bridging the gap between our product and engineering groups to empower efficient and impactful processes and results. I set the vision and strategy for our design systems, creating high-fidelity designs and working prototypes for Sportsnet's digital products.Sportsnet recently set a new record for the second most-watched NHL game ever in Canada during the Edmonton vs. Florida Game 7 Stanley Cup Final, entertaining millions of fans nationwide.MobileLIVE is a digital agency that serves many top brands and businesses across Canada. I work exclusively for Sportsnet through them.
  • Business Insider
    Lead Product Designer
    Business Insider Apr 2020 - Dec 2022
    New York, New York
    Crafting digital product solutions as a high-level player-coach, I helped lead the award-winning Design team of 10 designers and heavily contributed in making the company an amazing place to work. I've helped bridge successful relationships and workflows between BIโ€™s Design, Product, and Development teams. I led the qualitative user testing platform and processes to help drive successful decision making. I've helped create BIโ€™s excellent hiring standards and program. I also helped to set vision and lead the design strategy for Business Insiders' successful brand identity and user experience on the web, app, and social.
  • Business Insider
    Senior Product Designer
    Business Insider Apr 2015 - Apr 2020
    New York, New York
    As the first full time Digital Product Designer hired at Business Insider, I designed solutions for the company's ever growing umbrella of digital products. Business Insider, Tech Insider, Insider, and Markets Insider. I helped design and own the evolution of Insider's visual identity and brand strategy on the site, app, and on social. I've owned everything from user testing to wireframes, typography, prototypes, logos, illustration, animation, interaction design, to complex design systems like the CMS. I helped to design, foster, and evolve the Business Insider brand, culture, and tool sets that exist today.
  • Playground Inc.
    Senior Product Designer
    Playground Inc. Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
    Toronto, Canada
    Playground crafted products, experiences, and platforms that transformed brands. The most involved and successful project I helped lead while at Playground was the award-winning Sportsnet app for Rogers on iOS and Android.
  • Sportsnet
    Senior Product Designer
    Sportsnet Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
    Toronto, Canada
    I helped lead the user experience and design for the Rogers Sportsnet app on iOS and Android during my tenure at Playground. We worked closely with Rogers creative and development teams to build their next-level brand experience. The Rogers Sportsnet app won Best Mobile Utility at the 2015 Digi Awards.
  • Td
    Senior Product Designer
    Td Feb 2014 - Jul 2014
    Toronto, Canada
    In my short collaboration with TD, I directed and helped design TD's UI component libraries with the Engineering and Design teams.
  • Pressly
    Lead Product Designer
    Pressly Aug 2010 - Jan 2014
    Toronto, Canada
    I led all Product Design and branding efforts for Presslyโ€™s digital end-user experience. I also designed the CMS platform for the product. Pressly was leveraged by GQ, The Economist, Deloitte, Rogers, Accenture, Avaya, Scotiabank, and more.Pressly was a self-serve platform for brands to curate content from social networks and around the web into highly immersive and engaging social hubs for mobile and desktop devices.
  • Thescore
    Senior Product Designer
    Thescore Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
    Toronto, Canada
    I led all Digital Product Design and branding evolutions for theScoreโ€™s app rebranding for iOS on phones and tablets. The app got a lot of attention upon its release:โ€ข One of Apple's "Amazing Apps for iPhone 5". โ€ข Featured as an App Store Essential Sports App for iPhone & iPad. โ€ข Member of the App Store Essentials Hall of Fame. โ€ข One of Time Magazine's Must-Have iPad apps.
  • Toronto Star
    Senior Product Designer
    Toronto Star Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
    Toronto, Canada
    I designed and directed the redesign of thestar.comโ€™s mobile experiences for iOS on phones and tablets. User engagement multiplied by 5X after launch. The Toronto Star is Canada's largest newspaper publication.
  • Hot Or Not
    Senior Product Designer
    Hot Or Not Jun 2009 - Aug 2010
    Toronto, Canada
    With company owners and the Tech org, I guided Hot or Not's digital product rebranding from concept to completion. Hot or Not got reacquired shortly after the launch of the brand and design revamp.
  • Chango
    Senior Product Designer
    Chango Sep 2008 - May 2009
    Toronto, Canada
    One of the first 3 members at Chango, I helped grow the brand and design from the ground up including the logo, website, CMS design, and promotional materials. I also helped coin the name. Chango grew to over 200 employees. Chango was acquired by Rubicon Project.
  • Kaboose Inc. And Disney Interactive
    Senior Product Designer
    Kaboose Inc. And Disney Interactive Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
    Toronto, Canada
    I designed and maintained the branding and UI for Kaboose.com including ad campaigns for Kaboose's marketing partners. I managed a team of 5 designers. My team successfully delivered countless projects on very tight deadlines. Disney Interactive acquired Kaboose Inc. during my tenure.
  • Hypenotic
    Senior Product Designer
    Hypenotic Apr 2005 - Sep 2007
    Toronto, Canada
    I focused on brand building, DVD packaging design, UI, and digital experience for a lot of smaller local businesses. I also handled the design for many web ad campaigns with local agencies like TAXI. A highlight project was designing the Green Party of Canada website during their campaign run in 2007.
  • I Love Tv / Bradon Technologies
    Product Designer
    I Love Tv / Bradon Technologies 2003 - 2004
    Toronto, Canada
    I created and maintained all Digital Product Design for iLoveTV's event-mirroring software. Clients of note: The Molson Indy and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • Telum International
    Product Designer
    Telum International 2001 - 2003
    Toronto, Canada
    I designed and maintained all creative for Telum International including their web and promotional materials. Telum focused mainly on web consulting for a lot of the gym industry, World's Gym being their largest client.
  • Coporate Communications Interactive
    Graphic Designer & Animator
    Coporate Communications Interactive 1999 - 2001
    Toronto, Canada
    Wearing many hats, I split duties as Graphic Designer and Quality Assurance Analyst for Design during my time with CCI. I utilized Flash and Shockwave to execute animated video and design assets for Microsoft Office Suite's CD-ROM tutorial software.

Brian Howe Education Details

  • Niagara College
    Niagara College
    Creative Arts And Design
  • Valley Heights Secondary School
    Valley Heights Secondary School

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Howe

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Brian Howe works for Mobilelive Inc

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Brian Howe's current role is Lead Product Designer @Sportsnet | Formerly Business Insider and theScore | Expert in Digital Product Design, Strategy, Vision, and Team Leadership | Creative Innovator and Quality-Focused Player-Coach.

What schools did Brian Howe attend?

Brian Howe attended Niagara College, Valley Heights Secondary School.

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Brian Howe's colleagues are Anam Adil, Kazi Ishtiak, Aneeq Khan, Tushar Kohli, Muhammad Zubair Safdar, Anita Sharma, Naushad Ali.

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