ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME

Design is the throughline.

Design is the throughline.

My nine to five is product design and ownership. I'm the founding designer of a lending platform and I share product strategy with our head of product.

I also run East Ivy Design, doing graphics and branding for people I meet on my travels. Most of it starts as a conversation, not a brief.

I've designed clothing since high school, and my newest medium is painting. Three of my canvases recently ended up in an installation in NYC.

Twelve years in, the medium changes but not the work: deciding what to keep and what to leave out.

My nine to five is product design and ownership. I’m the founding designer of a lending platform and I share product strategy with our head of product.

I also run East Ivy Design, doing graphics and branding for people I meet on my travels. Most of it starts as a conversation, not a brief.

I’ve designed clothing since high school, and my newest medium is painting. Three of my canvases recently ended up in an installation in NYC.

Twelve years in, the medium changes but not the work: deciding what to keep and what to leave out.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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PayPlan funded $43M+ across 51,000+ loans, with 32 lenders launched to production.

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Designed 330+ PayPlan screens across borrower application, underwriting, servicing, and portfolio reporting.

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Reduced new lender rollout from months to three weeks through configurable product architecture, token-based design system, and live prototypes of new features created with claude code

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Took PayPlan from first design file to first funded loan in 11 months, with loans growing from 3,206 in 2024 to 26,399 in 2025.

SKILLS
SKILLS
Design

Product design

Design systems

Prototyping

User research

Tools

Figma

Framer

Framer

Webflow

Claude Code

Adobe CC

EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE

Lead Product Designer, Business Warrior

Mar 2022 – Present
Mar 2022 – Present | New York, NY

Mar 2022 – Present | New York, NY

New York, NY

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Founding designer of PayPlan, a configurable white-label lending platform built after the company pivoted into lending. Designed 250+ screens across application, underwriting, servicing, collections, and reporting.

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Owned a BTC-backed line of credit product end to end: scoped it with leadership, designed 80+ screens across borrower portal, admin console, and application flow, and reached MVP in under six months.

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Built a token-based design system shared by three white-label products and defined product configuration with engineering, cutting lender rollout from months to three weeks.

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Traced a nearly 30% application drop-off to distrust of the Plaid bank connection, then redesigned it to explain what data is collected and why, cutting abandonment rates.

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Lead product design and share product ownership with the head of product: write development tickets and user stories, prioritize the roadmap, and run lender demos. Also managed a two-person marketing design team to build decks and client websites.

Product Designer, Business Warrior

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022
Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 | New York, NY

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 | New York, NY

New York, NY

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One of two designers on a SaaS product that scored small businesses’ online presence and marketing. Designed the phone and web app from research through shipped screens.

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Designed the company marketing website and led multiple redesigns. Kept on as the only designer when the company pivoted into lending in March 2022.

Founder & Creative Director, East Ivy Design

Jan 2020 – Present
Jan 2020 – Present | New York, NY

Jan 2020 – Present | New York, NY

New York, NY

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Founded and run a design studio, taking hospitality, small-business, and creative clients from concept and UX through visual design to shipped, e-commerce-ready sites.

Founded and run a design studio, taking hospitality, small-business, and creative clients from concept and UX through visual design to shipped, e-commerce-ready sites.

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Designed 15+ complete brand identities (logos, type and color systems, and applied collateral) across hospitality, podcasts, athletics, and apparel, including streetwear brand Undefeated and UFC champion Sean O’Malley.

Designed 15+ complete brand identities (logos, type and color systems, and applied collateral) across hospitality, podcasts, athletics, and apparel, including streetwear brand Undefeated and UFC champion Sean O’Malley.

UX Designer, Blk Bot Agency

May 2019 – Dec 2019
May 2019 – Dec 2019 | Phoenix, AZ

May 2019 – Dec 2019 | Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

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Designed and shipped e-commerce sites for cosmetics brands TMF and Citrine Beauty, and produced display ads, email campaigns, pitch decks, and tradeshow merch.

Designed and shipped e-commerce sites for cosmetics brands TMF and Citrine Beauty, and produced display ads, email campaigns, pitch decks, and tradeshow merch.

EDUCATION
EDUCATION

B.S. Marketing, Arizona State University

B.S. Marketing,
Arizona State University

summa Cum Laude
summa Cum Laude

B.S. Global Business, Arizona State University

summa Cum Laude

summa Cum Laude

Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.

Available for new projects

© 2026 Austin Griblin. All rights reserved.

Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.

© 2026 Austin Griblin. All rights reserved.

Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.

©2026 Austin Griblin