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Emily Brunner
Design Leader
Location:
San Mateo, CA
Experience:
15 Years
About Me
As a third-generation designer, creativity runs in my blood. Growing up in a family of artists, engineers, and designers, I developed a passion for blending aesthetics with functionality. When I’m not designing, you’ll find me enjoying good food, soaking up the sunshine, and spending quality time with my family. I also love working with my hands—whether it’s shaping ceramics, embroidering, diving into a good book, or experimenting in the kitchen.
Work Experience
2025-26
2021-25
2020-21
2018-20
2017-18
2015-16
2012-15
2011
Disney | Sr. Product Design Manager
As a Sr. Product Design Manager, my primary focus is enabling my team to reach their full potential and establishing the value of great design and design thinking with our partners. Managing design work across 6+ work streams, my priority is enabling my team to drive their work independently and establish trust with partners and leadership. I emphasize not only designing for scale but also tying in metrics to define success, making sure that we are designing to support our revenue-driven initiatives and product roadmap.
Products supported: Disney Ad Tools & Formats, Design Systems and Ad Products Branding, AI Video Generation tooling.
People Manager: 6 ICs
Disney | Product Design Manager
As a Design Manager, I lead and nurture a high-performing team while fostering a culture of open communication, growth, and XFN collaboration. I guide the team in developing scalable designs, ensuring efficiency and brand quality across multiple projects. By maintaining strong cross-functional relationships with Sales & Marketing, Product, and Design teams, I strive to provide seamless execution of strategic initiatives. I manage workflows, resources, and timelines, ensuring projects are completed on schedule while supporting engineering sprints.
Products supported: Disney Ad Tools & Formats across all Disney Streaming, Product Messaging, Global Marketing Design Systems.
People Manager: 6 ICs
Disney | Lead Product Designer
I led design strategy, workflow implementation, and cross-functional collaboration to create scalable frameworks for marketing, brand and product experiences. I mentored and developed a team of 2 designers, and supported growth through mentorship & feedback. I oversaw and informed project structures, streamlined processes, drove communication with stakeholders, and ensured high-quality design execution and delivery.
Products supported: Product Messaging, Marketing Design Systems, Landing Pages, Engagement Messaging.
People Manager: 3 ICs
Fitbit | Associate Design Director | 2018-2020
I led and contributed to the brand vision by directing designers and external vendors to ensure cohesive, high-quality creative execution. This role was a hybrid IC and manager role where I managed one designer while contributing to asset management, design operations, and third-party vendor reviews. I directed brand marketing campaigns across social, photo shoots, product launches, and web, ensuring alignment with brand strategy and business goals. I also worked on the re-brand and execution of new brand strategy in 2018, prior to the Google aquisition.
Projects supported: Brand Re-Design, Marketing Creative, Digital Ad Suites, Photo shoot Concepting & Execution, Global campaign direction, Global Retail experiences, Web Design, Product Collaboration, Email Design, Packaging.
People Manager: 1 IC
Fitbit | Senior Designer
Projects supported: Marketing Creative, Digital Ad Suites, Photo shoot Concepting & Execution, Global campaign direction.
Ammunition Group | Senior Designer
Projects supported: Marketing Creative, Digital Ad Suites, Photo shoot Concepting & Execution, Global campaign direction, Web Design, Product Collaboration, Email Design, Packaging
Ammunition Group | Designer
Projects supported: Marketing Creative, Digital Ad Suites, Photo shoot Concepting & Execution, Global campaign direction, Web Design, Product Collaboration, Email Design, Packaging
Dowling & Duncan (Mucho SF) | Intern
Projects supported: Marketing Creative, Digital Ad Suites, Photo shoot Concepting & Execution, Global campaign direction, Web Design, Product Collaboration, Email Design, Packaging
