Sean Finn Product & UX Designer
With 10+ years across tech, startups, and brand systems, specializing in turning ambiguous concepts into user-validated products, scalable design systems, and high-impact digital experiences.
Experience
Senior Product Designer — CLEAR
January 2026 - Present
Focusing on leveraging identity and trust to remove friction from the digital travel experience, making complex real-world interactions simple and human.
Lead Designer — Finrez
October 2023 - Present
Founder and lead designer helping early-stage startups shape brand identities and product experiences. Partner with founders to build identities, scalable systems, and digital experiences spanning strategy, design, and implementation.
Product Designer IV — Meta
June 2022 - June 2024
Designed XR tools and AI-driven interfaces in Meta’s Reality Labs division. Led the design for XR Simulator and MetaSim platform, improving team efficiency by 38%. Standardized UI/UX systems for VR accessibility and device localization. Led the product design for the Codec Avatar R&D platform and AI-powered wearable hardware prototypes.
Product Designer — RECUR Forever
July 2021 - June 2022
Joined as the second designer to scale RECUR’s digital collectible NFT platform. Expanded the design system, launched gamified Challenges, and improved user engagement through close collaboration with engineering and strategy teams.
Various — VICE Media Group
July 2018 - July 2021
Product Designer
February 2021 - July 2021
Oversaw new ad product design and strategy across web and mobile. Collaborated cross-functionally to deliver interactive ad experiences and scalable digital platforms.
Design Manager, Ad Products
December 2019 - February 2021
Directed Ad Studio project strategy and creative direction from concept to launch, driving global KPI gains and $5MM annual revenue. Led a multidisciplinary team producing campaigns and scalable design systems.
Sr. Interactive Designer, Ad Products
July 2018 - December 2019
Built VICE’s Ad Studio and custom ad products, optimizing creative workflows and driving $7MM in revenue in the first year.
Designer — Merkley + Partners
April 2017 - July 2018
Designed integrated brand campaigns across print and digital for Mercedes-Benz, AC/Pro, BiC, Flexion, Teva Pharmaceutical, and White Castle.
Skills
Accessibility (a11y)
Brand Design
Design Systems
Interaction Design
Prototyping
Product Strategy
Responsive Design
User Research
UI/UX Design
UX Writing
QA Testing
Wireframing
Tools
After Effects
Claude Code
CSS
Cursor
Figma
Flora
Framer
HTML
Illustrator
Jitter
Midjourney
Paper
Pencil
Photoshop
Rive
Webflow
Collaboration
Agile Teams
Brand Development
Design Leadership
Stakeholder Comms
MVP Planning
Education
Boston University
College of Communications
BS, Advertising
May 2013