Jesse Pimenta is a designer and creative technologist with over a decade of experience building tools, platforms, and visual systems that bridge culture and software. He specializes in product design, UI/UX, creative direction, and prototyping — with a strong track record of launching products from zero to one in fast-moving environments.

He most recently led product design at Catalog, a next-gen music platform where he defined core artist and label flows, onboarding, social features, and financial flows for users. He’s also designed for companies like Context and Foundation, and built viral tools like campseek.fm  and dubplate.club, a browser-based video generator for music promotion.

Currently based in Brooklyn, Jesse runs Dance Data, an independent record label and fanzine archiving underground music culture.

Select clients and collaborators include:
Apple, Beats by Dre, Adidas, Porsche Design, Boiler Room, NTS Radio, Red Bull Music Academy, Warp Records, Obey, yU+co, Zhao Dai Club, Fourth World Festival, Sid Lee, and more.



Press & Media
Featured in Figma's 2025 Config Zine (2025)
https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-zines-diy/ (2025)
https://www.aqnb.com/2018/08/02/immortalize-your-club-memories-private-selection-florian-kupfer-on-the-value-of-paper-party-flyers-seizing-the-means-of-promotion/ (2018)

Experience

Graphic Designer @ Studio Number One

Sep 2013 -  May 201 5


Freelance UX Designer

Feb 2016 -  June 201 6



Front End Developer @ Phenomenon

Aug 2016 -  May 2018



Creative Technologist @ Phenomenon

May 2018 -  May 2019



Creative Technologist @ Elephant

July 2019 -  April 2021 



Creative Technologist @ Beats by Dre

July 2019 -  April 2021



Senior Product Designer @ Foundation

May 2021 - Jan 2022


Design lead @ Context

Jan 2022 - Nov 2023



Design lead @ Catalog

April 2024 - May 2025



Education


Otis College of Art & Design

2011 - 2014



General Assembly Web Development Immersive

Summer 2015