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 2015
Freelance UX Designer
Feb 2016 - June 2016
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
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