Charli Prangley

Creative Director at Kit (Formerly ConvertKit)

Valencian Community, Spain

About

On a mission to prove that brand and marketing design is SO much more than "making things pretty". I help in-house brand and marketing designers at SaaS companies show up as strategic partners rather than design service providers. Sharing a behind-the-scenes look at my own strategic work as Creative Director at Kit in my weekly newsletter, subscribe here: https://charli.kit.com

Experience

  • Kit (formerly ConvertKit) (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Creative Director
      Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Managing the Brand Studio team of mixed-discipline creatives in building a strong creator-focussed brand and effective marketing materials.

    • Marketing Design Lead
      Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Leading marketing design processes and projects, including leading the squad responsible for the marketing site.

    • Designer
      Dec 2016 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Second design hire focussing on designing and building the marketing site, collaborating on a rebrand, and managing the design process for all marketing assets.

  • Apparel Design & Business Management at Liner Note Kids
    May 2009 - Aug 2018 · 9 yrs 4 mos

    I started this apparel company while I was in university and ran it for close to a decade, designing and releasing collections and managing the whole fulfilment process (including screen-printing everything myself!).

  • Marketing designer at EDITED
    Jun 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for the EDITED brand (including leading the design of a rebrand) and marketing site targeted at fashion industry professionals.

  • Xero (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Marketing Designer (Global)
      Jan 2015 - Jun 2015 · 6 mos

      Sole designer in the UK office designing landing pages and campaigns for the UK market.

    • Marketing Designer
      Nov 2012 - Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Designing landing pages for xero.com as part of the marketing design team at Xero HQ and the lead designer on event branding and assets for global event series Xerocon.

  • Graphic Designer at Mitsubishi Electric NZ (BDT)
    Aug 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Designing everything from ad templates, to Facebook apps (remember those?), to technical brochures, to event branding.