Nate Luzod
Director of Product DesignI’m a Honolulu Detroit-based product leader, currently serving as Director of Product Design at Audacy. Each day, my work helps millions of users across web, mobile and automotive platforms discover and listen to the nation’s finest radio programming. Previously, I was Director of Engineering at the agency arm of The Atlantic. Our small but mighty team shipped award-winning products for clients like MIT, The United Nations and The Southern Poverty Law Center.
I seek out roles that let me wear many hats, typically for mission-driven orgs looking for new ways to do meaningful work. My happy place is in the weeds of a project, building and leading a killer product team, and doing whatever it takes to deliver the best user experience.
Notable Work
- Organization Project Role
- Audacy Streaming Suite Director of Product Design
- Public Policy Institute of California Digital Overhaul Director of Product
- Southern Poverty Law Center Cloud Migration Director of Engineering
- MIT Web Application Director of Engineering
- The United Nations Nonprofit Website Director of Engineering
- American Cancer Society Data Visualization Director of Engineering
- Environmental Defense Fund Data Visualization Director of Engineering
- Stanford University Program Website Lead UX Designer & Developer
- Gravillis, Inc. Agency Website Lead UX Designer & Developer
- Walk Fantastic Surf Company Bro Deal Creative Director
- Manduka Brand & Identity Design Lead Designer
- Surfrider Foundation Nonprofit Website Volunteer Developer
Skillset
Product
Vision and Strategy, Team Alignment, Roadmapping, Stakeholder Management
Design
Design Systems, User Research, UX/UI Design, VX Design
Engineering
Content Management, Web Development, Big Data, AI/ML
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript (Express, Astro, HTMX), HTML/CSS (Tailwind), Python (Django), PHP (Laravel)
Preferred Toolset
Figma, Amplitude, VS Code, n8n, AWS, OpenAI, Claude, Whiteboards, Coffee
Industries
Broadcast Media, Nonprofit/NGO, Automotive, Publishing
Offline
Outside of work I stay busy as a newly minted dad, bad surfer, film photographer, collector of Hawaiian music on vinyl, climber of mountains, traveler and volunteer for local charities. Reach out for more at nate.luzod@gmail.com.