Carrie Burgener is a contemporary artist known for her innovative approach to creating vibrant, often abstract or surreal imagery. Her work frequently explores themes of nature, identity, and technology, blending traditional artistic techniques with digital tools to craft unique visual experiences. She emphasizes bold color palettes and intricate patterns, evoking emotional responses and inviting viewers to interpret the narrative in her pieces.
Projects
Dreams of Reno (2024)
Portrait of a Woman (2024)
The APEC Region Through AI Eyes and Ears (2023)
Comics (2025)
Selected Experiences
2023 - Present
Artist and Product Explorer
Self Employed
- Created large-scale generative AI art installations, including “Dreams of Reno” and “The Pacific Region through AI Eyes and Ears”
- Dreams of Reno (2024): A tribute to the Reno-Tahoe area, this 11×14 foot painting combined over 50 AI-generated images using tools like MidJourney. After generating the images, I used Photoshop and Illustrator to blend them into a cohesive narrative. The project was featured in the Reno Tahoe International Art Festival sizzle reel.
- Pacific Region through AI Eyes and Ears (2023): Created for the NTT Innovation Center during the APEC conference, this AI-generated project showcased geographical representations of 12 APEC nations. I collaborated with a sound artist to add an auditory layer to the experience. The project remains on display nearly a year later.
- Used my UX and Product Design experience using various survey methods to collect 200+ stories of impactful women from people across the Internet. Selected 50 of those stories to create individual prints, and audio stories relaying individual stories. Highlighting the humanity of each person instead of merely representing what they look like.
2022 - 2023
Director of US Design and Global Design Operations
SmartNews
- Lead a team of designers across Tokyo, San Francisco, and New York, driving the development of products and features for the US Edition of the SmartNews app.
- Spearheaded the creation of SmartNews’ first global design system, unifying design elements across multiple platforms to ensure consistency and improve efficiency across international teams.
- Implemented a structured design review profess, improving team collaboration and feedback cycles while enhancing the quality of design output across th ecompany.
- Authored the company’s first design-focused career matrix, providing clear growth paths for designers, and worked with leadership to foster team development and retention.
- Chaired cross-functional roundtables with teams in different regions, addressing design, operational challenges, and opportunities, ensuring regional teams had the support they needed to thrive.
2018 - 2022
Director of Product Design
SiriusXM and Pandora
- Built and lead two teams for Advertising and Music Industry teams across SiriusXM and Pandora properties. These teams were responsible for the interfaces that powered music and talk content across the platform, as well as Pandora’s monetization engine.
- Managed cross-functional collaboration between engineering, industry relations, and AI/data science teams to create features that personalized content and enhanced platform monetization.
- Delivered product roadmaps for the Advertising Tooling and Music Curation teams, balancing business needs with user experience.
- Prioritized cross-team communication and efficiency, using collaborative tools and structured processes to ensure deadlines were met while maintaining high-quality design output.
- Upon my departure, I ensured smooth team transitions with two new leaders identified, agreed-upon roadmaps, and hiring plans already in place.
2017 - 2018
Product Design Manager
Pandora
- Lead teams focused on social sharing, music discovery, and music industry tooling, collaborating closely with engineering, recommendation science, and industry relations to deliver enhanced user experiences that benefitted the multi-stakeholder interface.
- Spearheaded the redesign of the “Browse” experience within the Pandora app, incorporating new visual and interactive elements that allowed for more seamless algorithmic recommendations and curated content, driving increased user engagement and music discovery.
- Managed the release of Pandora’s podcast feature across iOS, Android, and Web plaforms, ensuring consistent user experience across devices highlighting what Pandora did best – discovery.
- Focused on balancing user engagement with industry goals, such as increasing visibility for artists and providing them with new tools for fan interaction.
Phone
415-812-5531
San Francisco, CA
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