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GLOBAL DIGITAL DESIGN DIRECTOR @ HOKA
PORTLAND, OR, USA





HOKA Resetting the digital ecoysystem for the world’s fastest growing shoe company.



Role Global Digital Design Director
Project
Ecomm, Email Mktg. Paid Media, Campaign, Social
Year
2025-Present
Partners Porto Rocha, Bang! , Dana’s House, Swanson Studios








Lead the evolution of the brand across its global digital ecosystem, shaping how strategy, design systems, product storytelling, and emerging technology come together across .com and social. My work spans defining new digital experiences and creative frameworks to translating complex product innovation into compelling, human stories, helping a rapidly growing global brand build a more distinctive and connected expression of itself.








Ecomm Refresh



Led the global redesign of HOKA.com from strategy through launch—auditing the existing experience, defining a new design system and creative framework, and partnering across brand, product, UX, and development to bring it to life. The result was a more distinctive, scalable digital flagship that strengthened brand storytelling while improving the path to product.




Driving commercial clarity through reduction and consistency.















Innovation Storytelling



Developed new ways to translate HOKA’s product innovation into compelling digital stories from elevated, static ecomm storytelling to concept-driven content. Working closely with product teams, I turned technical design, materials, and process into visual narratives that made innovation feel tangible, distinctive, and culturally relevant.










Human Storytelling



Evolved how HOKA tells athlete and human stories across digital building narrative frameworks that moved beyond performance and results to reveal the people, motivations, and culture behind them. The work created more emotional, distinctive storytelling across ecomm, social, and campaign content.










   


“This is a revolutionary step for HOKA and will have far reaching impacts on the business internally and externally.”

Jeff Allen
Sr. Manager, Global Creative Operations & Production

Jeffasd

hoka.com
@hoka

[CREDITS]

HOKA CREATIVE

Garrett Close, Xavier Jacob, Adam Larson, Leah Henderson, Grant England, Sami Douceur, Beca Dutra, Chris, Mariana Carvalho


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