Tim Hose
Product Designer · Design Systems & AI
Little Rock, AR timchose@gmail.com 501-773-7571 timhose.com linkedin.com/in/timhose
Product designer who builds the systems behind products. For the past four years I’ve led foundational design-system work at Verizon: native type and elevation standards, internal tooling, and the visual QA that keeps a 40-plus-component library consistent across iOS and Android. My earlier career ran through print, multicultural marketing, and large-scale digital brand work. Now I’m focused on design systems and AI, including the tools I design and build myself.
Experience
3 roles · Verizon · 14 yrsLead Experience Designer
Verizon Design Systems- Lead designer on Verizon’s native component library across iOS and Android: spec, components, tooling, and adoption.
- Author component spec and partner with developers from definition through handoff, keeping design intent intact in production.
- Steward and evangelize the system: run the adopter support channels, and contribute to design reviews and critique.
- Designed and built Feedbacker, a Figma plugin that turns scattered QA notes into a dev-ready list with deep-linked artboard coordinates. Adopted by every VQA tester on the team; saves ~30 minutes per feedback round per component.
- Led Dynamic Type and owned cross-platform Shadow translation, defining the accessible type scaling and elevation standards the native library is built on. [case study on the portfolio]
- Contribute to token naming, component creation, and the internal docs and ways-of-working that keep the system usable at scale.
- Ran the visual-QA gate for the native release: validated and cleared 15 of 40-plus components and built the coverage and pass/fail tracking model the team uses.
- Built tester capacity to hit the native launch deadline: interviewed, onboarded, and coordinated the team, and wrote their training and process docs.
- Train external agency partners on the system, including on-site international sessions in Colombia and Costa Rica.
- Work daily in AI (Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, NotebookLM, MCP), shipping internal Figma tooling built with AI assistance.
Manager, Visual Design
Verizon- Led visual design and copy for Verizon Wireless, and helped grow the in-house design group from about 5 to 40, advancing from designer to manager during the build-out.
- Helped found the in-house digital brand agency and set Verizon Wireless visual standards. Partnered with national agencies including R/GA, AKQA, and Moxie.
- Built and ran the visual-QA validation practice, bridging design, front-end, IT, and release teams for a site serving 3.5M+ daily visitors.
Web Designer
Verizon- Designed the look and feel of Verizon’s web experiences, from landing pages to product-launch pages, with the user experience as the priority.
- Earned the 2013 Tireless Wireless Award for work on the iPhone 5s/5c launch.
Earlier career
2-col · print → digitalArt Director, Alltel Wireless
In-store motion graphics, retail display, direct mail, OOH, and vehicle wraps.
Lead Art Director, Design Group
Multicultural marketing agency; campaigns built for audiences across cultures, print through digital.
Art Director / Imaging, Heritage Auctions
Signature catalogs and collateral for a major auction house; product photography, color, and press checks.
Graphic Designer, Rainbow Educational Concepts
Educational publishing.
Capabilities
component sheet · 4 variantsTokens, components, governance, cross-platform (web, iOS, Android); Figma variables, modes, and surfaces.
Product and UX design; accessibility, including dynamic type; visual QA and quality stewardship.
Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, NotebookLM, MCP; Midjourney and Adobe Firefly.
Figma plugin design and build; prototyping; design-to-engineering handoff.
Education & certifications
2-col · degree + certsBFA, Graphic Design · Arkansas State University
VP, Art Directors Club