Nathan Gathright

Nathan Gathright

Product Design in Chicago, he/him

About

Full of information. Some of it’s actually useful.

Side Projects

2023

Help listeners follow your show wherever they get their podcasts

2023

Get lightning-fast transcripts with speaker diarization & word-by-word timestamps

2021

Steno.fm is a proof-of-concept podcast app designed with first-class support for transcripts.

2018

A "LinkTree for podcasters" landing page tool that helped listeners easily open a show in their preferred podcast app.

Work Experience

2022 — 2023
Chicago, IL
  • Joined via the acquisition of Podsights and led efforts to migrate their products to the Spotify design system

  • Consulted with design teams across business units to provide feedback on integrating Podsights’ products into the broader suite of tools for brands and publishers.

  • Collaborated with product managers on new concepts for podcast listener features

2021 — 2022
Chicago, IL
  • Joined via the acquisition of my side project PodLink, and served as their sole designer until our acquisition by Spotify.

  • Designed customer-facing products involving onboarding, project management workflows, and data visualization tools.

2018 — 2020
Dallas, TX
  • Designed life insurance application flows balancing the concerns of growth marketing, insurance operations, legal, and customer success.

  • Conducted user research surveys and monitored FullStory sessions to identify improvements and iterate on the application flow.

  • Tested multivariate marketing experiments to help optimize customer acquisition spend across different traffic sources.

2014 — 2017
Dallas, TX
  • Built marketing sites, landing pages, banner ads, and other digital solutions for clients such as McDonald’s, FedEx Office, Midas, AdvoCare, and Make-A-Wish.

Volunteering

2012 — 2021
Dallas, TX

The Dallas Society of Visual Communications is a 60-year-old organization that gives creative students and professionals the chance to network and learn from their peers.

2015 — 2017
Dallas, TX

The National Student Show and Conference is the largest volunteer-run non-profit national competition and conference for visual communications students. Held each year in Dallas, Texas, the show annually gives out over $20,000 in prizes and scholarships.

Education

2021 — 2022
2007 — 2009
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