Rod MartínezRod Martínez
About

8 years shipping.
Building from scratch,
and in growth phases.

Rod Martínez
Introduction

I'm a Senior Product Designer with +8 years in design across web3, media, and creator platforms. I work best where design has a job to do: activation flows, monetisation surfaces, platform trust. Not just decoration.

I've led product design from 0→1, guided a company's design through hyper growth phases while reaching +$100M ARR, did a a full redesign of the world's #3 crypto media site, createad an educational platform with 250k NFT certificates, and led a growth experiments programme that moved real conversion numbers.

If your product is close but the conversion isn't there yet, we should probably talk.

Experience

Fanvue
Senior Product Designer
Dec 2024 – Present
  • Shipped 100+ growth experiments across onboarding, conversion, and monetisation. 34.2% rolled out in 8 months, including a bundle change that drove +73% bundle subscriptions.
  • Designed Account Health and Warnings system from scratch, replacing email-only strike. 15% reduction in moderation review time post-launch.
  • Designed App Store and Developer Platform end-to-end. 30 app submissions before public launch.
  • Co-founded the Growth team with Head of Growth; defined experimentation process and design-to-data workflow.
  • Led the launch of a design system migration project across the full product.
Freelance
Senior Product Designer
Apr 2024 – Present
  • Delivered product design and UX/UI solutions for international clients across SaaS and consumer products.
  • Selected through top talent networks including Toptal and Arc.dev.
Decrypt Media
Senior Product Designer
Nov 2021 – Dec 2023
  • Redesigned Decrypt.co (world's #3 crypto news site) through UX and content strategy overhaul. Unique visitors grew from 3.6M to 4.4M post-launch.
  • Optimised key user journeys driving 30% growth in account creation and newsletter subscriptions.
  • Built Decrypt University from 0→1. +20 courses, 250K NFT certificates on Polygon, unlocked first Arabic market partnership.
  • Defined product strategy and roadmap with Head of Product and CTO.
  • Designed and launched 5 branded content hubs (culture, gaming, AI, education) — +15 partnerships, 37K NFT membership passes minted, and ad revenue growth.
CTAIMA
Product Designer
Apr 2021 – Nov 2021
  • Reduced customer support requests by 18% through UX audit and usability improvements across 2 core products.
  • Led design of a new legal compliance and access management web application from concept to MVP.
  • Conducted user research, user flows, personas, and usability testing to inform product decisions.
  • Coordinated design delivery across 4 engineering squads with Product Manager and Scrum Master.
Elixir Games & TurinLabs
Product Designer
Oct 2020 – May 2021
  • Designed UX/UI for Elixir.app, a Web3 gaming platform — 150+ games launched, awarded 1st prize at Miami Bitcoin Conference 2021.
  • Designed crypto wallet mobile app (TurinWallet) and DeFi web app following fintech and security UX patterns.
  • Led branding for TurinLabs parent brand and 5 product identities across the ecosystem.
  • Conducted UX research, user interviews, usability testing, and competitive analysis.
Freelance
UI/UX & Graphic Designer
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020
  • Delivered UX/UI and visual design for web applications, landing pages, and digital products across SaaS and consumer clients.
  • Created branding, illustration, and graphic design across print and digital media.
Education
Bachelor in Design & Communication
Universidad de Palermo
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2024 – Present
Graphic Design Degree
Universidad de Palermo
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Completed
Web Developer Bootcamp
Ironhack
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Completed
Certifications
Toptal Certified Product Designer
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Arc.dev Certified Product Designer
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Proficient
French
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate