LOS ANGELES

Zach Hill is a strategist and designer living and working in Los Angeles, California.

With over eleven years of experience working on brands for franchise, enterprise, healthcare, and NGO organizations, his work blends several disciplines, including Design Strategy, Identity Design, and Design Systems.

Zach Hill, portrait

I’m open to teaching, speaking and select identity and design system engagements, so please feel free to reach out.

Practice

ScorpionSenior Brand & Design Strategist
ToiSenior Design Strategist
ActiveColorStrategist & Designer
College of the CanyonsBrand Design Director & Instructor

Certifications

Brand Strategy AcademyCertified Brand Strategist
University of SydneyDesign Led Strategy
IDEOHuman Centred Service Design
IBMEnterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
AJ & SmartDesign Sprint Mastery

Select Clients

ServiceMaster
Verizon
Glide SF
WeWork
Southern Home Services
OTIS
Fuller University
Zach Hill, portrait

I’m open to teaching, speaking and select identity and design system engagements, so please feel free to reach out.

Education

Master of Arts, Design & Innovation

California State University, Northridge · In progress, 2025–2027

Focus: Brand Strategy, Design Strategy, Design Research, Systems Thinking

Bachelor of Arts, Design

California State University Channel Islands · 2013–2015

Focus: Brand Identity Design, Packaging Design

Teaching

He also teaches designers to think strategically and create with intent. He’s led emerging designers through projects at College of the Canyons and run workshops across California State University campuses, he’s working on a Masters of Arts in Design and Innovation at CSUN.

Writing & Talks

01
Design Questions Essay series · Substack
Essay series · Substack
02
This Is Strategy Guest · Type Thursday Podcast
Guest · Type Thursday Podcast
03
Dallas Design Sprints Workshop · Brand system to campaign
Workshop · Brand system to campaign
04
Design HuddleOngoing publishing
Ongoing publishing
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