01 · Profile
Zach Hill is a strategist and designer based in Los Angeles who focuses on translating strategy into identity and design systems. With over eleven years of experience working on brands and systems for franchise, enterprise, healthcare, and NGO organizations, his work blends several disciplines, including Design Strategy, Identity Design, and Design Systems.
02 · Practice
- Senior Brand & Design Strategist, Scorpion
- Senior Design Strategist, Toi
- Strategist & Designer, ActiveColor
- Brand Design Director & Instructor, College of the Canyons
03 · Certifications
- Certified Brand Strategist, Brand Strategy Academy
- Design Led Strategy, University of Sydney
- Human Centred Service Design, IDEO
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM
- Design Sprint Mastery, AJ & Smart
04 · Select Clients
- ServiceMaster
- Sennheiser
- Verizon
- Glide SF
- WeWork
- Southern Home Services
- OTIS
- Fuller University
05 · 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
06 · Teaching
He teaches designers to think strategically and defend what they make, having led emerging designers through end-to-end brand projects at College of the Canyons and workshops across California State University campuses. He is currently exploring generative branding and flexible visual systems as part of his design and academic practice.
08 · Writing & Talks
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