DREW CARTER

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DESIGN

I’m a Director of Product Design at Crunchyroll, the world’s largest on demand collection of anime. We’re bringing the latest and greatest in anime streaming, games, and manga to our 21 million+ subscribers from around the globe.

As a Director I oversee a team of designers working to deliver on initiatives across Crunchyroll’s Acquisition and Monetization experience. I build high-performing design organizations that ship products customers love while excellerating businesses value.

17+ years leading product strategy, UX, design systems, and cross-functional teams across streaming, media, and consumer experiences.

If you’re looking for a design leader that excels at cross functional collaboration, unifying business and user goals, and uplevelling design teams then I’d love to chat.

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll
Paramount+

Paramount+

Past Experience.

  • Cruncyroll logo over a collage of anime characters and images
  • Streaming service interface showing a collage of TV show and movie thumbnails with the Paramount+ logo and branding in the center.
  • Blurred image of a man and woman in a kitchen, with shelves of bottles and plants in the background, overlaid with the GoDaddy logo.
  • A black and white photo of a coffee shop interior with people sitting at tables and chairs, some waiting in line at the counter, and the SPUR logo prominently displayed in the center.
  • Close-up of a large ceiling fan with the Big Ass Fans logo in the center, accompanied by the words "BIG ASS FANS" and the logo featuring a stylized donkey head in black and yellow.

  • I believe in building teams that are empowered to take action and own their outcomes.

    On Team Leadership

  • Product design demands excellence in craft because every imperfect detail becomes a daily friction in someone’s life.

    On Craft

  • Designer growth is the discipline of turning curiosity into mastery and responsibility into influence.

    On Mentorship & Growth