Chris Schnaars
Designer & developer

I am a designer and developer who helps teams shape, design, and build digital products. I’ve been fortunate to work on a wide array of projects and teams, all focused on building tools that foster creativity, collaboration, and curiosity.

I’m currently helping the Loom team build a new video tools for teams, while also helping to push their design system and accessibility efforts forward. I joined Loom via their acquisition of Rewatch, where I helped lead product design.

What I do best

  • Design execution

    I've been honing my craft as a design leader and contributor for over 15 years. I still find joy in working in collaborative teams to define problems, explore ideas, and build solutions.

  • Front-end development

    Designing (mostly) in code has transformed how I work. It makes testing and iterating on ideas a fast and organic process, and has enabled me to seamlessly collaborate with engineering to ship highly-polished work.

  • Product strategy

    Having worked at organizations without a dedicated product team, I've been able to step in and define product priorities, shape ideas into feature briefs, and keep the design and engineering teams aligned on a product vision.

Recent projects

Rewatch logo
Rewatch

Tools to help teams use video to collaborate asynchronously

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Soundstripe

Simplifying how media creators find and license top-notch music and video

Soundstripe logo
Soundstripe Design System

Standardizing how design is implemented at Soundstripe

Experience

2020 – 2025: Helping small teams build and scale new products

Loom
2024 –     
 Rewatch
2022 – 2024
 Soundstripe
2020 – 2022
 thoughtbot
2019 – 2020

2015 – 2019: Building immersive digital experiences

Hush
2020
 ESI Design
2018 - 2020
 Local Projects
2015 - 2018

2006 – 2014: How it all began

Amplify Learning
2009 - 2014
 McGraw Hill
2006 - 2008

Ambitions

I just want to build useful tools, continue learning, and enjoy the team and process along the way. I also build silly web toys when I can (less often now with two kids) and play music with Brooklyn post-punk mainstays The Black Black and my solo project GAARDENS.

Say hello

I love getting emails from real folks: schnaarschris@gmail.com