Jamie Cristal is an interdisciplinary designer working at the intersection of design, technology, humanity, and inclusion. With over 15 years of professional experience, she spent over 10 years leading product design for several Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley. Jamie spent the first 5 years of her creative career in Los Angeles as a visual communications designer focused on graphic design and illustration before pivoting into tech. Her professional skills range from graphic design, branding, print, and production to motion, prototyping, and building notable digital products and experiences that encompass inclusive and innovative interfaces.
At Airbnb, Jamie leads product design initiatives related to visual design systems, accessibility, and globalization to design a world where anyone can belong anywhere. She is also a culture contributor and serves as a Global Chair for Airbnb's Diversity & Belonging leadership committee where she fosters community and drives cultural awareness and social impact to support marginalized communities.
Previously Jamie worked as an in-house creative at Meta (fka Facebook), Flickr, Tumblr, and Yahoo. Before graduating college she received a full-time offer from Marissa Mayer, Google's first female engineer and 20th employee turn Yahoo CEO. In 2013, Jamie became a founding Design Associate and led design for both internal and external products ranging from data analytics and security to beloved products like Flickr. For a brief period in 2017, she explored a role in Operations as a Design Program Manager at Meta, leading design education and product quality initiatives. She later rekindled her passion for pushing pixels and got hands-on designing a popular feature called 'Stories' and launched it to the world.
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Founded in 2008, Airbnb started out as a simple idea. The two founders, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were desperately trying to make rent in San Francisco. To raise money, they strategically rented out their air mattresses to attendees of a major conference in the area. This is where the name "Air Bed and Breakfast" is derived from, and would soon become the well-known industry disruptor "Airbnb". Airbnb is a global travel community that offers magical end-to-end trips, including where you stay, what you do and the people you meet. The platform has grown to 4 million hosts who have opened their homes to 1 billion guests around the world with their most popular destinations being in Kissimeee FL, NYC, LA, Davenport, FL, San Diego, Atlanta, Austin Texas, and many more. Airbnb uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents to become hospitality entrepreneurs. Through their technology, they facilitate the connection and renting process between the hosts and travelers, however, do not actually own any of the rented out spaces themselves. Although they are known mostly for their lodging services and unique housing options, they also provide online experiences or in-person meet ups and community relief services. These two offerings became especially prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other natural disasters that occurred around the world where housing options quickly became scarce. Today, Airbnb's headquarters are in San Francisco where the simple idea started. They have additional offices in LA, NYC, Berlin, and Paris with plans to expand in Atlanta. They will continue to widen their global footprint to accommodate guests around the world.
