About

Designing how
experiences
work.

I build experience systems that make complex ideas operational while still making people feel something.

Jessica Cats
New York, NY

I’m a strategist and experience architect with roots in UX, so I approach every brief through both structure and human behavior, translating complexity into experiences people can understand and connect with.

My work has moved deliberately, from understanding how people think and behave, to shaping narrative, to designing the systems and environments they move through.

At Czarnowski Collective, I lead experience architecture across large-scale brand environments, shaping how complex ideas become spatial, clear, and felt, and aligning teams, disciplines, and stakeholders around a cohesive experience system. Previously at Accenture Song, Havas, and The Huntington, with work reaching 600K+ users across 165 regions. My work helps organizations translate complexity into environments that are easier to navigate, understand, and act within.

Most experience strategy separates structure and emotion. My work holds both.

Beyond the work

Outside of work I spend my time in museums, on planes, and in rooms that have something to say. I'm drawn to the same things professionally and personally: spaces with intention, stories with structure, and the quiet tension between the two.

I live in Manhattan. I travel as often as I can. I read, meditate, and spend time in spaces that shift how I think.

I speak English natively, French professionally, and am learning German to deepen my connection to my family heritage.

Art. Travel. The space between.

Based New York, NY
Currently Czarnowski Collective
Languages English · French · German
Interests Art · Travel · Meditation
Instagram @jesstcats

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