Designers from Pitch

Roy van Rooijen is a Berlin-based Brand and Core Product Designer at Raycast, with a proven track record of shaping intuitive, high-impact product experiences for leading companies including Synthesia and Pitch. A co-founder of Sketch Runner, he brings deep expertise across brand and product design, backed by a background spanning digital agencies, independent practice, and community-driven design initiatives.

Julius Gehrig is a Senior Product Designer based in Berlin, Germany, with a strong focus on usability and simplicity across desktop, web, and mobile applications. He currently works at Flexa and brings extensive experience from a long tenure at Pitch, where he held multiple senior roles including Team Lead. His background also spans notable companies such as Microsoft, Native Instruments, and Dropscan, reflecting a diverse and accomplished career in product design.

Axel Herrmann is a Germany-based software designer and illustrator with a strong track record at innovative startups, currently serving as Senior Product Designer at Perspective. He has previously held design leadership roles at Pitch, Yendou, and Egoditor (acquired by Bitly), bringing a wealth of experience in shaping product experiences across the tech industry.

Johanna Wellnitz is a Digital Product Designer at Pitch, where she has been shaping the presentation software's user experience since 2019. Her background spans hands-on product design and academia, having served as a Lecturer at Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd, one of Germany's leading design universities. With roots in interaction design, Johanna brings a thoughtful, research-informed approach to crafting intuitive digital products.

I'm a Brand Designer and Creative Director with over a decade of experience shaping visual identities for technology companies. I craft bold, distinctive brand systems that stand out in competitive markets — currently leading brand design at Vercel, where I'm defining the visual language for one of the most influential developer platforms in the world.

Charlie Middleton is a Senior Brand Designer at Pitch, where they have built a deep expertise in visual identity, motion, and marketing design over nearly five years across multiple roles. Before joining Pitch, Charlie spent four years at Antoni Berlin as a Digital Art Director, shaping brand-driven digital experiences for agency clients. Their career arc—from motion and visual design to senior brand leadership—reflects a versatile and progressively refined approach to crafting cohesive, expressive brand systems.