About Us
We’re a product, design and storytelling consultancy that works with mission-driven organizations. The Composition Collective includes product and audience strategists, designers, technologists, reporters and go-to-market specialists. We match you with the experts best suited for your organization’s challenge, timeline and budget.
Founding Partners
Abby and Jessica are product and design leaders with deep expertise in media and experience working in startups, non-profits and enterprise organizations.
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Founding Partner
Abby works at the intersection of product strategy, UX and operations. Most recently, Abby was a product director at Huge, a global design and technology agency, where she worked with clients including the NBA, Cox Communications and Carrier. Before Huge, Abby led McClatchy's consumer product & UX team and founded Kinethics, an interactive compliance-training company focused on anti-corruption law.
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Founding Partner
Jessica is an Executive Product, Design and Go-to-Market Strategy leader with more than 15 years of industry experience. Jessica is known for driving product innovation at the intersection of design, journalism and technology.
As Head of Product at The Washington Post, she led the Product and Product Design teams working on the entire suite of Post branded products, including the website, apps and tools for journalists and marketers.
Jessica is known for driving product innovation at the intersection of design, journalism and technology. Prior to joining The Post, she served as senior director of McClatchy’s core product and experience team and worked with 29 news organizations, including the Miami Herald, Kansas City Star and Sacramento Bee, to dramatically grow digital subscriptions and expand visual storytelling.
Collective Members
Our collective members come from some of the most respected journalism organizations in the world (The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic), design agencies (Huge, Willow Tree) and startups. Bios coming soon!
Our Approach
No fake work
We do work that leads to tangible impact. If something is better done “in house,” we’ll let you know.
No shiny objects
We believe in great design and storytelling, and know not everything can be measured. But novelty isn’t a strategy. AI is a “how,” not a “what.”
No chaos
We work thoughtfully, efficiently and transparently. Your time and money is precious. We believe great work doesn’t require burning our clients or collective members.