Amy Sheehan

Amy Sheehan, Design Director for The Spruce Pets

Amy joined the People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith) team as Design Director for the Home & Pets group in March 2021. She is a proud pet parent to her cat, Dirty Snowball.

Highlights 

  • 10+ years experience in graphic design across branding, advertising, and publishing
  • Experience includes site redesigns, interactive builds, branding, art and talent direction, and video animation

Experience

Prior to joining People Inc., Amy was the Art Director for Insider Studios, the branded content team for Business Insider and Insider where she designed for numerous legacy brands such as Cartier, Chase, Lincoln, and United. Before moving into publishing she spent time in advertising at 360i, as well as a startup box sampling company called PINCHme. Amy is a multi-passionate creative who originally moved to New York to be an actor. She continues to act in film & tv and creates music with her blues-rock band The LoveHowl.

As Senior Design Director for the People Inc. Home team, Amy leads product design for The Spruce Home, Pets and Crafts, Better Homes & Gardens, Real Simple, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Daily Paws and MyDomaine. She works closely with the Editorial team to ensure all designs serve readers in ways that are clear, engaging, and beautiful.

Read more about The Spruce Pet's Editorial Policies and Standards.

Education

Amy studied Design at the Shillington School of Design and received her BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch.

Title: Senior Design Director
Education: New York University, Shillington School of Design
Location: New York, NY

About The Spruce Pets

The Spruce Pets, a People Inc. brand, is a new kind of pets website offering practical, real-life tips and training advice to help you care for your pet. The Spruce Pets reaches 10 million people each month. Learn more about us, our editorial process, and our commitment to ensuring we are providing you with the most trustworthy veterinarian advice.