Jingren (Jared) Zhang 阿人
I am a dedicated UI / UX and product designer with extensive experience in various industries.
I have six years of academic and professional experience researching and developing user-centric products that provide memorable experiences.
I am passionate about understanding user behavior and approaching problems from their point of view. I also have successfully increased user engagement for well-known brands such as Meta and NIO.
Experience
Samsung Electronics US / UI UX Designer
Jan 2023 —— July 2023, Bellevue
Redesigned “MNOC”, an internal TPM management software, successfully boosted TPM’s work efficiency by 26%.
Responsible for the UI/UX design for Samsung Watch 6, and OOBE setup flows for AT&T and T-Mobile.
Organized a collaboration project with the Samsung UI/UX team with the T-Mobile technology experience center.
Responsible for the UI/UX design for Samsung Watch 6, and OOBE setup flows for AT&T and T-Mobile.
Organized a collaboration project with the Samsung UI/UX team with the T-Mobile technology experience center.
NIO / UX Design & Research Intern
June 2021 —— Oct 2021, Shanghai
Served as UI UX designer on the central control interface for NIO’s new sub-brand electric vehicles.
Proposed design concepts and strategized UX plan to stakeholders by integrating UXR findings.
Sketched & presented key features & scenarios with PMs, design leads, and tech leads.
Contributed to the company’s design system and supported user research by generating research questions & scripts.
Proposed design concepts and strategized UX plan to stakeholders by integrating UXR findings.
Sketched & presented key features & scenarios with PMs, design leads, and tech leads.
Contributed to the company’s design system and supported user research by generating research questions & scripts.
Meta / UI UX Designer
June 2022 —— Present, Bellevue
Sponsored launch project by Meta & GIX.
Worked on a mobile application that helps Facebook & Instagram users to explore music more efficiently with friend-based recommendations.
Conducted qualitative & quantitative research from users, industry experts, and the Meta Music team.
Collaborated with Meta tech leads, PM, and design leads via hosting weekly design sprint.
Worked on a mobile application that helps Facebook & Instagram users to explore music more efficiently with friend-based recommendations.
Conducted qualitative & quantitative research from users, industry experts, and the Meta Music team.
Collaborated with Meta tech leads, PM, and design leads via hosting weekly design sprint.
WellDesign Studio / UI UX Design Intern
June 2017 —— Aug 2020, Beijing (Every Summer)
Served as UX Researcher and Product Designer on clients projects, including Chinese Academy of Sciences, Modern Sky Entertainment, and Veer.
Conducted field & professional research to analyze user data and help sponsors succeed.
Collaborated with PM & designers on Ideating, designing and presenting solutions to stakeholders.
Conducted field & professional research to analyze user data and help sponsors succeed.
Collaborated with PM & designers on Ideating, designing and presenting solutions to stakeholders.
Yanfeng Adient Seating Co. / Design Intern
June 2019 —— July 2019, Shanghai
Worked on seating design, interior features, and branding for the new Volkswagen MPV.
Conducted usability research and utilized user insights to brainstorm and develop ideas.
Ideated early-stage concepts with the product design team to improve user experience.
Conducted usability research and utilized user insights to brainstorm and develop ideas.
Ideated early-stage concepts with the product design team to improve user experience.
Education
University of Washington
M.S. in Technology Innovation
Connected Devices track
Sep 2021 —— Dec 2022
M.S. in Technology Innovation
Connected Devices track
Sep 2021 —— Dec 2022
Syracuse University
Bachelor of Industrial and Interaction Design (IID)
Aug 2016 —— May 2021
Bachelor of Industrial and Interaction Design (IID)
Aug 2016 —— May 2021
Achievements
Modern Sky New Blood Plan
Product Designer
Product Designer
“The Best Popular Award.”
IBM Call for Code Hackathon
UI UX Designer
UI UX Designer
2nd place & $5000.
Skills
Design
Responsive Web Design / Mobile App Design
User Interface Design / User Experience Design
Sketching / Wireframing / Prototype
Persona / User Journey / User Flow
Storyboarding / Branding / Art Direction / Design Pattern
Research
User Research / A/B Testing / Usability Testing
Qualitative & Quantitative Research
Competitive Analysis / Heuristic Evaluation
Tools
Figma / Sketch / Adobe XD / Notion
Blender / Miro / Adobe Creative Suite