Jennie Yang

Product Designer with 4+ years of experience based in NYC

I'm a product designer who transforms fuzzy ideas into experiences people actually want to use and maybe even love. My journey began in UX research, where I learned how to ask better questions, work with people, and center real human needs in everything I do. Turns out, designing with people rather than just for them makes all the difference. I love starting projects from scratch, where things aren't clearly defined yet and ideas are everywhere. While some avoid uncertainty, I'm comfortable jumping right in and figuring things out along the way. Currently, I’m working at Studio.init(), a digital product agency where I collaborate on client projects that keep me on my toes. No two days are the same, and that's exactly how I like it.
I'm a product designer who transforms fuzzy ideas into experiences people actually want to use and maybe even love. My journey began in UX research, where I learned how to ask better questions, work with people, and center real human needs in everything I do. Turns out, designing with people rather than just for them makes all the difference. I love starting projects from scratch, where things aren't clearly defined yet and ideas are everywhere. While some avoid uncertainty, I'm comfortable jumping right in and figuring things out along the way. Currently, I’m working at Studio.init(), a digital product agency where I collaborate on client projects that keep me on my toes. No two days are the same, and that's exactly how I like it.
I'm a product designer who transforms fuzzy ideas into experiences people actually want to use and maybe even love. My journey began in UX research, where I learned how to ask better questions, work with people, and center real human needs in everything I do. Turns out, designing with people rather than just for them makes all the difference. I love starting projects from scratch, where things aren't clearly defined yet and ideas are everywhere. While some avoid uncertainty, I'm comfortable jumping right in and figuring things out along the way. Currently, I’m working at Studio.init(), a digital product agency where I collaborate on client projects that keep me on my toes. No two days are the same, and that's exactly how I like it.

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When I’m not designing interfaces…

You’ll probably find me carving down a mountain on a snowboard, or elbow-deep in clay pretending I’m a master potter. I also love turning random ideas into visuals—sometimes they make sense, sometimes they become abstract art. Whether it’s painting on a canvas or prototyping a product, I just love making things that feel good and look even better.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Throughout my career, I’ve collaborated with companies of all sizes, from startups to growing ventures, primarily focusing on building 0 to 1 products.

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Jun 2024 — Present

Product Designer at Studio.init()

Leading design projects, user testing, and the development of design systems at a Venture Studio. Designing and shipping polished web, tablet, and mobile experiences while building 0 to 1 products in close collaboration with stakeholders and engineering teams.

Jun 2024 — Present

Product Designer at Studio.init()

Leading design projects, user testing, and the development of design systems at a Venture Studio. Designing and shipping polished web, tablet, and mobile experiences while building 0 to 1 products in close collaboration with stakeholders and engineering teams.

Jun 2024 — Present

Product Designer at Studio.init()

Leading design projects, user testing, and the development of design systems at a Venture Studio. Designing and shipping polished web, tablet, and mobile experiences while building 0 to 1 products in close collaboration with stakeholders and engineering teams.

Sept 2023 — Dec 2023

Founding Product Designer at Trillion Seeds

Owned end-to-end design for launching an iOS app, transforming lo-fi wireframes into polished hi-fi designs, and leading overall brand design, including brand illustrations.

Sept 2023 — Dec 2023

Founding Product Designer at Trillion Seeds

Owned end-to-end design for launching an iOS app, transforming lo-fi wireframes into polished hi-fi designs, and leading overall brand design, including brand illustrations.

Sept 2023 — Dec 2023

Founding Product Designer at Trillion Seeds

Owned end-to-end design for launching an iOS app, transforming lo-fi wireframes into polished hi-fi designs, and leading overall brand design, including brand illustrations.

May 2023 — Sept 2023

Product Design Intern at Commit to Green

Revamped outdated websites by streamlining site structure and implementing responsive web design, launching the new company website using Shopify builder.

May 2023 — Sept 2023

Product Design Intern at Commit to Green

Revamped outdated websites by streamlining site structure and implementing responsive web design, launching the new company website using Shopify builder.

May 2023 — Sept 2023

Product Design Intern at Commit to Green

Revamped outdated websites by streamlining site structure and implementing responsive web design, launching the new company website using Shopify builder.

May 2022 — Jun 2022

UI Designer at NongHyup Agribusiness Group Inc.

Developed an Android real-time data monitoring app from scratch, achieving over 10K downloads.

May 2022 — Jun 2022

UI Designer at NongHyup Agribusiness Group Inc.

Developed an Android real-time data monitoring app from scratch, achieving over 10K downloads.

May 2022 — Jun 2022

UI Designer at NongHyup Agribusiness Group Inc.

Developed an Android real-time data monitoring app from scratch, achieving over 10K downloads.

Mar 2022 — May 2022

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Card

Proposed and developed a user experience strategy for young professionals, generating 20+ innovative ideas that contributed to the Q1 2023 release and drove over 100K credit card issuances.

Mar 2022 — May 2022

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Card

Proposed and developed a user experience strategy for young professionals, generating 20+ innovative ideas that contributed to the Q1 2023 release and drove over 100K credit card issuances.

Mar 2022 — May 2022

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Card

Proposed and developed a user experience strategy for young professionals, generating 20+ innovative ideas that contributed to the Q1 2023 release and drove over 100K credit card issuances.

Apr 2020 — Jul 2020

User Experience Researcher at Kakao Entertainment

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.

Apr 2020 — Jul 2020

User Experience Researcher at Kakao Entertainment

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.

Apr 2020 — Jul 2020

User Experience Researcher at Kakao Entertainment

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.

Jan 2020 — Mar 2020

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Electronics

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.

Jan 2020 — Mar 2020

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Electronics

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.

Jan 2020 — Mar 2020

User Experience Researcher at Samsung Electronics

Conducted extensive user research to uncover VOD usage patterns, shaping the design direction and collaborating with developers to assess feasibility before shipping proposal ideas.