ux strategy
design impact

i'm serafina, a product designer with 2+ years of experience. i build products that are empathetic and scalable. currently crafting ai experience at rabbit inc., previously at netease and tcl. alumnus from artcenter college of design interaction design.

based in los angeles, ca
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u.s. permanent resident

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Serafina Yu is a product designer dedicated to building empathetic and scalable products. With 2+ years of experience, she has developed a series of intuitive AI products from the ground up, bringing joy and happiness to tens of thousands of users.

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experience

rabbit inc.

05/2022 - Present
Product Designer
santa monica, ca

• craft user flows and experience for r1 from scratch.
• design and iterate rabbit.tech website, reaching over millions of views.
• map the design system for rabbithole, ensuring a consistent brand identity.

Fina studio™

06/2023 - Present
Founder, design lead
los angeles, ca

• work full stack from design to development via figma and webflow/framer.
• lead a team of freelance designers. track product performance. ensure client satisfaction.

adplist

02/2023 - Present
mentor
remote

• Mentored in the areas of design, career, growth, and leadership.
• Recognized as a Top 1% Mentor in Design in Mar. 2023.

noedge

02/2021 - 08/2021
co-founder
remote

• Self-initiated student startup. Led a team of 10. Promoted cooperation with leading enterprise.
• Accumulated 10k+ followers. Articles and posts radiated to 100k+ potentials.

netease

01/2021 - 04/2021
commercial design intern
Guangzhou, China

• Cultivated "Design For manufacturing" and elevated brand identity for Youdao Iot product line.
• Revitalized product marketing through social media and EDM.

TCL Electronics

09/2020 - 12/2020
interaction design intern
Shenzhen, China

• Remodeled TCL Live TV software for NA market and mapped out the product roadmap.
• Modified strategic user research and trend analysis to formal reports.

education

artcenter college of design

09/2019 - 04/2023
Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design, Double Minors in Designmatters & Business

• Graduated with Distinction• Cumulative GPA: 3.839/4. GRE: V162/Q170 (10/2022)
• Merit-based Scholarship recipient. Provost List recipient.
• Co-Founder & VP of Creative Coding Club (09/2020-04/2023)
• TA for the INSEAD exchange program, taught by Babette Strousse and Todd Masilko (01-04/2022)
• TA for Interaction Design 101, instructed by Maggie Hendrie (09-12/2021)

insead business school

09/2021 - 12/2021
Exchange Program in Digital Product Management

• Led 4 MBA students to accomplish a case study for FLYDESK.
• Coached MBA students in creative thinking processes.

expertise / stack

product design
user research
user experience design
user interface design
human-centered design
design strategy
design system
rapid prototyping
usability testing
heuristic analysis
wireframing
product management
visual design
motion design
figma
rive
after effects
premiere pro
protopie
illustrator
photoshop
framer
webflow
adobe xd
sketch
indesign
blender
cinema 3d