# Beck Chiou > Staff UX Designer at Google Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/beckchiou Crafting delightful user experiences ## Work Experience ### Staff UX Designer @ Google Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff UX Designer @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area I led product design as the most senior designer on Android Dialer, driving alignment and influence across xfn partners and partner teams. I delivered on high value opportunities that accommodated known constraints. I developed and launched industry-defining features from the ground up, including, but not limited to, the Pixel Phone’s Call Screen 1, 2, and Next Gen versions, Hold for Me, and Assisted Emergency Dialing. I defined the foundations of Scam protection, Dialer multi-device scaling logic. I implemented a11y standards throughout the app. I led the effort for the Dialer and greater Communications team’s Material You redesign, and optimized the entirety of Dialer’s front-end implementation quality by developing a UX/Eng partnership process. ### Design Director @ Carpenters Code Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area As the only product designer, I brought strategic thinking paired with openness and curiousity to Carpenters Code’s meditation space. I wore many hats in this role. I designed the end-to-end app experience, co-executed UXR studies, and created both in-app and marketing content. ### Designer @ Cover for Android Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area Designer driving user interfaces and marketing moments. *Acquired by Twitter, April 2014 ### UI Designer @ Google Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 UI Designer for Google+ Hangouts Specialized in real-time communications. UX lead on the Hangouts desktop client launch. Provided full-stack design work, including the user experience design, interface design and marketing support for outward facing promotional material and the I/O keynote presentation. Played a key role in developing the foundation for the Google for Kids project. ### UI/UX Designer @ YouTube Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 I drove a visual refresh of the desktop site. Defined UX for analytics tool for broadcasters. Created YouTube’s 1st group viewing experience over Hangouts. ### UI/Interaction Designer @ Google Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco, CA Lead designer on Photovine Created in the Google start-up incubator, I developed the end-to-end app experience. I also designed the logo and visual design language for the brand and subsequent marketing content. *Google ended the start-up incubator program in Aug 2011 ### Web/UI Designer @ Slide Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Designed the game’s UI for unique avatar customization, utilizing illustrated/ animated content from SuperPoke! Pets, a social gaming web site. *Acquired by Google, Aug 2010 ### Graphic Design Freelancer @ Locus New Media Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Providing various creative services to a number of different clients. Responsibilities include layout design and brand identity projects. ### Creative Services @ Rainmaker Properties Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 ### Creative Services Graphic Designer @ Knowledge Adventure Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 Marketing Designer - Oversaw and handled all in-house video game packaging. This includes, but is not limited to, creating mechanicals, pre-press preparation and press checks and submitting the project for print. Collaborated with the marketing team in the creative execution of many promotional items and video game advertisements. 2D game artist - Created 2D graphic interfaces, learning games, icons, and vector illustrations for the recently released computer game series, JumpStart World. Had daily experience working with an Art Director. ### Graphic Designer @ Mpact Accessories, Inc Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 ## Education ### Masters in Graphic Design University of the Arts London ### Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts UCLA ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/beckchiou --- Source: https://flows.cv/beckchiou JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/beckchiou/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13