# Elizabeth So > Staff Product Designer Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/elizabethso I'm a product designer with a passion to create something mindfully beautiful with usability and human behavior in mind. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Stripe Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff Product Designer @ Cash App Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Redefining the worlds relationship with money - one core banking feature at a time. Having worked with one of the most talented and user-centric teams at Cash App. ### Senior Product Designer @ Cash App Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior Product Designer @ Square Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed and built features for Square Sellers to better serve their custom needs. As part of the Ecommerce team, we were able to meet sellers where they were, whether they needed to start selling online at the start of the pandemic, or provide all their in-person needs at craft fairs. ### Product Designer / Design Systems @ Square Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Design Engineer / Design Systems @ Weebly Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area (Acquired by Square June 2018) By building a tool for anybody to build a website at the click of a button was empowering. I was the first design engineer at the company, focusing on design systems and implementation. With my eye for design and front-end abilities, I was able to be part of a team that built a robust system for our product. ### UI Designer @ GetInsured Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Mountain View, CA I had the opportunity to work with a small and mighty team designing products for mobile and desktop. I designed and built the front-end of landing pages and product onboarding pages. I was able to optimize the page load times, image sizes, and ensured top notch file structures. ### Graphic Designer @ Random House Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | New York, NY • By grasping the look and from a novel, promotional pieces & ads were then designed to convey the emotion of the novel. • Designed marketing campaigns for the film-adapted novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. Included a three-dimensional bookshelf for bookstores and The New York Times ads. • Worked with publishers to brainstorm how to bring books to life. • Recreated design pieces for print publications, magazines and newspapers. ### Advertising and Promotions Associate Graphic Designer @ Random House Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | New York, NY • Design for print publications such as New York Times Book Review and The New Yorker • Build online content and iPad ads for authors such as John Grisham and Bill Clinton ### Graphic Design/Events @ The Travel & Leisure Magazine Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Worked with the art director to bring a relationship to type, color and photos in respect to magazine layouts. • Tested and used different printing techniques for sales pieces, such as foil stamping and letterpress printing. • Designed a style guide to have a consistent look across the T+L groups. ### Desktop Publishing Designer @ Apple Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 • Designed and edited user guides for Apple software around the world. • Package design for iWork + iLife. • Worked with teams to better utilize the workflow for such a large project. ### Graphic Design Intern @ Apple Inc. Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 • On the Apple Global Training Team, an interface was created to learn about the Apple products. Designed the user-experience , which included icons, tabs & rotating banners. • Training material and graphics were created to supplement the required courses. • Designs were shown around the world to different Apple Global Training Teams. ### Graphic Designer @ Fluid Sports Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 • Designed posters for upcoming events and brochures for their clothing line. • Updated their website designs. ### Offset Web Associate @ University Graphics System Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 • Printed the Mustang Daily for Cal Poly on the Goss Community 4-Unit Web Offest Press. • Punched plates, filled ink, and color managed. ### Lifeguard + Swim Instructor @ City of Milpitas Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 • Demonstrated leadership skills to children and taught them how to swim. • Trained in CPR, First Aid, A.E.D., and lifeguarding. • Worked during the summer during college. ## Education ### Masters of Arts in Graphic Communication New York University ### BS in Graphic Communication California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elizabethkso - Portfolio: https://www.lizlizdesigns.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/elizabethso JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/elizabethso/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13