# Esther Lin

> Product Designer II @Xbox | MFA IXD @SVA | BS HCDE @UW

Location: Redmond, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/estherlin

Hello, I’m Esther! I’m a product designer who values storytelling and aims to design intuitive, playful, and accessible interactions and products to empower people. I'm currently a Product Designer at Microsoft Xbox.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer II @Xbox @ Microsoft
Jan 2024 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States

### Product Designer @Xbox @ Microsoft
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Redmond, Washington, United States

### Graduate Assistant @ School of Visual Arts
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Spring 2023: Responsible Design 
Fall 2022: Augment Ideas into Reality & Studio Assistant
Spring 2022: Entrepreneurial Design & Lecture Assistant
Fall 2021: Service Design & Lecture Assistant

### Product Design Intern | Xbox @ Microsoft
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Product Design Intern @ Whipsaw
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Designer @ Elevāt
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
· Redesigned and developed Elevāt official website. 
· Established Elevāt brand identity by centralizing brand guidelines and developing marketing materials (use cases, corporate brochures, IoT playbook).

### Design Intern @ Kernel Labs
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area
Led design for multiple startup projects (Asidero.com, Omnior-retail.com)

### Course Assistant @ University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Seattle, WA
Fall 2018, Winter 2019: HCDE 210 (Explorations in Human-Centered Design)

### Service Design Intern @ TANG UX
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Shenzhen, China


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Interaction Design
School of Visual Arts
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Human-Centered Design and Engineering, 3.82
University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/qienlin
- Portfolio: https://www.estherlin.design/

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Last updated: 2026-03-30