# Freda Mengqiu Hu

> Product Designer at Pinterest

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/freda

I'm a strategic product designer with diverse experiences in UX design, product management, and software development. My unique interdisciplinary experience allows me to think holistically and design with strategy. I enjoy collaborating with different stakeholders and being a nexus that incorporates different perspectives to oversee the user experience of a product from conception to launch. 

As a product designer, I build empathy, align user and business needs, prototype concepts, iterate for solutions, and craft designs. My interest is in enterprise UX, product strategy, and data-driven design.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Pinterest
Jan 2025 – Present

### Product Designer II @ Pinterest
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Product Designer @ Pinterest
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Product Designer @ Pinterest
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Ads Measurement

Designing measurement products that prove the business value of Pinterest Ads to customers

### Student UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• UW HCDE Master Capstone Project partnered with Microsoft Marvel Team
• Designed research plans and conducted interviews and surveys to understand the user pain points on Microsoft Support Website.
• Redesigned the search and site navigation to improve the information-seeking experience.

### Product Manager @ OPPO
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
OPPO Overseas Wearable Product Team

• Led the design iterations of HeyTap Health Android and iOS App based on user feedback and usage data. Created wireframes and collaborated with dev, design, and legal teams to successfully launch 4 versions.
• Designed the user survey and interview plans for OPPO Watch and cooperated with overseas marketing teams to conduct the research. Analyzed and synthesized research results and delivered reports that helped the team align with user needs and established refined user personas.
• Analyzed IDC data on the wearable product market, conducted competitive analysis, and generated insights into market trends and opportunities. The reports guided the team in defining future product strategies and sales plans.

### UI/UX Design Intern @ YIRENTAL
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• Led the research and design for the People and Connection features on Yirental online rental platform, helping users to connect with more trustworthy rental resources and facilitating user growth.
• Created user flows, wireframes, mid-fi prototypes and hi-fi mockups for the iOS App and website. Delivered 4 projects with 2 launched projects.
• Collaborated with other designers and the marketing team to develop product strategy and report directly to the CEO.

### Student UX Researcher @ Samsung Electronics America
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
•	Devised test protocol and conducted usability testing with 7 users on Samsung AR Emoji and AR Doodle.
•	Surveyed and interviewed participants to get in-depth user feedback.
•	Analyzed research data and generated test report based on test results.

### Product Manager @ SKYWORTH
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Tracked trends in smart TV industry and conducted competitive analysis. 
- Explored new ways mobile phone can interact with smart TV and developed multiple conceptual designs.
- Redesigned the interaction flow for the Media App in Coocaa Lite OS.
- Rewrote the E-Manual for Coocaa Lite OS.

### Research Assistant @ Sun Yat-sen University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Assisted in designing and implementing a system that automatically generates lecture notes from educational videos. Co-authored paper in ICME 2019.
- Built high fidelity prototypes for 3 systems and evaluated the systems using data collected from user surveys.
- Conducted literature review on educational technology and reported findings in weekly discussions.

### Product R&D @ Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Redesigned the Virtual Investment module of ICBC’s mobile App through gamification to provide more engaging user experience.
- Proposed the design of one-on-one investment battle to enhance user involvement and stickiness.
- Constructed user flows and designed usable interactions and interfaces.
- Performed front-end design and implementation of the Web App using Vue.js framework.


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fredahu

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Last updated: 2026-03-30