# Gerri Zhou

> Product & Visual Designer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gerri

🍀 gerrizhou.com
🙌 Always down to connect and chat! ☕ Feel free to reach out anytime at gerrigzhou@gmail.com!

Currently Product Design @ Digipals (YC F25)

## Work Experience
### Graphic Designer, Administrative Assistant @ Department of Sociology @ University of Washington
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | Seattle, Washington, United States
● Redesign outdated marketing and informational materials for the Department of Sociology, improving visual appeal and enhancing communication with students, faculty, and prospective students.

### Teaching Assistant @ UW Design @ University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Seattle, Washington, United States
DES 371: Interface Design

### UX/Graphic Designer @ thatskyshop @ ThatMemory LLC
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
*thatskyshop.com is the official merchandise shop for the award-winning game Sky: Children of the Light.
● Redesigned and prototyped thatskyshop’s website, refining layout and improving user navigation, resulting in a 36% increase in engagement over 6 months (280k MAU across 4 countries: EN, CN, JP, KR). 
● Managed and designed Shopify email campaigns in 4 languages for 200k+ subscribers, maintaining a 4%+ CTR and 40%+ open rate.
● Designed digital graphics, physical offline materials, and engaging in-store experiences for large-scale events across China, the US, and Japan (100k+ cumulative attendees per event).

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ GAME Research Group @ University of Washington Information School
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, Washington, United States
● Collaborated with a team of 4 to research and co-design an educational escape room game aimed at educating younger generations about online misinformation. 
● Facilitated co-design activities with KidsTeam Seattle Public Library to conceptualize and refine the game experience.

### Marketing Director @ Technology and Business Association
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States
● Lead a team of 13 marketing officers and guide intern event projects on marketing strategies
● Redesigned the organization’s website (uwtba.org) with a team of 4. Led meetings and organized workflow over the summer
● Manage, maintain, and make postings for social accounts; Manage 2 original bi-weekly article series on interviews with industry professionals and tech/business news
● Designed various event merchandise and marketing materials for 5+ large scale events every school year

### Marketing Officer @ Technology and Business Association
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Marketing Intern @ Technology and Business Association
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Collaborated with a team of 7 others to propose and plan a Behavioral Interview Workshop; In 3 weeks, I designed 3 engaging WeChat articles, developed a range of digital materials including Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn content, as well as creating eye-catching physical posters. 
- Our combined efforts resulted in the event receiving over 100 registrations, with the original goal of  50 attendees exceeded.


## Education
### Bachelor of Design (BDes) Interaction Design in Minor in Informatics
University of Washington

### High School Diploma
Fort Lee High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gerri-zhou
- Portfolio: https://gerrizhou.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13