# Jason Yao

> Product Designer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jasonyao

As a product designer, I create engaging and innovative digital solutions for various clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. I collaborate with the design team and the project managers to deliver user-centered and business-aligned products, using Figma, Framer X, Sketch, and other tools.

I have a Master of Design in Interaction Design from California College of the Arts, where I learned how to apply design thinking, research, and prototyping to solve complex problems and create meaningful experiences. I also have a certificate in UX Design from CareerFoundry and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Technology from University of California, Santa Barbara. 

My passion lies in exploring the potential of immersive technologies, such as VR, AR, and XR, to enhance user interaction and engagement. I have developed multiple VR projects using Unity 3D, Oculus Quest, and C#, and I have a certification in building VR user interfaces from LinkedIn. I also have experience in developing Figma plugins using JavaScript, and I have skills in D3, P5, Processing, and Arduino. 

I am always eager to learn new skills and technologies, and to challenge myself with different design projects. I value collaboration, feedback, and iteration, and I strive to create products that are not only functional and aesthetic, but also impactful and accessible.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Vocalbeats
Jan 2023 – Present

### Product Designer @ Momentum Design Lab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo, California, United States

### UX/UI Consultant @ WanderKit®
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
A social app for people to discover adventures and meet other travelers.
- Designed the desktop dashboard and website for travelers to manage their travel data, plan and organize activities, and connect with others.
- Conducted research and worked alongside the marketing and strategy team to find insights from quantitative and qualitative data that ultimately will be used to determine business development action planning.
- Worked on creating personas, task maps, visual concepts, wireframes, information architecture, and mock-ups.

### Product Design Consultant @ Children's Creativity Museum
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
An interactive museum that offers multimedia arts and technology experiences designed to build creative confidence in children ages 2-12.
- Conceptualized a mobile portal for the museum to engage their current count of 10,000+ children and to create a new revenue stream.
- Iterated 9 rounds based on feedbacks from testings and critiques.
- Conducted onsite observations, surveys, and interviews, and created the information architecture, conceptual model, stakeholder map, and led the visual design process to ensure a sustainable solution.
- Headed the design team of 5 as a project manager; guided the team to adapt to changes and pivots due to the pandemic.

### Teaching Assistant (IxD, Systems class) @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Assisted professor Erin Malone (Chair IxD, BFA at CCA) to design her class imparting information on feedback loop, conceptual models, stakeholder and ecosystem maps. The focus of the class was to get students familiar with different ways to consider information architecture and thorough systemic thinking in design.
- Organised and led critique sessions regularly for a class of 12 students.

### UI Designer Intern @ Ronglian Group Limited
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Beijing City, China
- Designed the B2B SaaS platforms that organize and analyze news data.
- Collaborated with front-end engineers in product critique and the redesign of the information architecture.


## Education
### Master of Design (MDes) in Interaction Design
California College of the Arts

### Certificate in UX Design
CareerFoundry

### Master of Science (MS) in Media Arts and Technology
UC Santa Barbara

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Industrial Design
Nanjing Agricultural University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05