# Jessy Escobedo > Staff XR Product Designer @Magic Leap Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jessyescobedo Staff XR product designer at Magic Leap working on platform AR features. Over 8+ years designing end-to-end for web, mobile, SaaS, hardware, and AR/VR experiences. I'm passionate about leveraging technology to re-imagine systems, co-designing with diverse communities, and anticipating long-term implications. Previously I've worked with organizations committed to imagining better systems like IDEO CoLab, Acumen, Autodesk, Sidewalk Labs (an Alphabet company), Mayor Eric Garcetti's innovation team, and YC '15 startup Akido Labs. Additionally, I collaborate with other designers on the topic of Decolonizing AR. You can learn more on my website: https://jessyescobedo.design/Decolonizing-AR ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Magic Leap Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Product Designer @ Magic Leap Jan 2022 – Present | Mexico City, Mexico - Continued end-to-end product design for priority features on the Magic Leap 2 platform. UX Lead for: Out-of-the-Box Experience, Introductory multimodal applications (Fundamentals, Learning design system, Device Setup, Get Started, Custom Fit/Wearability, Display and Eye calibration), Capture, Global and Segmented Dimmer design guidelines, Accessibility, HW/SW interactions and LEDs for ML2 Compute Pack, Controller, and Headset. Considered the team's "MVP" for most features shipped for the general release of ML2 - Played multiple roles (UX lead, Creative Lead, Producer, Project Manager) for immersive application Fundamentals, which teaches introduction to AR and platform inputs - Co-presenting at AWE US 2024 for on UX principles learned for AR for work on our Fundamentals and Custom Fit onboarding applications - Led accessibility efforts with product and legal department to perform accessibility audit and update our VPAT. ### Product Designer @ Magic Leap Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed and led end-to-end (concept, design spec, implementation, QA) platform features for the first general release of Magic Leap 2. Features: Controller, LEDs, Capture, Segmented Dimming, UI Kit, Display Calibration, Fit and Eye Calibration ### Resident @ Gray Area Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Part of Gray Area's 2025 Cultural Incubator cohort, showcasing some new work in December. ### Product Designer @ Jessy Escobedo Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California, United States Working on a variety of web platform products, chatbot service, and on-site + remote future visioning workshops. Clients include: Acumen Academy, IDEO CoLab, Sidewalk Labs, and Collective Future. Collective Future: Managing, developing, and co-facilitating a new service pilot: remote 5-day futures design sprints with tech clients. Researching and developing content strategy to establish thought leadership and new business leads in the futures thinking space. Acumen Academy: Led UX/UI, quality assurance, user research, and exploratory conceptual designs for the new Acumen Academy website, chatbot service, and internal DevOps tools. Received favorable from the CEO and Acumen Fellow community of the brand personality and tone of a new chatbot prototype I designed. Sidewalk Labs: Designed and produced storytelling materials (prototypes, illustrations, presentation) for new SaaS platform for Collab 2.0 using Adobe XD. Achieved positive feedback and buy-in from new business leads. ### 2020 CoLab Fellow @ IDEO CoLab Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Joining IDEO CoLab as a Product Designer on multiple design sprints throughout the year. 
Topics: Covid-19, Future Technology, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Quantum Computing. ### Design Fellow, Los Angeles Innovation Team @ City of Los Angeles Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, California Co-designed, led implementation and content development of websites for the i-team’s LA ADU Accelerator Program and a joint resource website for Los Angeles County as a Designmatters Fellow. The Designmatters Fellowship Program embeds top ArtCenter students in host organizations for one full 14-week academic term to work on high-level projects and explore the mission, model and meaning of the host organization’s work. ### Strategic Foresight Intern @ Autodesk Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California Co-developed four scenarios and conceptual sketches set in 2030 that imagine the implications of Autodesk’s emerging technology products in the Future of Work in the AEC industry. Pitched 4 scenario proposals to CEO, one of which was chosen as the meta- narrative for the annual Autodesk University Vegas conference keynote. ### Lead Designer @ Akido Labs Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Worked with engineers and product managers to design the UI, UX, and interactive prototypes of Akido’s enterprise products and services using Material UI components for web, and iOS mobile, and tablet devices • Created paper prototypes, wireframes, low, mid, and high fidelity mockups for user testing (using Sketch and InVision) • Conducted internal user interviews for user testing and gathered insights for further iterations • Ensured quality and design consistency throughout all applications and platforms • Prepped and organized design files for developer handoff • Presented weekly updates on product design development and design insights • Created and managed the branding and styling of sales materials and websites • Worked with business development team to create powerpoints, slide decks, and additional illustrations for presentations as needed • Designed the Akido Labs website ### Lead Designer @ D-HEALTH: University of Southern California's Digital Health Lab Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area ### Lead Designer @ HexCare Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Los Angeles • Led market + design research + competitive analysis to create initial design concepts for products • Conducted user research and developed insights to guide overall design strategy • Worked with developers to create rapid prototypes and wireframes for iOS and android apps • Refined user interfaces and designed marketing collateral for website and social media use ### Student Coordinator @ USC Volunteer Center Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | El Salvador • Coordinated a service learning trip to Salvadorean coffee cooperative Las Marias 93', with an educational focus of social entrepreneurship and Fair Trade • Recruited and interviewed USC students for the trip • Coordinated accommodation, tourism, itinerary, and educational activities • Assisted as primary translator and host leader for the duration of the trip • Allocated budget to reduce amount of fundraising required for trip. • Participated in a short film through USC's Levan Institute about the ethics of volunteerism ### Co-founder and Design Thinking Facilitator @ Design for America Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 • Helped recruit initial members and co-founders for the first USC DFA Studio • Facilitated leader discussions about steps to take in DFA application process • Hosted DFA design thinking workshops and information sessions • Facilitated design thinking brainstorms with USC students in a challenge regarding access to healthy food in LAUSD schools. ### Business Development Intern @ Creative Action Network Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco, CA • Generated creative content for social media accounts Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest • Expanded and managed artist outreach database by recruiting artists and potential partners committed to social justice • Digitally processed 11 open source classic literature novels from Project Gutenberg for the Recovering the Classics campaign. ### Design Intern @ HUB Impact Bay Area Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 • Collaborated with Ecotone Creative and other interns to propose low-budget design solutions for co-working space and facilities. ## Education ### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Media Design ArtCenter College of Design ### Bachelor's degree in Architectural Studies University of Southern California ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jescobedo - Website: https://jessyescobedo.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/jessyescobedo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jessyescobedo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05