# Linda Hong > Principal product designer, leader, strategist, and small business owner. Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lindahong I'm a business-minded, principal product designer and leader who is passionate about solving real user problems. I spent the last 6 years working on safety at Meta– Instagram rolling out numerous products that kept billions of users safer each day. I'm looking to apply that wealth of knowledge to the next opportunity. Let's talk! ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Brex Jan 2025 – Present | United States ### Product Designer @ Instagram Jan 2018 – Jan 2025 ### Principal product designer @ Metromile Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California ### Product Designer @ Optimizely Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 Contributed to various parts of the Optimizely product stack ranging anywhere from integrations with third party apps to advanced targeting on Personalization. ### Sr. Interactive Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 Responsible for design and art direction for various digital, web and print projects and Microsoft- Yammer. Worked closely with developers, analytics and marketing to create engaging experiences to drive sign ups, improve sentiment and increase event registration. • Designed and launched a fully responsive public-facing website that focused on optimizing sign-ups • Owned and created an accessibility compliant UI style guide for all web properties • Art directed and designed digital assets for Yammer Moments, the largest Yammer campaign completed to date • Led and designed the website for YamJam ’12, Yammer’s first user conference garnering close to 900 attendees ### Sr. Design Manager, Studio Central @ RockYou Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Translated RockYou’s corporate strategy as a thought leader in the social gaming industry into a recognized brand. Directed creative agency on art styling, multimedia production and go-to-market strategies for four game titles in 2011’s product pipeline. • Drove creative for marketing and editorial content such as landing pages, microsites, email templates and promotions. • Rolled out phased approach to improve the usability of RockYou Reach Apps by 60% as a larger cross-sell strategy to games. ### Sr. Web Designer @ RockYou Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 Seasoned in creating wireframes, site structure, user flow, mocks ups and rich experiences. In charge of creating all content related to web from email campaigns, landing pages, online promotions to nurturing programs. • Drove visual design and rich brand experiences for RockYou Media’s in-game integrations. • Developed 4 standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible websites within a 6-month timeframe. • Designed engaging social advertisements that generated ~$600k in gross revenue per month. ### Field Marketing Specialist @ Adobe Systems Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 Executed internet marketing programs and promotions focused on driving incremental revenue for Adobe’s Creative Suite product line through resellers. Managed projects and developed program components such as sales tools, email campaigns, training and communication pieces. ### Senior Marcom Specialist @ Mirapoint Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Streamlined an existing marketing budget of $350k and implemented integrated marketing programs that attracted fortune 500 companies. Served as the web master, designer, writer and PR contact for Mirapoint U.S. • Designed a new email-marketing program that simplified the deployment process, reduced bounce rate and delivered qualified leads. • Reported online performance to the VP of Marketing. Suggested measures to improve customer engagement. • Managed web presence and content for Mirapoint’s education portal, main site and threat center. • Executed collateral re-branding for product datasheets, case studies and industry solution briefs. ### Channel Marketing Specialist @ Xora, Inc. Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Cultivated a loyal partnership with Sprint Nextel through the collaboration of revenue driving events, e-newsletters and online sales contests. Worked with designers and developers on channel-focused micro-sites and campaigns. • Designed and disseminated a monthly channel newsletter that attracted over 5000 readers. • Managed Xora’s 2007 national sales contest that resulted in a 23% uptick in sales in Q1. • Conducted over twenty ‘GPS Solution Seminars’ all over the U.S to serve as a motivational outreach tool for Sprint Nextel’s enterprise accounts, public sector and general business executives. ### Marketing Associate @ Xora, Inc. Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Worked with vendors and partners to ensure that marketing projects were completed on time and within budget. Monitored several high profile accounts and developed a customer referral program. • Led a team of 15 support members and successfully deployed 150 units in 2 days for the Grammy awards for a high profile company in Los Angeles. • Developed client-side content for product literature, presentations, web pages and demos. • Took charge of ‘Success Generates Success’, a lead production program to help our indirect sales team qualify opportunities. ### Document Preparation Assistant @ The Berryessa Law Offices Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 Assisted the attorney in document preparation in family, probate and civil law. Interacted with clients to ensure that paperwork was filled out correctly and that outstanding fees were reconciled. • Worked under pressure to prepare for dozens of hearings and trials. • Communicated and effectively handled clients who were in the midst of difficult times. • Prepared sensitive legal paperwork such as Declarations of Disclosures, Form Interrogatories and documents for discovery. ## Education ### BS in Business Administration (Concentration Marketing) San José State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lindamhong - Portfolio: https://www.lindamariehong.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/lindahong JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lindahong/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30