# Marianne Kim > Product Designer Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mariannekim As a dedicated UI/UX Designer, I possess a profound love for dogs and a versatile skill set. My career journey has spanned various domains, including Interior Design, Graphic Design, and Fine Art. I am deeply passionate about leveraging my creativity as a potent instrument to craft impactful user interfaces and user experiences that resonate with people's emotions. With strong proficiency in user research, information architecture, wireframing, and prototyping, I excel in designing visually appealing and user-centric digital products. I have a keen eye for visual design, ensuring that interfaces are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional. Additionally, my collaboration skills enable me to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers and stakeholders, to ensure the successful implementation of user-centered designs. I am excited to thrive in UI/UX industry as I continuously stay updated with the trends and emerging tools and techniques, keeping my UI/UX skills sharp and adaptable to evolving user preferences and technologies. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Space Plan Wizard Jan 2024 – Present • Spearheaded the development and enhancement of a software solution tailored for commercial architects, focusing on automating data collection and analysis during the pre-design phase to address previously unmet needs. • Successfully led a cross-functional design team through the complete product development lifecycle, culminating in the launch of a new software feature that leverages existing post-construction data for benchmarking, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency. • Collaborated closely with internal teams to gather requirements, translating complex briefs into actionable design strategies and ensuring alignment with overarching business goals. • Directed the creation of interactive prototypes, conducted rigorous user testing sessions to validate functionality, and iterated designs based on feedback, significantly improving product usability and customer satisfaction. ### UI/UX Design Fellow @ Springboard Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 A 700+ hour online UX and UI design course that covers the end-to-end UX and UI including design thinking, user research, ideation, wireframing, user interface design, interaction and mobile design, prototyping, usability testing, psychology principles, the business of UX, collaborating with developers and stakeholders, communication, and special topics. Portfolio was completed with four projects including a design project, a design sprint, and two capstone projects "Pinoment" and "Bluchip" that were reviewed by an industry expert. • Designed and developed an iOS restaurant app, enabling users to search, reserve, and categorize restaurants for seamless sharing. • Spearheaded a 5-day Sprint to create “PostUp,” a startup fostering collaboration among freelancers and remote workers, enhancing accessibility to optimal public workspaces. • Crafted a strategic solution for “Bluchip,” initiating user engagement with a free product and evolving features for premium monetization. Developed a prototype facilitating user subscription and monthly payments. • Collaborated on the real-life industry project “Feast Pass,” delivering a membership platform for users to discover local shops, available discounts, and book events hosted by the vendors. ### Product Designer @ FeastPass Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 • Led a team to deliver a membership platform for users to discover local shops, available discounts, and book events hosted by the vendors. • Collaborated with two other UX Designers to work with cross-functional stakeholders to build a platform for mobile app from 0 to 1. ### Designer @ IA Interior Architects Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California • Led multiple teams in various corporate office interior design projects from initial research and ideation to final construction phases. • Conducted user research, gathering requirements, and performing user interviews to create comprehensive user analysis to understand client’s requirements, goals and vision for the space. • Utilized expertise in space planning to create wireframes and optimize circulation and flow of users within physical spaces, considering traffic flow and intuitive layouts. • Created 3D renderings and walkthrough videos using Enscape and Oculus to prototype design visions and effectively communicated them to clients using Adobe InDesign or Microsoft PowerPoint. • Collaborated closely with architects, designers, clients, stakeholders, and contractors, effectively managing interdisciplinary teams to achieve project goals. • Resolved design challenges, including spatial constraints, budget limitations, and client preferences, through creative problem-solving approaches. ### Architectural Designer @ Smart Architecture and Construction Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, CA • Developed visually appealing designs by utilizing architectural modeling software such as Autodesk Revit and selecting colors, textures, and patterns. • Developed design concepts and created mood boards, sketches and 3D visualizations using 3D visualizations to communicate ideas. • Prepare and manage architectural drawing sets and documents with project team. • Propose design solutions within constraints and limitation of site conditions and city codes and ADA requirements. • Worked with vendors to create and manage spec book. ### Brand / Logo Designer @ Unknown Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 • Through rigorous research on client's mission, target audience, values, and competitive landscape, created a logos for startup, capturing the brand's essence accurately. • Brainstormed ideas, initial design sketches and presented successfully to clients as exploring different visual elements, such as typography, symbols and imagery to represent the brand visually. • Using graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop, refined the logo, creating precise shapes, and typography and color combinations. • Expanded the scope of work to business card design and participating in web design by having deep understanding in brand identity and ensuring consistency throughout different media. ### Brand Designer @ SnackFever, INC. Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Participated in rebranding to revitalizing and transform brand identities to enhance market positioning and drive business growth. • Collaborated with team members to develop a brand strategy that aligns with Snack fever's value, mission, and objectives. • Develop comprehensive brand guidelines and style manuals, including logo, website, package designs, color palette, typography, marketing emails etc. to keep consistency across many different platform and media. ### Architectural Designer @ Alpha Construction Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Brooklyn, NY ## Education ### UX/UI Career Track Springboard ### Bachelor's degree in Interior Design Pratt Institute ### Bachelor’s Degree in Fine/Studio Arts, General University of Michigan ### High School The Madeira School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mariannekim01 - Website: https://www.marianne-kim.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/mariannekim JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mariannekim/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08