# Michael Wong

> Digital Creative - Product | UX | Visual | Ex-New Yorker

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelwong2

Making the internet a better place, one pixel at a time.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer, GenAI Studio @ The College Board
Jan 2025 – Present

### Senior Product Designer, Item Cloud @ The College Board
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
Consistently improve the overall experience of the Advanced Placement (AP) team’s exam authoring platform by identifying UX issues through design sprints, usability tests and workshops and providing recommendations for new features and enhancements with mockups and prototypes, all while building a UX research repository of test reports, information architecture diagrams, and user personas.

### Chief Designer @ Studio WKH
Jan 2013 – Present
Notable clients include AT&T, Burt's Bees, Vimeo, ClassPass, Pantone, IT Cosmetics, Manchester United FC, Shutterstock, United Way of New York City, New York City Department of Education, Elie Tahari, One Jeanswear, and Anne Klein.

### Product Designer @ Lighthouse Creative Group
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Provide UX and visual design strategies and assets for their clients, including leading the UX discovery process, wire framing, high fidelity mockups, and creating branded image and icon libraries.

### Senior Designer @ AlmostStudios
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Deliver high-quality UX and visual design, including brand concepts, ad campaigns, wireframes, and high-fidelity comps for clients.

### Visual Designer via Teksystems @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
As part of the Meta Business Partners team, collaborated with PMs, copywriters, and fellow designers to create polished, branded content.

### Visual Designer @ HCL Software
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States
Improved UX strategy across product sites, reducing bounce rates by 25% while 3x users’ time on page, and worked with the CoDE team to standardize web design guidelines. Served as art director for the Digital Solutions portfolio, initiating brand development and brainstorming sessions that would develop into 360 campaigns. Established a company-wide D&I guidebook and mentored junior designers.

### Founding Designer @ Forter
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | New York, United States
Spearheaded branding development during Forter’s rapid-growth phase while helping the product team refine their client dashboard. Worked with multiple vendors, including freelancers and branding agencies.

### Product Designer @ Northwestern Mutual
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | New York, United States
Worked with multiple teams to improve desktop and mobile experiences for prospects and clients through UX and visual enhancements.

### Digital Designer @ Shutterstock
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | New York, United States
Using a UX-focused, mobile-first approach, created sets of responsive email templates for various brands that drove conversion and traffic, while integrating animation to different marketing campaigns.

### Digital Graphic Designer @ The Jones Group Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | New York, United States
Designed domestic and international assets for Jones New York and Anne Klein while maintaining brand quality.

### Web Designer @ A|X Armani Exchange
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 | New York, United States
Filled a hybrid design/marketing role, acting as a liaison between the eCommerce and marketing departments to help streamline projects.

### Film Intern, Coordinator for JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film @ Japan Society
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | New York, NY
Managed film related events, including recruiting and supervising volunteers and coordinating promotions. Wrote, edited and proofread print and web content, including brochures and postcards. Developed the film program’s social media presence.

### Marketing Intern @ Time Out New York
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | New York, NY
Coordinated weekly television segments on CBS and NBC. Wrote concise yet provocative copy for print and web promotions as well as memorable and exciting headlines

### Freelance Copywriter, Creative Services Intern @ John Wiley & Sons
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Hoboken, NJ
Wrote cover, jacket, and online copy for books ranging from subject-specific textbooks to consumer titles.


## Education
### B.A. in English and American Literature
New York University

### Certificate in User Experience Design
General Assembly

### Certificate in Motion Graphics
Noble Desktop

### Certificate in Digital Marketing
General Assembly

### Certificate in Visual Design
General Assembly

### Certificate in Graphic and Digital Design
Parsons School of Design - The New School

### Non-degree program in Chinese language and culture
Beijing Normal University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wongkarho
- Portfolio: http://wongkarho.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13