# Yilin Niu

> Product Designer @ TikTok 🎵｜Ex-Design @ Tesla, Instagram

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

🎨 Half product designer — crafting systems and experiences in California, and passionate about creating impactful & creative products.  

🪐 Half time traveler — imagining future behaviors and turning them into real products for today.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ TikTok
Jan 2024 – Present | 圣荷西, CA
Something Fun for TikTok Creators 🎬
Creator Tools / News / TV Shows & Films / Growth

### UI / UX Designer @ Tesla
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | 洛杉矶, CA
Vehicle Software Design Team 🚗
Tesla Robotaxi & Cybertruck

### Product Design Prototyper @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | 旧金山湾区
AR Design for Instagram Reels 🎨

### UX Designer @ NovaXS Biotech Corp.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | 旧金山湾区
Mobile telemedicine product connected with a needle-free injector 💉

### UX Designer @ lululemon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | 伯克利, CA
AR feature that helps Lululemon users find suitable clothes 👗

### Designer @ BlossomVR
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | 伯克利, CA
Building 3D assets using Blender and Unity for a mental health virtual reality application on Oculus via biofeedback data and proven mindfulness practices 🧘

### Product Design Consultant @ AECOM
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | 北京市, 中国
Led a design team to create an app and spatial installations involving autopilot system technology, blockchain, and 3D modeling ✈️

### Design Research Assistant @ BUCEA Design Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | 北京市, 中国
• Designed a quantitative perception model of urban street space in VR scenes 👓
• Established a database of space-health relation indicators
• Published 4 papers related to human behaviors, design, and technology

### Design Assistant @ TED Conferences
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | 北京市, 中国
Led a design team to create a new user experience for the audience to better engage in the New Year live speeches 🎤


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Master of Design
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yilin-niu-348988210

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Last updated: 2026-03-30