# Yutong Zhang

> Defining AI wearables @Meta

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yutong

Product designer with 6 years of experience in ToC products. I have a strong background in designing and developing mobile, web, and wearable devices and experience working on games, AR/VR products, and smart AI personas that I can apply to a wide range of projects. 

Well-versed in the latest design trends and technologies and have a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating user-friendly and visually appealing products. Whether it is another iteration or an innovative product, I can bring ideas to life and deliver high-quality products that meet the needs of users.

In addition to technical skills, I am highly skilled at collaborating with cross-functional (XFN) partners and stakeholders. I am adept at working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and requirements.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Present
Defining people connection experiences, leading design improvements on provider linking, and integrating AI capabilities for AI wearables (Meta Ray Ban Display, Ray Ban Meta, Oakley Meta Vanguard) 👓👩‍💻

### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Helped define messaging, sharing, and connection experiences for AI wearables at Reality Lab 👩🏻‍🔬🥽

### Web Production Assistant @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Use CMS tools to keep the school website up to date with new content and perform QA tasks on new features.

- Design new pages and develop a style guide for the school website (faculty search page & campaign page)

- Create AR filters for CCA's official Instagram account via Spark AR

### Teaching Assistant @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Teaching assistant for Intro to Interaction Design (IXDSN-1000)

### AR Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote
- Conducted competitive analysis, led brainstorming sessions, and worked closely with cross-functional partners, delivering prototypes for Spark AR Scenes.

- Leveraging internal communication tools, shared early recommendations, recap from feedback sessions, and compiled collective research repository to create transparency, show progress, and get feedback.

- Presented work to research & design leadership, working group, and intern cohort.

### UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote
- Working on an undisclosed Microsoft Teams project.

- Worked as the sole designer, led the design process, and conducted user testing. 

- Collaborated with SWEs, PM, and stakeholders to ideate, implement and hand off the new Microsoft Teams feature.

### UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Beijing City, China
- Collaborating with engineering and project management team, conceptualized, designed and worked on the exploration for XiaoIce Radio Mini App. Shipped features that increased the in-flight listening time by 64.4% and next-day user retention rate by 45.08% during A/B Testing. 

- Conducted competitor analysis and exploration. Worked on the onboarding flow and landing page redesign for XiaoIce web-based 2B platform.

### Undergraduate Researcher @ Protolab UC San Diego
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater San Diego Area
- Collaborated with design and engineering teams to redesign the Design Lab website. Established the leaf page design for the website. - http://designlab.ucsd.edu

- Translated research findings into storyboards, wireframes and high fidelity web mockups for a civic design challenge initiative - http://d4sd.org

### Research Assistant @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco
- Helped understand VR/AR design software for supporting different stages of the design process.

- Developed a conceptual map that integrates interactive VR experience with CAD software. Designed and developed AR iOS application with Mira AR.

### Public Relations Chair @ IEEE Student Branch UCSD
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

### CSE Tutor @ University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater San Diego Area
Helped students with their programming assignments. Held office hour.

### Design IA @ The Department of Cognitive Science - UC San Diego
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater San Diego Area
Led weekly design studio session for 100 + students. Taught design thinking and user research.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Human Computer Interaction
California College of the Arts

### Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
UC San Diego


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yzhang0530
- Website: https://yutongzhang.me

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Last updated: 2026-02-23