Geoffrey Wu

Geoffrey Wu

Product Designer in Tokyo

About

7+ years of experience designing digital interfaces and crafting product experiences. Passionate about design systems, processes and shipping products.

💼 Currently @ Sollective — 💎 Design / Code / Product — 💬 EN / JP

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Tokyo

Building the all-in-one platform for freelancers in Japan. Sollective is on a mission to elevate the perception of freelance in Japan by giving freelancers a home for work, study and community.

As well as designing the user-matching experience, our team built FreelanceOS - a freelance business management tools suite, for users to handle and manage administrative tasks quick and easy.

2020 — 2023
Tokyo

Led the design and branding for our corporate payments service Staple. I worked to develop the customer-facing UI, product and corporate landing pages, and aided with digital marketing initiatives.

2017 — 2019
Melbourne

Designed and developed the brand identity, assisted with marketing initiatives, and built websites/landing pages for both external clients and internal stakeholders.

Education

2019 — 2019
Tokyo

9-week full-time intensive course covering foundations of product development and building in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS & SQL.

2015 — 2017
Melbourne

Bachelors Degree program covering the theoretical applications of digital media production through the disciplines of design, UI/UX, video, audio, VR and 3D. Graduated with Distinction.

Certifications

2024
JLPT N2 | 日本語能力試験2級 from The Japan Foundation
LinkedIn
GitHub