George Kim

George Kim

Product Designer in Los Angeles, California

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Product Design Intern at X (Formerly Twitter)
San Francisco, CA

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2024 — 2024
Teaching Assistant at ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
  • Coached over 20 students in variety of classes on advanced interface design and prototyping

  • Co-partnered instructor in creating class agenda and curriculum

  • Provided constructive feedback to students

2024 — 2024
Product Designer & Prototyper, Sponsored Studio at Didi
Pasadena, CA
  • Selected as one of the student designer for the sponsored studio for Didi’s confidential project

  • Conceptualized holistic approach for the DiDi project based on the stakeholder requirement of the XYZ

  • Designed and Prototyped the HMI for the DiDi’s Robotaxi concept; collaborated with the transportation designers for the automotive concept

  • Conducted internal research on the market fit regarding target location

2021 — 2021
Product Design Team Lead at McKinley Rice
Seoul, Korea
  • Spearheaded the complete redesign of CareerChat, a major HR hiring platform in India, significantly enhancing user experience and interface

  • Engineered a comprehensive UI component library from the atomic level, utilizing TypeScript, Next.js, and Storybook for scalable and maintainable code

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new UX/UI with existing back-end systems and business requirements

2020 — 2020
Front-end Developer Intern at McKinley Rice
Seoul, Korea
  • Engineered the front-end interface of 1 commercial project and 2 government-funded projects using Next.js and Typescript

  • Collaborated with back-end team to integrate APIs and optimize application performance

Education