Justin Yu

Justin Yu

Product Designer in Vancouver, BC, He/him

About

I'm super passionate about creating meaningful and visually beautiful designs, and love building, collaborating, and leading communities of interesting people. Feel free to shoot me a message!

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Boulder, Denver (Remote)
  • Led design and prototyping in Figma for an innovative Hillman product, reducing search time for customers and store associates by 5-8 minutes in hardware aisles.

  • Spearheaded new purchase flow design to increase sales for Minute Key’s car key fob copying service.

  • Worked with ISP WOW! to update their design library and build new product pages in Figma, improving SEO and sales conversion.

2023 — 2024
Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
  • Presented weekly client meetings reviewing strategy and design iterations for over 8 internal Toyota app and website projects.

  • Using Webflow, led design for microsites promoting Adopt-A-City and Toyota services, driving notable user engagement by over 10%.

  • Conducted over 15 hours of user-interviews for FORM Swim’s website, synthesizing crucial insights to increase sales conversion.

2021 — 2022
Marketing & Communications Assistant at SFU Health & Counselling
Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
  • Designed marketing materials for events and redesigned organization’s branding using Figma, Adobe Experience Manager, and Campaigner.

  • Revitalized company services by leading a team of 50+ volunteers for Hi FIVE, a group dedicated to destigmatizing mental health.

  • Designed new branding for SFU Health & Counselling in the form of posters, banners, pamphlets, postcards, and business cards using Figma and Illustrator

Volunteering

2019 — 2023
Burnaby, BC
  • A free yearly convention hosted on SFU Burnaby that sees an attendance of 1500-2000 people.

  • As the Social Media Coordinator, I write and schedule posts while coordinating with the other Social Media Coordinators to organize what gets posted when.

  • Designed promotional materials and branding for the event and have emceed activities in the past.

2018 — 2023
Burnaby, BC
  • As an Executive for SFU's largest social club, I helped plan, organize, and run monthly in-person and online events for audiences of 30-200 people.

  • I ran club social media and designed event graphics and club branding for over five years, significantly growing the club from 800 to 3000+ members.

Education

2018 — 2024
Bachelor of Arts at Simon Fraser University

Achieved a Bachelor of Arts in the School of Interactive Arts & Technology, completing diverse projects in collaborative settings and polishing design fundamentals.

2017 — 2018
Bachelor of Arts at University of British Columbia

Attended UBC's Media Studies and Computer Science programs for one year