OWEN ZHU
UX UI Visual Designer
Fair Lawn, NJ ***10
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Portfolio: www.OwenZhu.info
Hi! I'm Owen a UXUI and Visual Designer. Throughout my 10 years as a multi-talented and innovative visual designer, I am passionate about new technologies, driving change through data, and using customer obsessed design processes to create innovative tools. I always seek challenging opportunities to leverage my extensive UI design skills and experience. I thrive in enterprises whose cultures emphasize respect, compassion, collaboration, and even humor. Inspired to create impactful user-centric digital design solutions that are simple, functional, and beautiful. And focus on making a di erence in teams that place the customer experience at the center of every product. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
UX UI Visual Designer
Verizon -New York, NY
October 2020 to February 2024
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user ows, journey mapping, and high- delity designs for digital products. By Figma.
• Conduct UX research with internal and external to gather insights and identify user needs and pain points.
• Visual design brand pages for Apple, Samsung, Google, Visa Card, home page, and Verizon Mobile App, etc.
• Create storyboards before creating animation. By Figma.
• Design master brand guidelines and toolkit for Verizon marketing landing pages and digital paid social.
• Work closely with the front-end creative team, account services, clients, UX, and developers to understand and execute projects of all sizes and meet the goals and objectives. Senior Visual Designer
Fox Networks Group -Los Angeles, CA
September 2020 to September 2023
• Create promo videos for App Store preview in iPhone, iPad, and Android sizes. By Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Create promo videos / gifs for di erent social media platforms: TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, etc. By Adobe AfterE ect / Premiere Pro.
• Create gif animation banners on the homepage in Desktop and Mobile sizes. By Adobe Photoshop.
• Own projects from kickoff through completion, presenting works to the Creative team, and Marketing stakeholders; incorporate feedback into thoughtful final assets.
• Create weekly email marketing campaigns to promote TV shows, sports, national election and increase web traffic.
• Work with copywriters and QA teams on the development and testing of emails.
• Lead initiative to build an email module library. Senior Graphic Designer
D3NYC - Advertising Agency-New York, NY
January 2020 to May 2020
• My Clients: Citi Bank, Prudential, Discovery Channel, PetPlan, Luminary App, FanDuel, TVG, Jet.com
• Design for Jet.com prior to their launch and continue to work on display Video ads.
• Direct and design campaigns from print materials to digital and video.
• Work with clients closely to ideate designs appropriate to their brand and marketing needs.
• Develop style guides to maintain a consistent visual direction on behalf of different clients.
• Oversaw the creative team and successfully collaborated with clients' internal teams.
• Develop Luminary Podcast App onboard strategy and creative branding. Produce social media and in- app design.
Senior Graphic Designer / Photographer
BERRICLE.COM-Whitestone, NY
March 2016 to December 2019
• Design over 1500 newsletter email campaigns
• Collaborate with SWAROVSKI Company for banner designs
• Design over 200 jewelry catalogs
• Photoshoot & retouch over 5000 jewelry and models Lead Graphic Designer
BARKHOLIC.COM - Pet Fashion E-Commerce-New York, NY May 2017 to August 2019
• Design over 100 pet fashion outfits & toys
• Design & develop website
• Design for advertising, market research, brand management, and acquiring and maintaining new customers
• Communicate effectively, clearly presenting ideas and creative solutions to gain understanding and support
Photographer / Videographer (Freelance)
WEDDING HILLS PHOTO STUDIO-Queens, NY
March 2011 to May 2019
• Wedding event photos & videos shooting
• Wedding decors design
• Lighting setup / wedding decorate
Social Media Graphic Designer
L2 COMPUTER INC.-New York, NY
February 2015 to February 2016
• UX & Website layout design
• Apple products photo shooting
• Video filmed and edited.
• Support the marketing team with marketplace and social media Graphic Designer
TINNIE ADVERTISING CO.-New York, NY
June 2008 to February 2011
• Design over 100 posters and banners
• Coordinated Asian Expo & events setup
• Design creative guide for all key projects and events Education
Bachelor of Technology in Communication Design / Advertising CUNY New York City College of Technology - Brooklyn, NY September 2009 to December 2014
Skills
• Graphic Design (10+ years)
• Branding (10+ years)
• Adobe Photoshop (10+ years)
• Adobe InDesign (10+ years)
• Typography (10+ years)
• Web Design (10+ years)
• Photography (10+ years)
• Market Research (5 years)
• Adobe Illustrator (10+ years)
• Adobe Creative Suite (10+ years)
• Layout Design (6 years)
• Video Production (6 years)
• Adobe After Effects (8 years)
• User Experience (UX) (5 years)
• Adobe Acrobat (6 years)
• Video Editing (6 years)
• Filming (6 years)
• HTML5 (3 years)
• User Interface (UI) (5 years)
• Google Analytics (3 years)
• Adobe Premiere (6 years)
• Logo Design (10+ years)
• Email Marketing
• Social Media Management (6 years)
• Content Development
• Digital Design (10+ years)
• Jira (2 years)
• Workfront (3 years)
• Slack (4 years)
• Asana (3 years)
• Figma (4 years)
• Zeplin (4 years)
• Sketch (4 years)
• UX
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Experience Manager (3 years)
• User research
• CSS
• UI design
• User flows (4 years)
• journey mapping (4 years)
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Adobe Experience Manager (4 years)
Links
http://www.OwenZhu.info