Product Designer Mental Health

Tanvi Vartak

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Designing human-AI systems that elevate cognition, safety, and emotional connection. Recognized for crafting AI-first products at the intersection of UX, strategy, game-design and behavior. EXPERIENCE

Moai (Gammat Labs) Sept 2023 – Present

Founding Product Designer New York City, NY

• Launched Moai, an AI-powered matchmaking and relational intelligence platform addressing Gen Z disconnection through game-based learning; earned NYU's Best Design for Social Impact award.

• Designed 50+ playful interaction flows informed by user research (20+ interviews, focus groups), resulting in a high- fidelity prototype that boosted user engagement and emotional resonance.

• Defined brand identity and crafted emotionally intelligent UX to position Moai as a caring, human-centered alternative to typical AI tools; led visual and interaction design across app and campaigns.

• Advocated for AI ethics in youth platforms through speaking engagements and policy workshops, influencing stakeholder perspectives on emotional safety in digital ecosystems. NYU Teaching and Learning Nexus May 2023 – Aug 2023 Graduate Assistant, UX Design and AI Pedagogy New York City, NY

• Analyzed 33+ development gaps using mixed-methods research and developed design and strategy for five courses on AI in education, optimizing content delivery and learner engagement.

• Developed policy-aligned content strategies for five AI education courses, ensuring responsible AI integration, content moderation best practices, and ethical engagement guidelines. Yuvaa Pvt Limited Oct 2021 – Jun 2022

Educational Products Design Lead Mumbai, MH

• Designed India’s first Gen-Z mental health platform with 500+ free therapy sessions in partnership with Fastrack

• Conducted 50+ user interviews to inform UI design for “Unwind,” reducing drop-off by 35%

• Created Tinder x Yuvaa safety curriculum on dating, trust, and consent; rolled out across 20+ college. Shaped safety escalation protocols, improving response time for harassment and misuse reports Young Leaders for Active Citizenship Mar 2019 – Aug 2021 Programs, Communications and Design Officer New Delhi, DL

• Led trust & safety design for Instagram’s teen fellowship in India and Nepal; trained 350+ teens on digital expression and well-being resulting in over 1M impressions in each cohort.

• Built user-first escalation flow for harassment, fake news, and censorship concerns

• Created data-to-policy pipelines by synthesizing user 150+ behavior into insights for Facebook’s civic initiatives, adopted in their India policy.

EDUCATION

New York University May 2024

Master of Science, Games for Learning New York, NY Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts May 2017

Bachelor in International Relations and Law Pune, MH OTHER

• Achievements: Presented at UNICEF on designing Games for learning for STEM education to improve gender equity

• Skills: User Research & Experience Design, AI Safety Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Communication

• Technical Skills: Figma, Canva, Miro, Adobe Suite, GSuite, Loom, AI Prompt Engineering, Notion

• Languages: English (Native), Hindi (Native), Marathi (Native), Malayalam (Native)

• Certifications: London School of Economics - Negotiation Bootcamp, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute Bootcamp

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