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I am a creative, student-centered art educator with graduate training in Art and Computer Software Engineering, blending visual communication, children's book illustration, UX design, and classroom teaching. I have experience teaching preschool through university level using hands-on, project-based learning. I am passionate about fostering creativity, confidence, fine motor skills, visual storytelling, and inclusive classroom environments.…I am a creative, student-centered art educator with graduate training in Art and Computer Software Engineering, blending visual communication, children's book illustration, UX design, and classroom teaching. I have experience teaching preschool through university level using hands-on, project-based learning. I am passionate about fostering creativity, confidence, fine motor skills, visual storytelling, and inclusive classroom environments.

Huijia Di

Children’s Book Illustrator, Illustrator, Book Illustrator, +3

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I am a creative, student-centered art educator with graduate training in Art and Computer Software Engineering, blending visual communication, children's book illustration, UX design, and classroom teaching. I have experience teaching preschool through university level using hands-on, project-based learning. I am passionate about fostering creativity, confidence, fine motor skills, visual storytelling, and inclusive classroom environments.…I am a creative, student-centered art educator with graduate training in Art and Computer Software Engineering, blending visual communication, children's book illustration, UX design, and classroom teaching. I have experience teaching preschool through university level using hands-on, project-based learning. I am passionate about fostering creativity, confidence, fine motor skills, visual storytelling, and inclusive classroom environments.

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I am a creative, student-centered art educator with graduate training in Art and Computer Software Engineering, blending visual communication, children’s book illustration, UX design, and classroom teaching.

I have experience teaching preschool through university level using hands-on, project-based learning. I am passionate about fostering creativity, confidence, fine motor skills, visual storytelling, and inclusive classroom environments.

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Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Chinese

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Teaching Assistant - UX & Design Thinking at Northeastern University

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Supported graduate-level UX and design thinking coursework through office hours, classroom facilitation, assignment guidance, and project feedback; guided students in user research, competitive analysis, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and high-fidelity design presentations; helped teams connect user needs, risk mapping, AI/ML concepts, user metrics, and business goals to data-driven design solutions.

Art Teacher at MindArt Studio

January 1, 2025 - Present

Plan and teach visual art classes for children ages 3-5; design age-appropriate drawing, painting, watercolor, collage, and mixed-media lessons; foster creativity, fine motor development, color recognition, and self-expression; maintain a warm, structured, and inclusive classroom; communicate progress with parents.

Software Engineer Intern at Beijing Blue Pacific

March 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023

Developed front-end and back-end features for a video operation management system using React.js, Redux, and Spring Boot; collaborated with machine learning engineers to improve a video selection model, increasing accuracy by 22%.

Lecturer - Web Design & Graphic Language at Jinzhong College of Information

September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022

Designed and taught undergraduate courses in web design, graphic language, digital design foundations, and visual communication; developed lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on projects to help students apply design principles, coding concepts, and portfolio-ready creative skills; mentored students on creative projects using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Vue.js, Photoshop, Illustrator.

UX Engineer Intern at NetEase

April 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020

Contributed to UX design and front-end prototyping for the NetEase Game platform, creating product design documents, UX diagrams, and HTML/JavaScript demos; collaborated with product and engineering teams to improve user flows, interaction clarity, and overall platform experience.