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Selena Zhi

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
Korean
Beginner

Work Experience

Web Design Intern at Dreamwriter, Inc.
June 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Crafted role & industry-specific messaging flows using AI copywriting (Dreamy AI), enhancing B2B message relevance; Built a modular library of onboarding patterns and reusable assets to ensure cross-product consistency and scalability; Designed workflow and user journey via HubSpot and PostHog analytics, streamlining freemium-to-paid transitions.
Web Design Intern at SettleOn AI, Inc.
December 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Architected an AI-enhanced legal dashboard to simplify complex firm workflows and case management; Created onboarding frameworks and usage guidelines to drive chatbot adoption during firm-wide pilot rollouts; Collaborated with 3 engineers to optimize interaction patterns and feedback visualization for enhanced system usability.
Visual Design Volunteer at The Museum of Craft and Design
November 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Defined a cohesive visual system and hi-fi assets for premium brand expression across physical and digital touchpoints; Designed event identities and environmental graphics, translating complex narratives into intuitive visual content.
Web Designer at Fabrica, Inc.
October 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Designed a match-making platform connecting 155K+ brands with 12K+ suppliers to streamline product sourcing; Led 40+ interviews with global brands (Nike, Alo, Converse) to validate product-market fit and iterate web prototypes; Secured Berkeley MBA funding as 1 of 9 selected teams from 1,780+ applicants (top 1% acceptance rate).
Web Designer at Adobe, Inc.
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Led JTBD interviews with 20+ SMB teams to identify friction in Creative Cloud subscription and checkout flows; Mapped UX pain points and prototyped improved plan selection flows to streamline user decision-making; Prototyped and A/B tested personalized onboarding, projecting 15-25% uplift via persuasive web design strategies.
Web Design Intern at Cider, Inc.
May 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Designed defect recording workflows for 3 factories, reducing return rates by 11% and saving 27 mins per inspector; Optimized sizing UX for 130+ markets to enhance fit accuracy and shopping flows, driving 13% higher user retention; Collaborated with 5 engineers and 8 designers to unify UI components across iOS/Android/Web for scalable updates.

Education

Master of Design (MDes), Human-Computer Interaction at University of California, Berkeley
September 1, 2024 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor of Art History at Beijing Foreign Studies University
September 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023

Qualifications

Berkeley MDes Distinguished Scholarship
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026
Applied Data Science Certificate
January 11, 2030 - March 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Retail