Rebecca Szeto

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Language

English
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Work Experience

UX/UI Designer at Questrade
June 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Responsible for three lines of business—Investing, Trading, and Quest Insurance. Redesigned and increased conversion for the Managed Investing Site; reached ~40% of FY2024 goal in Q12-2024 and reduced bounce rate by ~50% by removing unnecessary CTAs, refining the customer journey, and analyzing user behavior on our platform and competitor platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Power BI, and ContentSquare). Built IA from scratch for Quest Insurance; contributed to a new design system and cross-functional collaboration.
Product Designer & UX Researcher at CapIntel
July 1, 2022 - February 1, 2023
Led user testing and user interviews for all design modules for the omni project (an interactive/responsive financial proposal web app for financial advisor and investor users). Designed 30 responsive and interactive design components to take the project from 0 to 1. Sole designer for 30 usability studies.
UX/UI Designer at Sonical.ly
March 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Led user testing sessions and was responsible for the design handoff to developers. Contributed to a new 'team volunteering' feature through UX research by speaking with company employees (employee volunteer program). Sole designer for designing this new feature.
UX/UI Designer at Meaningful Work
February 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022
Designed the Management Flow for a non-profit 'Meaningful Work' web app (volunteer hours and progress tracking). Led usability testing and design handoffs to developers.
UX/UI Designer at LinkedIn Mentorship Project
July 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Redesigned the LinkedIn profile page into a mentorship platform, enabling people new to the career space to be mentored by industry professionals via easily bookable 1-1 video meetings. Created a research plan, conducted semi-structured interviews, affinity mapping to generate problem statements. Solo designer responsible for user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and smart animations; conducted agile design sprints and two rounds of user testing with 8 participants.

Education

Full Stack Development with AI (part-time, in progress) at Code academy
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
UX Design Certificate at York University
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at University of British Columbia
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
3D Animation and Visual Effects at Vancouver Film School
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025

Qualifications

UX Design Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Education, Professional Services