Hi, This is Xinyi Hu

UI/UX designer, Educator, Artsist

I am a UX designer with a background in Fine Arts and Education. My design focuses on supporting the human connection between students and teachers in the classroom, to improve students’ learning experiences in pursuing their post-secondary goals.

2022-now

Currently working as the Director of User Experience Design at OneGoal, a Nonprofit whose goal is to provide high-quality college and career planning services through the classroom-based model and Leadership Network to dramatically increase the percentage of students from low-income communities who earn a postsecondary education. My job is to design simple and engaging user experiences that support our students, teachers, families and staff.

2020-2022

Worked as the Associate Product Manager at Thinktown Education. During my time at Thinktown, I have designed, developed and launched 5 main art education products, resulting in a 150% client number increase. I built a multi-disciplinary art team of Art Advisors, leading them from product conception through the launch. I also conducted Brainstorm meetings with students, offering educational guidance and assistance to students with interests in art-related fields

2018-2020

During my study for the Master's degree in Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, I worked as a part-time teaching assistant, assisting in intro-level art classes, including figure drawing, intro to photography, drawing investigation, and intro to printmaking classes.