Nice to meet you!
I am Yingnan Qi

A product designer specializes in delivering engaging user-centric design solutions that keep users staying long-term active, yet creating revenue opportunities.

UX Designer @ Electronic Art | Previously @ Tencent

Education:

Master of Digital Media
2021.09 - 2022.12

Center for Digital Media
Simon Fraser University

Bachelor of Design
2013.09 - 2017.04

University of Alberta

Experience:

  • Building a creator network that help EA community managers connect with the right content creators to collaborate for game assets.

  • Partner with Researchers and Product managers to brainstorm ideas, interview users, evaluate product plans and review design proposals.

  • Based on user feedback, making rational design assumptions to streamline the platform’s backend managing & creation process for managers to complete their jobs smoothly.

UX Designer
Electronic Arts

2022 Oct - Present

  • Leading the design process in competitor analysis, constructing user journeys, information structures and high-fi prototypes.

  • Designing monetization features to create revenue opportunities, and efficiency improvement tools to support users in team analysis & management and video content creation.

  • Actively engaging with a 56,000 users Discord community. Conducting surveys and reviewing discussion threads to surface insights for design iterations.

  • Shipped 5 major new features and completed 25+ design tickets. Improved average streaming time by 5.7%, login rate by 11% and new subscribers & followers by 50%.

UX Designer
Tencent · Trovo

2021 Jul - 2022 Oct

  • Building a web-based Metaverse social platform from scratch. Solving complex 3D interaction problems through gestures and voice communications.

  • Responsible for creating end-to-end design solutions from setting business plans, building UX/UI prototypes, hosting user testing and getting feedback to evaluate market directions.

  • Mentored 1 designer and 5 freelancers in UX and 2d3d pipelines. Responsible for the overall consistency and excellence of product and visual experience.

Product Designer
Valitee

2022 Jan - 2022 Oct

  • Coordinator with different team lead with 5 different departments across Canada

  • Act as the Communication Hub to surface business insights, and designing engaging solutions and marketing plans.

Graphic Designer
Horizon North Logistics Inc

2019 Jan - 2020 May

  • Optimized the shopping experience of a cross-border e-commerce platform. 

  • Re-designed the information structure and simplified the user journey.

UX/UI Designer
Skydidi Inc

2018 May - 2018 Dec

  • Built a social media platform for college students. Conducted ideation, prototyping and testing in an agile format with Product Managers and Developers.

UX/UI Designer
Union Technologies Inc

2017 Sep - 2018 Apr