Jong Lee

When I was 12, my dream was to play in the NBA. I practiced every day and night with my friends and dad. I tried out for my middle school basketball team and devastatingly didn't make the team. I felt like my tryout was decent but I knew I froze up and choked on a few drills. I went home and told my parents I didn't make the team. My dad told me a story about how Michael Jordan didn't make his high school varsity team and I vowed to continue to try and make it to the NBA. In high school, my dreams essentially got shattered. I made my high school team but I stopped growing around 16. I realized there aren't many 5'7 basketball players in the NBA. I shifted my focus to journalism. If I couldn't make it to the NBA, I was dedicated to at least covering the sport I loved the most. I worked in sports media for more than a decade out of college. I worked my up to the top position in management and now a UX designer dedicated to help people. I love collaborating with a team, building relationships, and learning everything I can learn about UX design. If you're interested in chatting (or how I embarrassed myself at the layup line), please send me a message.

Projects

Radical AI

Kai is an AI-powered Teaching Assistant designed to interactively support and enhance the learning experience of students. The application's V1 UX design is in place, and we now require a visually compelling and intuitive UI design to complement and elevate the existing user experience framework.See More

Prolog: Team Builder

I worked on with Prolog to build a team building feature to create a team-building function that showrunners can utilize to build their perfect and ideal team that provides real-time budget for the team, notes that showrunners can use, a roster of names that showrunners can switch in and out if needed, and much more.See More

USA Helping Hands

USA Helping Hands is an app that is designed to provide assistance for potential-student immigrants looking to obtaining higher education in the United States through a streamlined-immigration process.See More

Work History

Product Designer

Radical AIProduct Designer for Radical AI

UX Designer Trainee

SpringboardMastering skills in sketching, wireframing, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing as a part of a framework focused on the discovery, design, and evaluation phases of user-centered design.

UX Designer

PrologJan 2024 - Feb 2024 • 2 mosProlog is a powerful tool designed to staff writers for shows more effectively and provide a more efficient way to put together the team you want on your show. Prolog puts your entire team of writers on one platform so your team can collaborate on one platform. Our job was to create a team-building function for Prolog that showrunners can utilize to build their perfect and ideal team that provides real-time budget for the team, notes that showrunners can use, a roster of names that showrunners can switch in and out if needed, and much more.

Podcast Producer

RFC MediaJul 2022 - May 2023 • 11 mosFocused on creating engaging experiences. Used a user-centric approach, aimed to understand the client's audience's needs, preferences, and behaviors. Used research and analysis to gather insights, as well as an iterative process of refinement based on feedback. Storytelling was a key tool, that helped to create compelling narratives that resonate with listeners or guide users through a podcasts. Collaboration was also essential. The job required empathy, creativity, and a commitment to delivering high-quality experiences that meet the needs of their audience or users.

Teacher

Various CompaniesAug 2020 - May 2022 • 1 yr 10 mosFocused on understanding and empathizing with students and other teachers. Aimed to create engaging experiences. Required strong communication skills to convey information clearly and adaptability to adjust to feedback and changing needs. Problem-solving is central to identifying and address learning gaps. Continuous learning is also essential. Played a vital role in creating meaningful experiences for my students, requiring a blend of empathy, creativity, and adaptability.

Education

Springboard

UX Design Career Track Certificate2023 - 2024

Ball State University

Master's degree, Journalism2020 - 2023

Coursera

2022

University of Houston

Bachelor's, Print Journalism2004 - 2008

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