Yohan Marion
Product Designer
Yohan Marion
Product Designer
Yohan Marion
Product Designer
ABOUT
Bonjour I’m Yohan.
I’m a product designer with a background that crosses photography, technical support, and product strategy.
I started my career in France as a photographer, then spent several years at Sony supporting professional creators, learning how people actually use tools, not how we imagine they do.
That experience shaped how I work today: understand the system, understand the person, and make the two meet cleanly.
I moved into product design because I wanted to solve problems at the source.
Since then, I’ve designed products for startups in health, education, and sports, often as the first or only designer.
My work spans research, UX/UI, prototyping, and shaping product direction, especially in early-stage environments.
Recently, I’ve been leading design and product strategy through my independent practice, protoWerk, helping teams turn ideas into working products.
Outside of work, I’m a coffee obsessive, avid rower, and general technology nerd, I like understanding how things work, whether it’s a system, a machine, or a recipe.
If you’re building something thoughtful and need someone who cares deeply about both user experience and product direction, let’s connect.
RESUME
Experience
Experience
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Product Designer @ Carina Health
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Develop a solution for group healthcare, conducting thorough user and business research. I created a high-fidelity iOS Figma prototype following brand style guide and WCAG adherent, leading to significant usability improvements. Through usability testing, these efforts resulted in a 20% increase in task directness, and a user satisfaction rating of 4.7/5 as well as MVP for product development.
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Product Designer @ Carina Health
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Develop a solution for group healthcare, conducting thorough user and business research. I created a high-fidelity iOS Figma prototype following brand style guide and WCAG adherent, leading to significant usability improvements. Through usability testing, these efforts resulted in a 20% increase in task directness, and a user satisfaction rating of 4.7/5 as well as MVP for product development.
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Product Designer @ Carina Health
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Develop a solution for group healthcare, conducting thorough user and business research. I created a high-fidelity iOS Figma prototype following brand style guide and WCAG adherent, leading to significant usability improvements. Through usability testing, these efforts resulted in a 20% increase in task directness, and a user satisfaction rating of 4.7/5 as well as MVP for product development.
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
UX/UI Design Immersive Fellow @ General Assembly
New York, NY
Completed a 12-week, 400+ hour UX Design program, mastering user-centered design, teamwork, and client relations. Portfolio highlights: - Tablo (UX/UI Designer): Developed an iOS and desktop app. Conducted user research, established brand guidelines, and created Figma prototypes. Iterative testing led to a 60% and 20% task success rate improvement. - Everlane (UX Designer): Analyzed and redesigned the desktop menu to enhance user experience. Employed heuristic analysis, tree testing, and card sorting based on a thorough business analysis. - Microsoft Teams (UX Researcher): Researched and prototyped a new AI assistant feature, incorporating user feedback through interviews and usability testing of lo-fi and mid-fi prototypes.
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
UX/UI Design Immersive Fellow @ General Assembly
New York, NY
Completed a 12-week, 400+ hour UX Design program, mastering user-centered design, teamwork, and client relations. Portfolio highlights: - Tablo (UX/UI Designer): Developed an iOS and desktop app. Conducted user research, established brand guidelines, and created Figma prototypes. Iterative testing led to a 60% and 20% task success rate improvement. - Everlane (UX Designer): Analyzed and redesigned the desktop menu to enhance user experience. Employed heuristic analysis, tree testing, and card sorting based on a thorough business analysis. - Microsoft Teams (UX Researcher): Researched and prototyped a new AI assistant feature, incorporating user feedback through interviews and usability testing of lo-fi and mid-fi prototypes.
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
UX/UI Design Immersive Fellow @ General Assembly
New York, NY
Completed a 12-week, 400+ hour UX Design program, mastering user-centered design, teamwork, and client relations. Portfolio highlights: - Tablo (UX/UI Designer): Developed an iOS and desktop app. Conducted user research, established brand guidelines, and created Figma prototypes. Iterative testing led to a 60% and 20% task success rate improvement. - Everlane (UX Designer): Analyzed and redesigned the desktop menu to enhance user experience. Employed heuristic analysis, tree testing, and card sorting based on a thorough business analysis. - Microsoft Teams (UX Researcher): Researched and prototyped a new AI assistant feature, incorporating user feedback through interviews and usability testing of lo-fi and mid-fi prototypes.
Nov 2017 – Apr 2023
Product Support Program Lead @ Sony
San Diego, CA (Remote)
- Led the development and deployment of training materials for Sony’s Creators’ Cloud app, enhancing the capabilities of global support agents. - Delivered high-level bilingual technical support in French and English to professional photographers, videographers, and key clients like the Associated Press and the White House. Managed escalations and served as a liaison between customers, service centers, and engineering for the Sony Alpha, Airpeak, and Cinema Line, driving exceptional customer satisfaction.
Nov 2017 – Apr 2023
Product Support Program Lead @ Sony
San Diego, CA (Remote)
- Led the development and deployment of training materials for Sony’s Creators’ Cloud app, enhancing the capabilities of global support agents. - Delivered high-level bilingual technical support in French and English to professional photographers, videographers, and key clients like the Associated Press and the White House. Managed escalations and served as a liaison between customers, service centers, and engineering for the Sony Alpha, Airpeak, and Cinema Line, driving exceptional customer satisfaction.
Nov 2017 – Apr 2023
Product Support Program Lead @ Sony
San Diego, CA (Remote)
- Led the development and deployment of training materials for Sony’s Creators’ Cloud app, enhancing the capabilities of global support agents. - Delivered high-level bilingual technical support in French and English to professional photographers, videographers, and key clients like the Associated Press and the White House. Managed escalations and served as a liaison between customers, service centers, and engineering for the Sony Alpha, Airpeak, and Cinema Line, driving exceptional customer satisfaction.
Feb 2011 – Jan 2017
Freelance Photographer @ Yohan Marion
Colmar, France
- Collaborated with diverse clients, including individuals, companies, and government entities, to develop a visual aesthetic that aligns with their objectives. This experience in planning, executing, and editing photography projects, particularly in editorial, commercial, and real estate domains, has honed my eye for detail and composition, as well as contact with stakeholders. - Gained valuable international experience working as a photographer for Airbnb in France, Germany, and Switzerland, focusing on property photography for online listings. This role involved not just photography, but also adapting visual content to meet the high standards of a global digital platform.
Feb 2011 – Jan 2017
Freelance Photographer @ Yohan Marion
Colmar, France
- Collaborated with diverse clients, including individuals, companies, and government entities, to develop a visual aesthetic that aligns with their objectives. This experience in planning, executing, and editing photography projects, particularly in editorial, commercial, and real estate domains, has honed my eye for detail and composition, as well as contact with stakeholders. - Gained valuable international experience working as a photographer for Airbnb in France, Germany, and Switzerland, focusing on property photography for online listings. This role involved not just photography, but also adapting visual content to meet the high standards of a global digital platform.
Feb 2011 – Jan 2017
Freelance Photographer @ Yohan Marion
Colmar, France
- Collaborated with diverse clients, including individuals, companies, and government entities, to develop a visual aesthetic that aligns with their objectives. This experience in planning, executing, and editing photography projects, particularly in editorial, commercial, and real estate domains, has honed my eye for detail and composition, as well as contact with stakeholders. - Gained valuable international experience working as a photographer for Airbnb in France, Germany, and Switzerland, focusing on property photography for online listings. This role involved not just photography, but also adapting visual content to meet the high standards of a global digital platform.
Education
Education
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
General Assembly
New York, NY
UX Design Immersive
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
General Assembly
New York, NY
UX Design Immersive
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
General Assembly
New York, NY
UX Design Immersive
2012 – 2013
Université de Haute-Alsace Mulhouse-Colmar
Colmar, France
DAEU A - Humanities Studies
2012 – 2013
Université de Haute-Alsace Mulhouse-Colmar
Colmar, France
DAEU A - Humanities Studies
2012 – 2013
Université de Haute-Alsace Mulhouse-Colmar
Colmar, France
DAEU A - Humanities Studies
2009 – 2011
École Studio M
Montpellier, France
Certificat Professionnel Supérieur Praticien Photographe - Photography
2009 – 2011
École Studio M
Montpellier, France
Certificat Professionnel Supérieur Praticien Photographe - Photography
2009 – 2011
École Studio M
Montpellier, France
Certificat Professionnel Supérieur Praticien Photographe - Photography