Jae Kim
Head Of Search Creative X
Seoul, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolJae Kim is a design-led technology executive based in Seoul, currently Head of Search Creative X at NAVER, where he launched generative AI features and shapes creative, intelligent search experiences. With eight years of industry experience amplified by a longer design career, he blends interaction design, AI product thinking, and academic research to bridge studio-grade craft and large-scale platform work. Previously at Microsoft, Nokia, and Samsung he led interaction and device UX for AI assistants, Azure ML, and IoT/display projects, demonstrating depth across consumer products and research-driven systems. As an assistant professor and director of a meta media design lab, he investigates the social and ethical impacts of emerging tech while mentoring the next generation of designers. Known for translating speculative research into deployable UX patterns, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor and pragmatic product delivery. Colleagues describe him as a creative systems thinker who treats search not just as retrieval but as a conversational, culturally aware experience.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Media Design Program, Media Design Program at ArtCenter College of DesignMaster of Arts (M.A.) Design Interactions, Master of Arts (M.A.) Design Interactions at Royal College of ArtBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Design and Visual Communications General, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Design and Visual Communications General at Parsons School of Design - The New School
Korean, English, Japanese
Github Skills (101)
mobile-development10
windows10
firebase10
hybrid10
javascript10
app-framework10
skiasharp10
browser10
skia10
compiler10
dart10
static-site-generator10
crashlytics10
cross-platform10
google10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
JYeop/react-native-responsive-percent
Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:26 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
JYeop/samsung_health_handler
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:33 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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