Cici Dong | Instructional Designer

Cici Dong is a Learning Experience and UX designer, building digital products, learning experiences, and workflow tools that make complex processes feel simple.

M.A. Art Education (Creative Technology Concentration), Columbia University, 2025

B.F.A. Communication Design, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022

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Selected Work

A self-paced eLearning course that guides marketing professionals through a practical, step-by-step process for evaluating AI-generated content, flagging problems, and making confident revision decisions.

Interactive AI Content Review Course

Independent project

A self-paced eLearning course that guides marketing professionals through a practical, step-by-step process for evaluating AI-generated content, flagging problems, and making confident revision decisions.

Interactive AI Content Review Course

Independent project

Converting a two-hour instructor-led workshop into a 30-minute self-paced eLearning module, designed around scenario-based practice and built to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Interactive Coaching Course

Independent project

Converting a two-hour instructor-led workshop into a 30-minute self-paced eLearning module, designed around scenario-based practice and built to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Interactive Coaching Course

Independent project

A workflow-driven redesign of a jewelry consignment system, making order tracking and editing more efficient.

Order Management System

VALANI (Independent design project)

A workflow-driven redesign of a jewelry consignment system, making order tracking and editing more efficient.

Order Management System

VALANI (Independent design project)

An interactive hero card generator that turns storytelling into a playful, hands-on experience during a live exhibition.

Interactive Card Generator

Trailblazer Heroes

An interactive hero card generator that turns storytelling into a playful, hands-on experience during a live exhibition.

Interactive Card Generator

Trailblazer Heroes

A research-driven e-commerce experience for gemstone buyers, featuring comparison tools, filtering, and in-store planning support.

E-Commerce User Research

Real Gem Inc.

A research-driven e-commerce experience for gemstone buyers, featuring comparison tools, filtering, and in-store planning support.

E-Commerce User Research

Real Gem Inc.

An AI-powered tool that turns a podcast URL into a ready-to-use executive briefing in one minute for Zipline's communications team.

Comms Briefing Generator

Zipline

An AI-powered tool that turns a podcast URL into a ready-to-use executive briefing in one minute for Zipline's communications team.

Comms Briefing Generator

Zipline

Reimagined a static event handout as a mobile-first, real-time hub to better support users throughout the event.

Event Guidance App

Lenzing

Reimagined a static event handout as a mobile-first, real-time hub to better support users throughout the event.

Event Guidance App

Lenzing

Brand & Marketing

Young Choice Brand Visual Guide

Alibaba Group

Built the brand identity and marketing system for Gen Z influencer incubation platform

Brand Launch & User Acquisition Campaign

JD.com

Designed seasonal campaign visuals and advertising for JD.com's newly launched premium membership app

Exhibition Visual & Marketing Design

Nanjing City Museum

Designed exhibition visuals and social media content for a Ukiyo-e art show