Jiawen (Carmen) Zhu |  Creative Designer



CV
About

 Jiawen (Carmen) Zhu is an experience designer and creative producer with a background in public engagement, participatory research and physical installation, including hands-on object handling and exhibition delivery for institutions such as the Science Museum. Comfortable moving between the design studio, the gallery floor, and the community workshop — equally at ease researching content, coordinating teams, and communicating complex ideas to broad public audiences. Currently completing an MA in Service Design at the Royal College of Art, building on a BA in Interaction Design Arts from UAL.




Education
Service Design 
Royal College of Art
2025- 2026

Interaction Design Arts
University of the Arts London
2022- 2025


Professional experienceExhibition Co-Lead
Royal College of Art, London
2026

Judge Translator
D&AD Design Awards, London
2024, 2026

Curating Assistant & Event Photographer
Ymanifesto, London
2023 - 2025

Creative Designer (Intern)
Another Design lab, Guangzhou
2024

Event & Showroom Planner (Intern)
LoLun Company, Guangzhou
2023



Projects & ActivitiesService Designer - Sustainable Tourism Development
Indepedent Research Project (RCA), Margate
2026

Service Designer - Charity giving
UK Charity Commission Collaboration (RCA), London
2025

Event Collaborator
Science Museum Late, London
2025

Workshop Faciliator
UAL Zine Workshops, London
2023 - 2026

Front of House Volunteer - Changemaker
Young V&A museum, London
2026

Vice-President & Visual Designer
UAL Vlogger Society (student community), London
2024- 2025

Guest management volunteer
London Chinese New Year Celebration, London
2026





Skills
Software:
Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom),
TouchDesigner, Arduino, Figma, Procreate, Affinity Designer

Language:
Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)
English




Exhibitions
Breaking Boundaries
Track Me Here (exhibited)
Tinglan Art Museum, Shenyang
2025

Partly Clouds
Space Concert (exhibited)
M.P. Birla Millenium Gallery, London
2025

Science Museum Late
Space Concert (exhibited)
Science Museum, London
2025












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