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Design Intern
Summer 2025, 12 weeks
Simpler ways to post on LinkedIn
Every day, millions of professionals use LinkedIn to share their ideas, insights, and work. At the heart of this activity lies the Sharebox — the composer where all posts begin.
In Summer 2025, I joined the LinkedIn design team to help reimagine the Sharebox as part of a major redesign of the posting flow.
My focus: Designing a multi-draft vision that made drafts and scheduling easier to discover, switch between, and manage— along with streamlining polls as a sharebox control.
The Challenge
Over the decades, LinkedIn’s Sharebox had become overloaded and complex. Too many options packed into a single modal, little hierarchy, and a posting experience that felt unintuitive compared to competitors.
1
Our team asked HMW improve LinkedIn’s posting UX while keeping metrics like DAU stable?
Team & Role
With the Sharebox being so visible and important to the platform experience, Qianru, Brandon, & I aimed to keep metrics stable while tackling meaty and problematic UX issues. We each nurtured a part of the current Sharebox while building the foundation for future features.
Qianru (Design Lead):
Drove the IA of the Sharebox: restructuring how all features were surfaced
Brandon (Senior Designer):
Owned visibility settings, collaborative posts, and other detour flows
Aileen (me!):
Focused on single + multiple drafts, scheduled posts, and polls.
Jobs to be Done
1.
As a creator, I want to build and maintain a credible professional brand
2.
As a creator, I want to create multiple drafts, so that I can return to past ideas in one place
3.
As a creator, I want to schedule posts, so that I can reach my audience at the most engagement creating time
Reworking location of the drafts & scheduled posts system to increase retention.
Creating a clear section in the Sharebox for saved drafts and scheduled posts. Ability to switch between drafts without losing work.
Scheduling a Post
Drafts and schedule are now surfaced alongside the primary level of post controls- no more digging into menus! Stronger typography and grouping signals different states (Draft, Scheduled, Published).
Before
1
Scheduler has higher prominence than post
2
Outdated multi-step scheduling flow
3
Unclear how to edit scheduled state
3
Status for whether a post has been scheduled is difficult to reach + takes up valuable post screen real estate
After
1
Dedicated place to view drafts
2
Scheduled drafts exist in one logical place
3
Clear progression and CTA
Drafts & Scheduling Hub
Previously, visibility settings were hard to skim, and creators struggled to find fragmented drafts or scheduled posts.
My design introduced centralized management of multiple drafts & scheduled posts, with scheduled drafts being surfaced directly in the composer.
Before
1
No interface to view or save drafts (only one draft can exist at a time)
2
Lack of visbility: drafts are hidden, not highlighted. Frequent context loss when drilling into menus
3
Lack of clear visual hierarchy for back button placement
Only 1 Draft can be saved at a time.
No interface to manage multiple drafts
LinkedIn Polls
I migrated the content type Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for LinkedIn-wide consistency.
Contributed new input field + delete component to our Figma library.
Jyoti Joshi
· You
Helping you understand your life
Book a Chat
4h
·
In these tough economic times, would you rather have a furry friend to cuddle with or a little one to nurture and raise?
Gen-Z, would you rather have a pet or a child?
3,344 Votes
·
4 Hours Left
The author cannot see how you vote. Undo
Pet
45%
Child
38%
N/A
7%
Demographic Breakdown
People in the same age range as you voted
45%
Pet
38%
Child
7%
N/A
810 reactions
7 reposts
Like
Comment
Repost
Send
Components across Android & iOS
Working alongside Qianru and Brandon helped me learn how different parts of a redesign fit together into a coherent & complex system.
Learning how to spec, LinkedIn style, I migrated Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for platform wide consistency.
Contributing a new input field + delete component to our Figma library!
Future of Polls
Later, I realized there was an intense oppotunity to improve current LinkedIn’s polls engagement, usage, and usefulness for creators and younger audiences like GenZ & Genalpha audience.
Polls feels like an opportunity to engage with LinkedIn’s younger members. Gen Z, & Gen-Alpha increasingly expect interactive, lightweight content formats, even in their professional lives.
Polls are perceived as low-effort content with poor engagement quality and minimal impact. Polls lose visibility quickly and cannot be easily revisited or reused. Here are snippets from my proposal, which I pitched to the Create design org.
Our Impact
While final metrics are confidential, the redesign is projected to:
Reduced draft abandonment by 0.x%
Lower friction in the posting process, decreasing clicks by 1 or more common actions
Improve creator confidence with clearer hierarchy and consistent error handling
I used to wonder how massive, billion-user brands made design decisions. Working on Sharebox stripped back the wallpaper to how seemingly small design decisions are projected to ripple across a massive network of users. Data backed, research backed, libraries of well-documented designs.
Drafts and scheduled posts may look like small features, but they shape how millions of professionals manage their ideas. Helping reimagine this foundation was one of the most impactful projects of my internship. While the redesign won’t be live for another few quarters, watching developers begin coding our ideas, to ship to billions of members made me feel like I might be the luckiest design intern, ever.
big backing with vivek & howie
Ate soooo much food
Acquired ~12 Giants Game Tickets
Learnings from my Internship Team
Aileen (me!):
its been a privilege watching the sharebox being shaped alongside brandon & qianru
Mauroof (Manager)
even tho u went on pat leave and left me after 2 weeks ;(. thanks for being my linkedin guardian angel from afar
Vivek (Mentor)
wise and a cheerful presence with his signature nose corrector. invaluable in shaping the problem space and aligning product strategy.
Respect constraints.
Sometimes the right decision is deferring a big idea (two-step flow) until the org is ready: these all require VP level approval!
Collaboration is key.
Ask around for help! async channels, sharing at crit frequently, poking the coworker next to me.
Creators need reliability.
My piece of the pie (Drafts and scheduling) aren’t “nice-to-haves” — they’re essential for professionals planning their voice. Through my own work on drafts and scheduling, I practiced building flexibility without clutter: giving creators control without overwhelming them.
Thank yous
To the Create Design team for making me feel welcome! Qianru, Brandon, Vivek, Howie, Lisa, Steve, Aggie, Carlos, Mauroof, & more :)
find my design interesting?
let’s conspire creatively.
back to top
here, have a cheese for the road.
© Aileen Luo. 2025
[ → curius ]
[ → linkedin ]
[ → twitter ]
resume.pdf
Back to Home
Design Intern
Summer 2025, 12 weeks
Simpler ways to post on LinkedIn
Every day, millions of professionals use LinkedIn to share their ideas, insights, and work. At the heart of this activity lies the Sharebox — the composer where all posts begin.
In Summer 2025, I joined the LinkedIn design team to help reimagine the Sharebox as part of a major redesign of the posting flow.
My focus: Designing a multi-draft vision that made drafts and scheduling easier to discover, switch between, and manage— along with streamlining polls as a sharebox control.
The Challenge
Over the decades, LinkedIn’s Sharebox had become overloaded and complex. Too many options packed into a single modal, little hierarchy, and a posting experience that felt unintuitive compared to competitors.
1
Our team asked HMW improve LinkedIn’s posting UX while keeping metrics like DAU stable?
Team & Role
With the Sharebox being so visible and important to the platform experience, Qianru, Brandon, & I aimed to keep metrics stable while tackling meaty and problematic UX issues. We each nurtured a part of the current Sharebox while building the foundation for future features.
Qianru (Design Lead):
Drove the IA of the Sharebox: restructuring how all features were surfaced
Brandon (Senior Designer):
Owned visibility settings, collaborative posts, and other detour flows
Aileen (me!):
Focused on single + multiple drafts, scheduled posts, and polls.
Jobs to be Done
1.
As a creator, I want to build and maintain a credible professional brand
2.
As a creator, I want to create multiple drafts, so that I can return to past ideas in one place
3.
As a creator, I want to schedule posts, so that I can reach my audience at the most engagement creating time
Reworking location of the drafts & scheduled posts system to increase retention.
Creating a clear section in the Sharebox for saved drafts and scheduled posts. Ability to switch between drafts without losing work.
Scheduling a Post
Drafts and schedule are now surfaced alongside the primary level of post controls- no more digging into menus! Stronger typography and grouping signals different states (Draft, Scheduled, Published).
Before
1
Scheduler has higher prominence than post
2
Outdated multi-step scheduling flow
3
Unclear how to edit scheduled state
3
Status for whether a post has been scheduled is difficult to reach + takes up valuable post screen real estate
After
1
Dedicated place to view drafts
2
Scheduled drafts exist in one logical place
3
Clear progression and CTA
Drafts & Scheduling Hub
Previously, visibility settings were hard to skim, and creators struggled to find fragmented drafts or scheduled posts.
My design introduced centralized management of multiple drafts & scheduled posts, with scheduled drafts being surfaced directly in the composer.
Before
1
No interface to view or save drafts (only one draft can exist at a time)
2
Lack of visbility: drafts are hidden, not highlighted. Frequent context loss when drilling into menus
3
Lack of clear visual hierarchy for back button placement
Only 1 Draft can be saved at a time.
No interface to manage multiple drafts
LinkedIn Polls
I migrated the content type Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for LinkedIn-wide consistency.
Contributed new input field + delete component to our Figma library.
Jyoti Joshi
· You
Helping you understand your life
Book a Chat
4h
·
In these tough economic times, would you rather have a furry friend to cuddle with or a little one to nurture and raise?
Gen-Z, would you rather have a pet or a child?
3,344 Votes
·
4 Hours Left
The author cannot see how you vote. Undo
Pet
45%
Child
38%
N/A
7%
Demographic Breakdown
People in the same age range as you voted
45%
Pet
38%
Child
7%
N/A
810 reactions
7 reposts
Like
Comment
Repost
Send
Components across Android & iOS
Working alongside Qianru and Brandon helped me learn how different parts of a redesign fit together into a coherent & complex system.
Learning how to spec, LinkedIn style, I migrated Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for platform wide consistency.
Contributing a new input field + delete component to our Figma library!
Future of Polls
Later, I realized there was an intense oppotunity to improve current LinkedIn’s polls engagement, usage, and usefulness for creators and younger audiences like GenZ & Genalpha audience.
Polls feels like an opportunity to engage with LinkedIn’s younger members. Gen Z, & Gen-Alpha increasingly expect interactive, lightweight content formats, even in their professional lives.
Polls are perceived as low-effort content with poor engagement quality and minimal impact. Polls lose visibility quickly and cannot be easily revisited or reused. Here are snippets from my proposal, which I pitched to the Create design org.
Our Impact
While final metrics are confidential, the redesign is projected to:
Reduced draft abandonment by 0.x%
Lower friction in the posting process, decreasing clicks by 1 or more common actions
Improve creator confidence with clearer hierarchy and consistent error handling
I used to wonder how massive, billion-user brands made design decisions. Working on Sharebox stripped back the wallpaper to how seemingly small design decisions are projected to ripple across a massive network of users. Data backed, research backed, libraries of well-documented designs.
Drafts and scheduled posts may look like small features, but they shape how millions of professionals manage their ideas. Helping reimagine this foundation was one of the most impactful projects of my internship. While the redesign won’t be live for another few quarters, watching developers begin coding our ideas, to ship to billions of members made me feel like I might be the luckiest design intern, ever.
big backing with vivek & howie
Ate soooo much food
Acquired ~12 Giants Game Tickets
Learnings from my Internship Team
Aileen (me!):
its been a privilege watching the sharebox being shaped alongside brandon & qianru
Mauroof (Manager)
even tho u went on pat leave and left me after 2 weeks ;(. thanks for being my linkedin guardian angel from afar
Vivek (Mentor)
wise and a cheerful presence with his signature nose corrector. invaluable in shaping the problem space and aligning product strategy.
Respect constraints.
Sometimes the right decision is deferring a big idea (two-step flow) until the org is ready: these all require VP level approval!
Collaboration is key.
Ask around for help! async channels, sharing at crit frequently, poking the coworker next to me.
Creators need reliability.
My piece of the pie (Drafts and scheduling) aren’t “nice-to-haves” — they’re essential for professionals planning their voice. Through my own work on drafts and scheduling, I practiced building flexibility without clutter: giving creators control without overwhelming them.
Thank yous
To the Create Design team for making me feel welcome! Qianru, Brandon, Vivek, Howie, Lisa, Steve, Aggie, Carlos, Mauroof, & more :)
find my design interesting?
let’s conspire creatively.
back to top
here, have a cheese for the road.
© Aileen Luo. 2025
[ → curius ]
[ → linkedin ]
[ → twitter ]
resume.pdf
Back to Home
Design Intern
Summer 2025, 12 weeks
Simpler ways to post on LinkedIn
Every day, millions of professionals use LinkedIn to share their ideas, insights, and work. At the heart of this activity lies the Sharebox — the composer where all posts begin.
In Summer 2025, I joined the LinkedIn design team to help reimagine the Sharebox as part of a major redesign of the posting flow.
My focus: Designing a multi-draft vision that made drafts and scheduling easier to discover, switch between, and manage— along with streamlining polls as a sharebox control.
The Challenge
Over the decades, LinkedIn’s Sharebox had become overloaded and complex. Too many options packed into a single modal, little hierarchy, and a posting experience that felt unintuitive compared to competitors.
1
Our team asked HMW improve LinkedIn’s posting UX while keeping metrics like DAU stable?
Team & Role
With the Sharebox being so visible and important to the platform experience, Qianru, Brandon, & I aimed to keep metrics stable while tackling meaty and problematic UX issues. We each nurtured a part of the current Sharebox while building the foundation for future features.
Qianru (Design Lead):
Drove the IA of the Sharebox: restructuring how all features were surfaced
Brandon (Senior Designer):
Owned visibility settings, collaborative posts, and other detour flows
Aileen (me!):
Focused on single + multiple drafts, scheduled posts, and polls.
Jobs to be Done
1.
As a creator, I want to build and maintain a credible professional brand
2.
As a creator, I want to create multiple drafts, so that I can return to past ideas in one place
3.
As a creator, I want to schedule posts, so that I can reach my audience at the most engagement creating time
Reworking location of the drafts & scheduled posts system to increase retention.
Creating a clear section in the Sharebox for saved drafts and scheduled posts. Ability to switch between drafts without losing work.
Scheduling a Post
Drafts and schedule are now surfaced alongside the primary level of post controls- no more digging into menus! Stronger typography and grouping signals different states (Draft, Scheduled, Published).
Before
1
Scheduler has higher prominence than post
2
Outdated multi-step scheduling flow
3
Unclear how to edit scheduled state
3
Status for whether a post has been scheduled is difficult to reach + takes up valuable post screen real estate
After
1
Dedicated place to view drafts
2
Scheduled drafts exist in one logical place
3
Clear progression and CTA
Drafts & Scheduling Hub
Previously, visibility settings were hard to skim, and creators struggled to find fragmented drafts or scheduled posts.
My design introduced centralized management of multiple drafts & scheduled posts, with scheduled drafts being surfaced directly in the composer.
Before
1
Multi-drafts don’t exist
2
Lack of visbility: drafts are hidden, not highlighted. Frequent context loss when drilling into menus
3
Lack of clear visual hierarchy for back button placement
Only 1 Draft can be saved at a time.
No interface to manage multiple drafts
LinkedIn Polls
I migrated the content type Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for LinkedIn-wide consistency.
Contributed new input field + delete component to our Figma library.
Jyoti Joshi
· You
Helping you understand your life
Book a Chat
4h
·
In these tough economic times, would you rather have a furry friend to cuddle with or a little one to nurture and raise?
Gen-Z, would you rather have a pet or a child?
3,344 Votes
·
4 Hours Left
The author cannot see how you vote. Undo
Pet
45%
Child
38%
N/A
7%
Demographic Breakdown
People in the same age range as you voted
45%
Pet
38%
Child
7%
N/A
810 reactions
7 reposts
Like
Comment
Repost
Send
Components across Android & iOS
Working alongside Qianru and Brandon helped me learn how different parts of a redesign fit together into a coherent & complex system.
Learning how to spec, LinkedIn style, I migrated Polls to our new design system with minor visual polish & tweaks for platform wide consistency.
Contributing a new input field + delete component to our Figma library!
Future of Polls
Later, I realized there was an intense oppotunity to improve current LinkedIn’s polls engagement, usage, and usefulness for creators and younger audiences like GenZ & Genalpha audience.
Polls feels like an opportunity to engage with LinkedIn’s younger members. Gen Z, & Gen-Alpha increasingly expect interactive, lightweight content formats, even in their professional lives.
Polls are perceived as low-effort content with poor engagement quality and minimal impact. Polls lose visibility quickly and cannot be easily revisited or reused. Here are snippets from my proposal, which I pitched to the Create design org.
Our Impact
While final metrics are confidential, the redesign is projected to:
Reduced draft abandonment by 0.x%
Lower friction in the posting process, decreasing clicks by 1 or more common actions
Improve creator confidence with clearer hierarchy and consistent error handling
I used to wonder how massive, billion-user brands made design decisions. Working on Sharebox stripped back the wallpaper to how seemingly small design decisions are projected to ripple across a massive network of users. Data backed, research backed, libraries of well-documented designs.
Drafts and scheduled posts may look like small features, but they shape how millions of professionals manage their ideas. Helping reimagine this foundation was one of the most impactful projects of my internship. While the redesign won’t be live for another few quarters, watching developers begin coding our ideas, to ship to billions of members made me feel like I might be the luckiest design intern, ever.
big backing with vivek & howie
Ate soooo much food
Acquired ~12 Giants Game Tickets
Learnings from my Internship Team
Aileen (me!):
its been such a privilege watching the sharebox being shaped alongside brandon & qianru: invaluable at linkedin for aligning product strategy!
Mauroof (Manager)
even tho u went on pat leave and left me after 2 weeks ;(. thanks for being my linkedin guardian angel from afar
Vivek (Mentor)
wise and a cheerful presence with his signature nose corrector. miss you vivek!
Respect constraints.
Sometimes the right decision is deferring a big idea (two-step flow) until the org is ready: these all require VP level approval!
Collaboration is key.
Ask around for help! async channels, sharing at crit frequently, poking the coworker next to me.
Creators need reliability.
My piece of the pie (Drafts and scheduling) aren’t “nice-to-haves” — they’re essential for professionals planning their voice. Through my own work on drafts and scheduling, I practiced building flexibility without clutter: giving creators control without overwhelming them.
Thank yous
To the Create Design team for making me feel welcome! Qianru, Brandon, Vivek, Howie, Lisa, Steve, Aggie, Carlos, Mauroof, & more :)
find my design interesting?
let’s conspire creatively.
back to top
here, have a cheese for the road.
© Aileen Luo. 2025