# Jolie Zhou

> Building products where tech meets culture. Studying Communications at USC, minoring in AI and Computer Programming. Started in entertainment, still obsessed with storytelling.

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## At a glance

- **Now:** Product Management Intern at Apple (2026), working on an upcoming video product and the tools behind it. Most of it is confidential.
- **Also now:** Founding GTM at Kroot (2026), a job tracker where your applications update themselves from your inbox.
- **Before:** Program Manager at Beacons AI, Franchise Management & Licensing Intern at Legendary Entertainment, and Editor & Curatorial Assistant at A Magazine Curated By.
- **School:** University of Southern California. Communications major, minor in AI and Computer Programming.

## Work

- **Apple** · Product Management Intern · 2026. Product management on an upcoming video product and the tools behind it. Details are confidential; happy to talk more over email.
- **Kroot** · Founding GTM · 2026. A job tracker where your applications update themselves from your inbox. Jolie runs go-to-market. [krootme.com](https://krootme.com/)
- **Beacons AI** · Program Manager · 2026. A YC-backed platform for creators. Ran the ambassador program, then automated the work behind it. [Post by the CEO](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7429955548785086464/)
- **Legendary Entertainment** · Franchise Management & Licensing Intern · 2025. The studio behind Dune, the Monsterverse and Pacific Rim. Worked on what those worlds become outside the theater: product concepts and go-to-market across games, consumer products and experiences, including LEGO, Fortnite, Dune: Awakening, the popcorn bucket, Lotte World rides, luxury jewelry and perfume.
- **A Magazine Curated By** · Editor & Curatorial Assistant · 2025. A fashion magazine where a guest designer curates each issue. Worked across editorial and the exhibition, between Paris and Shanghai, with top designers; featured in Vogue and Elle. [WWD coverage](https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/a-magazine-curated-by-exhibition-shanghai-labelhood-1238293188/)

## Involvement

- **ProductSC** · Director of Professional Development · USC. USC's premier product management club. Clients include Intuit, Disney and Replit. [productsc.org](https://productsc.org/)
- **Replit** · Ambassador · 2026. Building community on campus and beyond. [replit.com](https://replit.com/)
- **Sundays** · Host · 2026. A weekly coworking community for LA. Past clients include Cursor, Gemini, Codex, Figma and Catlabs. [sundays.rsvp](https://www.sundays.rsvp/)
- **168 Magazine** · Founder, with the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation · 2022. A youth-run magazine and team that helped fund the revival of Vancouver's Chinatown. [168 Magazine on LinkedIn](https://lnkd.in/p/g_8GSuK8)

## Storytelling

A storyteller at heart. In a world full of noise, Jolie makes things people can feel. Selected posts:

- [4 ways to gamify applying to jobs](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7481448133730836480/) · LinkedIn
- [Intro post: a PM intern at Apple, doing things for the plot in NYC](https://x.com/Jollyjojoo/status/2069957583020896296) · X, June 25, 2026
- [Reel](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DceVmQBhIrk/) · Instagram
- [One of the youngest interns in the Apple intern class, and how you can be too](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7477215185246617600/) · LinkedIn

## Tinkering in code

- **jolie-shelf** · TypeScript, three.js. A four-sided 3D cabinet of her interests, modeled in Blender; every object opens with its own animation.
- **which-tom-are-you** · Web, face tracking. Make a face and it finds your Tom. Reads live expressions only, so nothing is stored. [Try it](https://tom-the-lizard-five.vercel.app/)
- **creator-outreach** · Python, n8n, LLM APIs. The workflow behind Beacons' ambassador program: research and outreach for 200+ creators, automated.
- **joliezhou.com** · three.js, HTML. This site, including a 3D cinema ticket visitors tear to get in.
- More on [GitHub](https://github.com/joliezzh).

## Contact

- Email: jolie.zhou.zzh@gmail.com
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolie-zhou-growth/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/joliezzh)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/jolly._.christmas/)
- [X](https://x.com/Jollyjojoo)

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