FV@fabrizio-valdivia

Junior Economics student at CSULB

I study economics at California State University Long Beach and am preparing to begin my professional career.

Work samples

Course projects and classwork that reflect my economics training and growing analytical skills, documented as I build professional experience.

BeReal Product Management Externship
BeReal. · Nov 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern
BeReal Product Management Externship
Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.
DesignUI/UXProduct Management

About me

I study economics at California State University Long Beach and am preparing to begin my professional career.

I am Fabrizio Valdivia, a junior Economics student at California State University Long Beach pursuing a bachelors degree. I have limited professional experience and am preparing to start my career, building skills and academic knowledge in economic analysis.

Externships

BeReal Product Management Externship

Completed · Nov 2026

Experience

3C2A Cross Country & Track Athlete at Glendale Community College

Athletic Achievements · September 2023 - Present

Volunteer

St. Vincent Medical Center · February 2018 - December 2019

Education

California State University, Long Beach

Bachelors of Science

Glendale Community College

Associate

Skills

Economics courseworkEconomic analysisQuantitative reasoningStatistical basicsCritical thinking

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BeReal. · Nov 2026 ↗

✅ Verified by Extern

BeReal Product Management Externship

Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.

DesignUI/UXProduct Management

Overview

The externship examined product strategies used by social apps to balance authentic user experiences with growth. Work included benchmarking competitor engagement features and designing a feature concept that integrated growth considerations with authenticity. Deliverables documented comparisons and a proposed feature design.

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What I've accomplished

I produced a five-stage user journey for BeReal, documenting user actions, thoughts, and feelings at each stage and identifying that lack of friends was the main frustration while social interactions were the main delight.

Project breakdown

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BeReal Product Management Externship

About me

BeReal Product Management Externship

Overview

What I've accomplished

Project breakdown

Map the End-to-End BeReal User JourneyI mapped BeReal’s end-to-end user journey and identified key frustrations and delights across five stages.

Benchmark BeReal’s CompetitorsI mapped BeReal and Instagram features, compared user feedback, and scored themes to surface where RealMojis and Stories affected retention and reliability.

Design a New App FeatureI designed and prototyped a BeReal UI Refresh, redefining backgrounds, colors, buttons, and layout to modernize the app while preserving its core experience.

Test App Feature in Focus GroupsI wrote and ran a focus group plan testing a BeReal UI refresh, then documented participant mix, session flow, and expected outcomes.