Being a Design Team of One

About the event 📣

ADPList Genius Hours: Career Success Edition is where design mentors come together to provide tips and insights into the how-to's and what should I do's of building and maintaining a successful career that aligns with your goals 📈

The Career Success Edition #17: Being a Design Team of One

Design is becoming more important than ever in the business world and the need for user experience is increasing, which means every company wants a designer. However, not every company has the budget or need for a full-time designer so there’s a good change that you probably work as a designer team of one. You are probably the person who has to handle a wide range of tasks that are too much for any one person to tackle. Join our mentors and learn about their experiences and how they navigated the challenges of being a design team of one.

ADPList Host 🎉

🇺🇸 Ying Yao — Lead UX Designer at Varis

Fun fact: In her previous life, Ying broadcasted smooth jams through the airwaves of Atlanta as a radio DJ 🎧

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Mentor Panelists 🎙️

🇺🇸 David Siglin - Principal Product Designer at Stitch Fix

My profession is curiosity. That curiosity has led me down a lot of paths, some of which are design related. I’ve been a founding designer, a design director, and mostly currently a principal designer. I have a passion for meeting new people and learning from them. Let’s chat!

Fun fact: He represents 1/3 of all David Siglins in the world 🌎

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🇺🇸 Roger Zhu - Lead Product Designer / Meta (formerly Facebook)

Roger Zhu is a lead product designer at Facebook, where he designs data-driven platforms for business using Meta’s platform. He has managed and mentored multiple Intern and new grad in the last 5 years. He is currently based in Seattle, and was born and raised in Hangzhou, China.

Fun Fact: He has ran into Emma Watson in a CVS, they chatted at the checkout line 🧾

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