Jobs in Tech 101
Design
Design
Design might be the field for you if:
You have a desire for artistic self-expression that you enjoy using to start up and carry out design projects. Designers have the ability to come up with functional solutions to complex problems and a knack for focusing on small details.
Andy Kennedy, Senior Design Partner at Innovatemap
“I like changing things, specifically changing the way people see things. And through design and messaging, I'm able to change the way our clients speak, the way they're perceived, and if I'm successful, ultimately change their business.”
Sound interesting? Here are some occupations in this field:
Product Designer
Product designers define the experience and interface of products as well as the brand and marketing strategy around those products. A product designer will create wireframes, prototypes, and style guides as well as conceptualize naming conventions. They interact with engineers and developers who build the product and shape the final outcome.
Marketing Designer
Marketing designers use different typography, composition, color and visual identity design to create these marketing tools and promote a company's business through illustrations and digital images.
Interaction Designer
Interaction designers focus on how a user interacts with a product. This role is typically very specialized on user interface details such as movement, animation and visual aesthetics.
A Designer's day might include:
8:00 AM
Start research needed for a focus group on one of our new products
Send off print-ready designs of new marketing material for an upcoming event
Put the finishing touches on a slide deck for our investor pitch meeting
12:00 PM
Design a mockup of a new product feature with a login portal
Attend a company sales call to see how our beta project is pitched and what the customer reacts to in the design
Catch up on tech trends and design by reviewing favorite news outlets and resources
8:00 AM
Start research needed for a focus group on one of our new products
Send off print-ready designs of new marketing material for an upcoming event
Put the finishing touches on a slide deck for our investor pitch meeting
12:00 PM
Design a mockup of a new product feature with a login portal
Attend a company sales call to see how our beta project is pitched and what the customer reacts to in the design
Catch up on tech trends and design by reviewing favorite news outlets and resources
You could work at a company like:
Meet Kolby McElvain, Senior Designer at High Alpha
As a senior designer at High Alpha, Kolby gets to use creativity to come up with things that have never existed or to utilize current tech and ideas in new ways.
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Unplanned Journey: My career in design at a fast-growing startup
As marketing designer at Zylo, I work on designing and developing creative projects to support nearly every aspect of the business including marketing, sales, and customer service, all while upholding and progressing the Zylo brand. The mix of everything I do might be, as I’m finding, just the right blend of art and tech.
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Chelsie Kasun believes there is a place for creativity in tech
Chelsie Kasun was born near Evansville in Newburgh, Ind., and she was influenced at a young age to pursue her natural creativity. Two high school math teachers had a big impact on her and opened doors she didn’t know existed when they encouraged her to explore computer science as a possible match with her passion for design. They taught her that there is a place for creativity in tech.
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Design brought Rohit Jesudian from Dubai and Mumbai to Indy
With design, you have the ability to visualize your failures in a controlled environment without it affecting your business or your client-facing platforms. I am also surrounded by an amazing engineering team that pushes me and takes my vision even further, which ends with us having an amazing product and experience for our customers.
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Meet Andy Kennedy, Senior Design Partner at Innovatemap
Andy loves to change they way people see things and impact businesses through great design. Read about why he loves his career at Innovatemap.
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