The making of The Staff Designer

At some point in your career you’ll likely have to choose between Senior IC and Design Management roles. But what if you don’t want to manage others? What if you’d rather continue as an expert contributor? In this talk Catt outlines what she learned while writing the book on super-senior IC work life, The Staff Designer.

Bio

Catt is a Staff Product Designer, game maker, and developer. She has worked with companies of all sizes including Asana, Etsy, SoundCloud, and Nasdaq. She started coding around the age of 10 and designing at the age of 15. She graduated from SVA with a BFA in Graphic Design in 2011 and later received an MS in Integrated Digital Media from NYU in 2016. Catt also makes awkward video games, writes about professional development, and draws artwork of all kinds. You can view her work at cattsmall.com.

EVENT IS ZOOM ONLY

Note we are starting early to accommodate Catt’s time zone (she is joining us from NYC)