​Standing out on the design job hunt can be hard. Join Alexa, Maddy, & Grace as they share actionable advice on how to successfully stand out and make that connection, get that interview, or land that job!

Leveraging their backgrounds as product designers and content creators, they'll share creative tips to help you get started.

​👀 Stick around for a secret design challenge shared at the end to get those creative juices flowing!

​🐰About our speakers

​Alexa Hermasimchuk is a designer, creator, and educator based out of San Diego, California who's passionate about designing technology and experiences in order to help maximize human potential.

​By day, she's a Senior Product Designer at Zendesk and in her free time, she makes videos on YouTube about design, careers in tech, and what it's like living and working remotely in San Diego.

​Connect with Alexa: Youtube | Instagram | Website | Job Board

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Maddy Beard is a Product Designer currently working in Food Tech, a former Adobe Creative Resident, and a passionate creator in the design space. When she's not working her day job at Lunchbox, she's creating videos for YouTube, courses for Skillshare, and bite-size content for her community on Instagram. 

​Connect with Maddy: Youtube | Instagram | Skillshare

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​Grace Ling is a designer, community builder, artist, runner, speaker, and content creator. By day, she is a Product Designer at Electronic Arts working on products for marketing and events. By night, she is the Founder & Design Lead of the Design Buddies community.

​Previously, Grace studied bioengineering and computer science/engineering in college. She did game design & development before pivoting to product design. For fun, Grace has ran a lifestyle blog since high school and has been posting art on the internet since.

​Connect with Grace: LinkedIn | Instagram (self) | Instagram (art) | Twitter | Portfolio

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