Retaining Talent and Growing the Next Generation of Great Designers

Organized by: Austin Design Week

With 48% of professionals considering a job transition in this wave of “The Great Resignation,”design leaders are facing unique challenges to retain talent on their team. There is a flood of job postings and recruiter messages leading many designers to wonder about the potential for their career futures.

Join our panel of design leaders for insights on how these reputable design orgs are ensuring their teams have a professional home where they can aren’t simply “retained” but are growing, skilling up, and thriving in their careers.

Why do great designers stay in a role?

How can we stay competitive with the multitude of opportunities in the market?

How can we encourage our teams to grow their craft and expand beyond current limitations in our field?

This event is open to everyone.

MODERATOR

Kelsey Hayenga, Co-founder, Lady Bird Talent

Kelsey Hayenga is the Co-founder of Lady Bird Talent, a community and talent acquisition agency on a mission to elevate 1,000 women into tech leadership. Kelsey partners with early stage companies across the US to help make key hires in Design, Product, and Engineering.

SPEAKERS

Marivi Carlton, Director of Product Design, The Zebra

Marivi is a Venezuelan immigrant, who deeply cares about raising awareness about inclusion and diversity in all aspects of her life. As the Product Design team leader at The Zebra, Marivi guides and scales her team while strengthening cross-functional relationships and setting the company’s design standards. She has been a key contributor to the team, starting as a visual designer four years ago and growing her career into product design. During her time at The Zebra, she developed The Zebra’s design system, brand identity and worked to build a culture that is always working toward design excellence. A proud Venezuelan immigrant, she co-founded Affinity, an employee-led and company-funded resource group, to support people of color and immigrants and give others like herself a voice at The Zebra. Marivi is passionate about all forms of design, and in her free time, she handcrafts jewelry for her side business Media Luna Market.

Tony Amidei, UX Director, Platform Experiences, PayPal

Tony is the UX Director of Platform Experiences at PayPal, which includes PayPal's design system (PayPal UI) and accessibility product and design teams, and UX for several of PayPal's common platforms, including Customer Support and Digital Identity. Prior to PayPal Tony has led design teams at companies ranging from small design agencies to Disney Interactive and Yahoo. In his spare time he bikes, plays bass guitar, and produces his kids' Youtube channels.

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