Career

Applying for Jobs

While I’m still working at my current job at the Center for Environmental Visualization, I started poking around at large companies again. Looking for Interaction Designer or User Interface/Experience Designer at entry level isn’t exactly a common thing. In fact, most cases they have Senior or Director attached somewhere before and/or after the title. Not exactly promising. Then I started thinking, isn’t a job supposed to be challenging and people should be encouraged to taking on such roles to grow and develop within the company, thus helping the company grow itself? A lot of opportunities ask for two years of experience, granted relevant experience, but something none the less. Well I’ve work since I was 16 and working towards two years of internships. Does that count for something? Maybe I’m inflating my own abilties here by there must be some merit to it.

In any case, last night I found a couple interesting opportunities at two different companies. First is Time Warner. There was a spot for an Interaction Desiger for MapQuest. The description was exactly the right kind of job for me and something that I’d be truly passionate about. It felt like an opportunity to grow in and excell at especially if the management team and company is supportive.

The second place was Motorola. There’s a lot of great talent that’s in the company and it’s something that has become more interesting over time. Like the Motofone, it is an outstanding example of why I believe in what I do. This isn’t the only company that is doing this, but it’s one that has an opening. The position is for their Research and Advanced Technology arm and they have some areas that are applicable. Hopefully the recent work that I’ve put out in class and my general experience in the work place is enough to give me a ring.

This won’t be the last place to look and I will be a little more aggressive in my stance. In the meantime, I need to get back to work on my portfolio. A new layout is already in mind that plays better to what it’s supposed to accomplish. Stay tuned.

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