50things.md

50 things designers might do at Zapier

In no particular order:

1. Create low-fidelity mocks of new UI for the product
2. Create high-fidelity mocks of new UI for the product
3. Create wireframes of new UI for the product
4. Evaluate and iterate existing UI with respect to it's goals
5. Do remote user testing for new UI
6. Do in-person user testing for new UI
7. Figure out what a new product should do through user research
8. Do print design for t-shirts, notebooks, one-sheets, other swag, etc.
9. Design the Zapier logotype and logomark
10. Create a design spec for a new product
11. Do support at Zapier
12. Document design, processes, and tools
13. Concept and implement ongoing, impactful multi-variate tests
14. Copywriting and editing for marketing copy
15. Interview and decide from a list of designers to hire
16. Run a design team (say, 10 designers)
17. Run a design workshop
18. Design company slides
19. Own the Zapier brand
20. Extend the brand colors for a new landing page design
21. Create logos and assets for our partners to use in co-marketing
22. Design Zapier emails
23. Implement a design in HTML
24. Implement a design in CSS, SASS, or LESS
25. Maintain a 10k LOC CSS codebase
26. Create your own CSS framework
27. Write javascript to implement part of your design
28. Source and edit comic book art for use on Zapier
29. Create brand new comic book art for Zapier
30. Work on character design to develop default avatars and a brand mascot
31. Authoritatively write about your design process
32. Implement a successful remote team design process
33. Do design reviews with teammates
34. Define the visual design other designers in the company use
35. Work within an existing visual design framework
36. Create a live style guide for teammates to use in your absence
37. Create a style guide for external partners to use in your absence
38. Make zapier.com responsive
39. Make Zapier look okay inside an iframe on a partner site
40. Recruit and source design candidate leads for hiring
41. Train and onboard new designers who join the team
42. Be a public advocate about Zapier design (speaking gigs, conferences, etc)
43. Find qualified leads for user testing.
44. Travel to work with teammates, speaking gigs, conferences
45. Act as a product manager for a small team or project
46. Decide core KPIs for design and projects at Zapier
47. Design native mobile apps for iOS and Android
48. Improve discoverability through information architecture
49. Do weekly customer interviews and share stories with the team
50. Dream up the future of Zapier, inspire and motivate your teammates
51. [Write-in something that is not listed]