UX Career with Kirill V

#27 - Design for Automation, Ethics, and Personal Brand | Bahar Espiritu

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Bahar Espiritu is a senior UX Designer @ Amazon (at the time of the recording).

Bahar shares her career story and how she transitioned into UX from hardware engineering, learning about inclusive design at Disney, diversity of work cultures and communication style, being yourself, clearly articulating your impact in interviews and portfolios, designing for automation, and much more. Enjoy 🤙

Episode Links:

  • Bahar’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baharespiritu/
  • Bahar’s Website: https://bespiritu.com

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      • Outline:

      • (0:00) - Preview
      • (0:38) - Introduction
      • (1:34) - Bahar’s career story
      • (13:07) - Inclusive design at Disney
      • (19:00) - Working in Dubai, Singapore, and the USA
      • (28:10) - Volunteering
      • (31:50) - Adobe and Figma
      • (34:09) - AI and designing for automation
      • (41:13) - Ethics and empathy
      • (48:52) - Portfolio, resume, and interviewing advice
      • (57:52) - Sound design story
      • (1:02:21) - What would you do if money wasn't a question?

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