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S6E5 An interview with Nima H. K., Design Director at First Republic

S6E5 An interview with Nima H. K., Design Director at First Republic

Update: 2022-07-14

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Nima H. K. graduated from York/Sheridan Program in Design, and is a passionate storyteller obsessed with user experience and telling the right story at the right time. Currently a design director in San Francisco, and just recently designed and built a SaaS product from scratch. He has 16+ years of experience working as a freelancer, at design agencies, and startups. He is happy to share his findings throughout this journey to inspire other designers.

In this episode, we talked about:

Building team for design org
Mentoring at ADP list
Learning from people in regards to passion and leadership
Lessons, advice and principles on building great teams
Career struggles
Opinion on consulting vs full-time employee debate
And MUCH MORE!

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https://adplist.org/mentors/nima-h-k

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimahk/

Hiring!

Director of Product Design: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3126648593

Senior Product Designer-Strong UI: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3141175010

User Experience Research Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3060459257

Senior Product Designer-Design System: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3141169643

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S6E5 An interview with Nima H. K., Design Director at First Republic

S6E5 An interview with Nima H. K., Design Director at First Republic

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