The Portfolio Presentation that got me hired as a Staff Product Designer

👋 Welcome to Sneak Peek with Jay, a series where you will see the portfolios of top designers. In this interview Jay chats with Alex Fitch (Staff Product Designer) who shows the portfolio and case studies he presented to get a job at Descript!

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🧠 Companion videos
• Designer at Vercel shows his portfolio: https://youtu.be/WBmGBZS1mgY

🤝 Connect with Alex Fitch
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afitch/

🫶 Connect with Jay
• X: https://x.com/jayneil
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayneil/

✂️ Video edited by Rishabh Tripathi
• X: https://x.com/RishabhxDesign
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabh-tripathi01/

00:00 Trailer
01:13 Guest intro
02:22 Panel presentation vs Portfolio Overview
03:44 Sharing Figma portfolios with recruiters
05:20 Why keep portfolio presentation design minimalistic?
07:29 Why have an About Me section in your portfolio presentation?
08:35 Benefits of working in the same space for your entire career
10:18 Showing all your projects in one slide
12:49 Creating custom portfolio presentations for each job
14:20 Avoid using How Might We
15:26 Breaking down the problem statement
16:19 Where to show project outcomes in portfolio?
17:31 Strategy for panel presentations
20:40 Mention if the project didn't ship
22:13 Don't embed Figma prototypes in presentation
23:43 Asking design recruiter clarification questions
26:54 Dealing with interruptions during panel presentation
29:40 "I designed" vs "We designed"
30:17 Why join Descript design team?
32:20 Advice for designers who want to join Descript

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