BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Faculty of Arts//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Faculty of Arts - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210922T2316Z-1632352573.9902-EO-51182-24@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240328T233519Z CREATED:20210922T225500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T205753Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T170000 SUMMARY: Alumni Office Hours: Tamara Osseiran (BMS’19) DESCRIPTION: A product designer for Yahoo!\, Tamara Osseiran found her dire ction through the hands-on approach of the Bachelor of Media Studies progra m. Join her Alumni Office Hours to hear practical advice for launching your career. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
How I Broke Into Produc t Design Without a UX Background
Tamara is a product design er\, strategist\, and declutterer\, passionate about strategy-based-design and bringing order to complex systems. After graduating in 2019\, Tamara wo rked steadily in the industry before eventually becoming a Product Designer at Yahoo! working on building the native experience for Yahoo Finance apps . Previous to that\, she led the design efforts at Circuit Stream as a User Experience Designer\, working on various projects related to spatial and i mmersive technology.
Tamara is a Lebanese-native\, who grew up in Sau di Arabia\, before heading to Vancouver to complete her Bachelor’s degree a t UBC. Though she has a preference for milder and cooler climates\, these d ays you can find her eating some BBQ and enjoying local live music in sunny Austin\, Texas.
While pursuing her Bachelor of Media Studies degree at UBC\, Tamara was curating her degree and university experience towards a career in marketing. However\, during her final year\, she decided to make a last-minute pivot into UX Design. In Tamara’s Office Hour\, she will be sharing her experience of what it takes to be a self-taught designer and th e tips and tricks needed to break into the industry with no formal backgrou nd in design.
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Attending an Office Hour is an excelle nt opportunity for you to expand your network and participate in an open\, round-table discussion with alumni.
Please email us at recruit.talent@ubc.ca if you require accommoda tions to access this event due to an ongoing medical condition and/or disab ility.
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