Jamii.Global case study
Lead Designer
Learning how to lead
In my short time with Jamii during my undergraduate, I was promoted to be a Design Lead for the product. This was a new role for me as I was use to being an individual contributor instead of a manager. I created design scheduling, collaborated with engineering to understand technical requirements and delegated work in the team of designers. I had weekly syncs with the designers and worked to set the vision out with them. There was a learning curve for me, but I enjoyed the experience of leading the team throughly. I would love to have more opportunities leading and organizing in the future. This opportunity also spilled into my undergraduate work as I became a voice to younger students.
My work and process
Jamii presented a unique opportunity to me as an undergraduate student. It was an opportunity to design something out of scale and then take these big concepts to a more achievable system with architecture that can be scaled to our big vision. With a small team, we made decisions quickly and worked in tandem. Being able to work quickly allowed us to sync workflows and provide quick feedback constantly.
As a design leader, I set out a 3 month schedule for our goals. I had a detailed gantt chart and assigned project elements to other designers. I worked with them weekly to track progress in our schedule and align work streams. I continued to create design guides and vision for the team to use as we went through production.
Production
My production work was done in I researched every single element I worked on - from other platforms that do it well, to the psychology of interaction. I wireframed different ideas off of the architecture I have created from the research and continue to sketch it out until the idea is fully formed and solid. The flows would be approved and then I turned them into high-fidelity designs. I would create InVision prototypes for share outs and have decks for stakeholders to go through when I was not in the office or in class.