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Why a Design Engineer career is an investment for your future by emilwidlund

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I've had a look at your portfolio, and I like what I'm seeing! I'm working at an EA Studio on titles like Battlefield, Star Wars & Mirror's Edge. Would you be interested in dropping by & grab a coffee? I had just finished high school in Sweden the year before, and was doing some volunteering & freelancing on the side - simple branding & designed websites for local companies. A 19 year old me couldn't believe that a few UI concepts posted on Dribbble would lead to being headhunted by one of the largest gaming companies in the world. I eventually got an offer & joined as a UI/UX Designer on the Battlefield franchise in August that same year. I was inexperienced. I had never worked with a design team before, nor had I worked in collaboration with developers. And I had to learn everything about user experiences on TVs and gamepad controls, a medium I never had designed for. But I had a trait that would become invaluable to this day – I learnt a lot that first year. For every little thing I

I've had a look at your portfolio, and I like what I'm seeing! I'm working at an EA Studio on titles like Battlefield, Star Wars & Mirror's Edge. Would you be interested in dropping by & grab a coffee? I had just finished high school in Sweden the year before, and was doing some volunteering & freelancing on the side - simple branding & designed websites for local companies. A 19 year old me couldn't believe that a few UI concepts posted on Dribbble would lead to being headhunted by one of the largest gaming companies in the world. I eventually got an offer & joined as a UI/UX Designer on the

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