Deep dive into the difference between junior and senior product designers

✨ Join the waitlist for my course on Product Strategy for Designers – cohorts run multiple times a year and space is limited https://maven.com/femke/product-strategy-for-designers?utm_campaign=femke&utm_source=youtube For a long time I’ve wondered what the difference is between a Junior and Senior designer. Is it just years of experience? Don’t they do essentially the same job? Since I became a senior designer, I’ve noticed it’s more than just doing the same tasks and responsibilities. Here are a few differences — hope this helps with your design career! My channel is powered by Superpeer: www.superpeer.com //LINKS Looking for 1:1 mentorship or feedback on your portfolio? Book a session with me on Superpeer: http://superpeer.com/femke Looking for a new design job? Browse my job board of fresh product design roles: https://pallet.xyz/list/femkedesign-jobs/jobs //TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Channel announcements 1:47 - Context setting 2:40 - Junior designer - Smaller projects 4:04 - Junior designer - Pixels vs impact 5:05 - Junior designer - Level of ownership 6:40 - Junior designer - Developing your craft 8:40 - Senior designer - Strong design craft 9:55 - Senior designer - Autonomy 10:55 - Senior designer - Influence and impact 12:18 - Senior designer - Know what to focus on and when 14:09 - Senior designer - Ownership & independence 15:00 - Wrap up // MORE Join my community!: https://www.femke.design/community Website: https://www.femke.design Podcast: https://www.designlife.fm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/femkesvs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femkedotdesign/ My logo animation is done by Austin Saylor: https://www.austinsaylor.com/ My brand is designed by Black & White studios: https://www.blackandwhitestudios.nz/ Videos are edited by Molen Audiovisual: https://www.instagram.com/molen.audiovisual/ Thumbnails are designed by Flo Wong: https://www.flowong.com/ //GET STARTED IN UX Visit this link for a list of curated UX Design resources and tools: https://www.femke.design/resources