{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Design Table Podcast","title":"How to Survive as the Only Product Designer at a Company","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1971,"description":"You join a new company. First of all; congratulations!\nYou arrive on day one and what do you see? There are engineers, product managers, marketers, and a sales team. But there is no design team. Turns out you are the only product designer. Yikes!\nIn this episode of the Design Table Podcast, we discuss what it’s actually like to be the first or only designer at a company, how product designers can survive those early months without burning out, and how you can start to build real design influence.\nWe talk about the reality of introducing design into organizations that have never had it before, why trying to fix everything at once usually goes wrong, and how to gradually build trust across engineering, product, and leadership.\nThis episode is about learning how to create impact when you’re alone. It is a must-see for founding designers, startup designers, and anyone stepping into their first solo design role.\nIn this episode you’ll learn:\n🔸 What to focus on during your first 30–90 days as the only designer\n🔸 Why improving the process is more important than perfect design\n🔸 How to build allies across engineering and product teams\n🔸 Why presenting aesthetics alone often fails\n🔸 How internal usability tests can build credibility quickly\n🔸 How to grow design influence inside non-design organizations\n\n⏱ Chapters\n00:00 The reality of being the only designer\n03:00 Tyler’s founding designer experience\n07:00 Why you shouldn’t try to fix everything at once\n11:00 The “meet in the middle” process strategy\n15:00 Why design language must change for stakeholders\n20:00 Meeting everyone across the company\n24:00 Using usability tests to build influence\n29:00 The politics of internal visibility\n33:00 When to take work outside your role\n38:00 When it’s time to grow the design team\n\nSubscribe to The Design Table Podcast\nhttps://www.designtablepodcast.com/subscribe\n\nMore about Tyler and Nick\nTyler: https://www.designtablepodcast.com/hosts/tyler-white\nNick:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BVPjEKFe1ZnGctyPMQDbNaHQM1dmeHZmrE_j0FYVZ1Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MmYz/NzNiMDgwNDYzN2Iz/ZjMxYTRhNjQxMWY3/YmY3Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}