Designers, have you ever been in a position where you’re pretty much taking the lead on all aspects of the project? I.e writing project briefs, putting together workshops with client, and on top of that you’re the one actually working the outcome of the project? I’m feeling so overwhelmed with a new project that came in and I feel like I’m pretty much the only one doing the work. And on top of that my salary doesn’t reflect the work that I’m doing.

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Yep but to the creative team you are still just a glorified mock up artist and usually left off any launch or praise emails from the larger team. Sounds about right to me, I think it's time we ditch these clowns.

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AMEN 👏🤡

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I’m a product design consultant. I do the scoping and planning with the PM, set up and plan client workshops, persona mapping, get sign off on themes, start the actual design work, manage client interactions and collect feedback, communicate designs to developers, work with devs to ensure proper build, test data and build accuracy, introduce to users, conduct UAT, conduct usability testing with users, make refinements, work with devs, all while keeping the PM in the loop. Oh, and I do this for 6 different web apps simultaneously. I also make 1/2 as much as client-side product designers. And yet, I “made the mocks”, I’m the “guy who made the mocks”. At a certain point, I wonder when I will give up trying to educate stupid and just tell people I make pretty pictures.

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