018 - Adobe Flash, Challenges Designing in the Streaming Industry, and Design at Netflix with Jordan Kolasinski of Netflix

Today, I’m talking to Jordan Kolasinski.-Jordan currently works at Netflix as a Product Design Lead on the Studio Product Innovation Team. Before Netflix, he was the Principal Product Designer at Hulu.-I first met Jordan when he was one of the five panelists in one of my school club’s Product Panel last year. And since I started this podcast, I’ve always wanted to invite Jordan to share his expertise in designing in the streaming industry and his product design journey. And this episode surely did not disappoint. We talked about a variety of topics such as the influence of Adobe Flash on his career, his favorite project as a freelancer, challenges designing in the streaming industry, and much more. So, without further ado, here’s my conversation with Jordan Kolasinski.===Highlights⭐ How Adobe Flash impacted his design journey⭐ Should a junior designer do freelancing full time⭐ Challenges designing in the streaming industry⭐ What blew Jordan away about Netflix’s personalization system⭐ Design culture & maturity at Netflix===Links🔗 Artwork Personalization at Netflix🔗 Apply to Netflix’s Product Design Intern Position (Summer 2023)!===Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.===Have a great day! :)