Sarita Schaffer (Design '15 alumni) currently works as a Senior UX Designer at Amazon in their Elexa enabled devices division. Recently, she was featured on the Inside Amazon series. They explore her story as the founder and director of Viva Farms to her current role as a UX designer. This story highlights the interdisciplinary nature of design and how her experience as a social entrepreneur informed Sarita's understanding of meaningful user experiences. Her experiences also showcase the diverse backgrounds of SCCA students and how their design education can launch them to a meaningful career in design.
Check out her Inside Amazon full video interview.
Alumni Profile
My job title is graphic designer, or just designer. My day-to-day is actually not quite as cut and dry as you might think. I'm always working on graphic design projects, but there's the media day that we have to plan, and I help on photo shoots, and we review other work that's tied to the Kraken.
Alumni Profile
Caroline Maxwell, an alumni of the Seattle Central Creative Academy, discusses her career and how her education prepared her for her job. Discover how a connection through a professor led to an internship at Starbucks and helped her develop a strong work ethic.
Alumni Profile
Brit Zerbo, an alumni of the Seattle Central Creative Academy, is a graphic designer on Nordstrom's "Creative Special Projects" team. This profile highlights her work on the company's "Pop-in shops," her background in technology, and her belief in maintaining her "weirdness" in her creative work.