Alumni
Alumni
Profile reviewed October 2024. I'm based within the New Product Innovation team at Moody's. We act as an incubator, creating new tools to support businesses with risk management, credit analysis, and economic research. We function as a sort of in-house design agency, managing a range of interesting products, until they're ready to be released before developing something new.
Northumbria offered a high-level Digital Design course, allowing me to focus on the areas of design that interested me most. It also meant I was set up perfectly to pursue a career in User Experience (UX) Design, which was relatively unheard of at the time. Combining that with the wonderful city of Newcastle made it a very easy choice.
I had a great time while studying at Northumbria. The course structure and workshop-style classes really suited my way of learning. Our classes were a good size for studio projects, which made it a lot easier to have conversations and raise questions with staff, as well as making friends
All of my lecturers were very approachable and made lots of time for all students. It made the workload a lot more manageable as there was always someone to go to if I had an issue or problem to discuss.
The course really aimed to follow industry-leading practices, which really helped as I began my career. We also had many sessions guiding us on different ways of working, as well as support for writing CVs and applying for jobs, and lots of talks presented by industry experts from exciting companies.
The focus we had on our careers was really eye-opening for me. Hearing from industry experts and being given access to specialty events such as hackathons really set me up to succeed.
The freedom. Every brief was left intentionally open. It meant we had a class full of different ideas, which in turn generated a lot of inspiration. I was constantly encouraged to push what I was capable of.
Problem-solving. The broad approach of the course exposed me to a ton of new software and ways of approaching problems. It's a definite benefit and something I don't think a lot of people are fortunate enough to experience.
Loving my work!
Moving away from home and having complete freedom.
Absolutely do it, I have zero regrets!
Profile reviewed October 2024.
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