{"id":12632,"date":"2022-11-05T08:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T08:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/05\/andrea-nguyen-program-manager-spotify-design\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T08:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T08:04:19","slug":"andrea-nguyen-program-manager-spotify-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/05\/andrea-nguyen-program-manager-spotify-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Nguyen, Program Manager | Spotify Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"sd-article-credits--condensed style-module--credits-condensed--2WPbn \"><span class=\"style-module--credits-title--1TUem \">Article credit<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"style-module--authorCondensed--2EaMH\">\n<div class=\"style-module--imageContainer--2Zh-_\">\n<div class=\"style-module--image--3NjBj gatsby-image-wrapper\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><noscript><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96 720w\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;q=96\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;opacity:1;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"t-heading-3 style-module--name--1oiRC\">Spotify Design Team<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"t-body-2 sd-article-introduction style-module--introduction--1RjYP\">To have a good time Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we&#8217;re proud to current a particular sequence of In the Spotlight to have a good time API creators and the neighborhood. Today&#8217;s headliner is Andrea Nguyen, Program Manager for the Design Ops group in New York. Put in your headphones, hit play, and browse alongside!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/39FqTXRtmSkoHdShUz3Nc5?si=-Dzndo4FShiuYrmTwfC57g\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" class=\"sd-article-spotify-embed style-module--embed--2piWw \"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"a11y-visually-hidden\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Why are you a designer?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Ah, tricked you! I\u2019m truly a Program Manager throughout the Design Ops group. So, I\u2019m not a designer, however my group and I work to construct the Spotify Design neighborhood via applications that improve our Design tradition, instruments, techniques, learnings, and inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">l have at all times surrounded myself with Art &amp; Design and obtained a BFA in Photography, however had little consciousness of the Digital or Product Design world till I fell right into a job as Studio Manager of the product studio, ustwo. I spent 5 years at ustwo, transitioned to Agile Coaching and Project Management, and continued PMing at Square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Being each a Studio and Program Manager made me notice how a lot I valued neighborhood, collaboration, numerous views, and human relationships. I similar to bringing pleasure to others. The function of Design Ops was one thing I had by no means heard of earlier than, however the extra I discovered about it, the extra I noticed it was an ideal intersection of my work expertise and fervour for folks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Describe your job at Spotify with out utilizing the phrases &#8220;design&#8221; or &#8220;designer.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">My group focuses on creating a worldwide neighborhood in help of people that have made and proceed to make Spotify the expertise it&#8217;s in the present day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Show us an image of your desk, and clarify why it appears the way it does.<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--question-image--3n7NX gatsby-image-wrapper\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><noscript><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=200&amp;h=150&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=400&amp;h=300&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=800&amp;h=600&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1200&amp;h=900&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1600&amp;h=1200&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=2400&amp;h=1800&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=200&amp;h=150&amp;q=96 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=400&amp;h=300&amp;q=96 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=800&amp;h=600&amp;q=96 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1200&amp;h=900&amp;q=96 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1600&amp;h=1200&amp;q=96 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=2400&amp;h=1800&amp;q=96 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=200&amp;h=150&amp;q=96 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=400&amp;h=300&amp;q=96 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=800&amp;h=600&amp;q=96 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1200&amp;h=900&amp;q=96 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=1600&amp;h=1200&amp;q=96 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=2400&amp;h=1800&amp;q=96 2400w\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/2Vfi7hov0dojEEBaxtwskm\/5bfaf2e247877cd209642f83d17a3738\/desk_final.png?w=800&amp;q=96\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;opacity:1;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">These are my two<strong> work views<\/strong> that I zone out to once I\u2019m pondering.\u00a0The portray is one in all my most prized thrift finds. The different is my fireplace escape the place I typically take sun-breaks on. There are wisteria vines filling in!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">My each day aspirational <strong>glass of water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">*unhappy alert* An image of my lovely cat, <strong>Ducky<\/strong>, who handed away final month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">I prefer to bodily write my notes, ideas, and checklists out. These good <strong>notepads<\/strong> are a bit wasteful, however my work journal has been quarantining on the workplace!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">My cup of <strong>restaurant pens<\/strong> (the most effective note-taking pen) from a few of my favourite spots in New York like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estelanyc.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Estela<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altroparadiso.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Cafe Altro Paradiso<\/u><\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>AirPods<\/strong> for conferences, <strong>EarPods<\/strong> for conferences when the AirPods die, and a Bose <strong>Bluetooth speaker<\/strong> for music when the conferences are over.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Tell us a few time you beat an intimidating design problem.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">For me, in a Design Ops function, it\u2019s been creating programming for a worldwide group of designers that work throughout completely different missions, groups, and even disciplines\u2014whenever you your self should not a designer by commerce. A number of issues I\u2019ve discovered is that:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>You can\u2019t please everybody.<\/strong> This isn&#8217;t about giving up on making an attempt to please everybody, nevertheless it\u2019s about letting go of that concept as a measurement of success. As lengthy as you do your due diligence in making an attempt to seize as many views, opinions, and concerns out of your viewers, you\u2019ll be establishing a powerful basis on your program and initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>To iterate is to develop. <\/strong>Preparation is vital, however typically issues don\u2019t go as deliberate. As Design Ops, we\u2019re actually invested in our neighborhood, so when issues don\u2019t work out it may be onerous to not take it to coronary heart. With COVID-19, we needed to transition nearly all of our applications to be digital. Some issues haven\u2019t translated as effectively remotely (attempt turning an 8-hour in-person workshop right into a Zoom assembly! \ud83d\ude2c), however we stayed versatile, collected suggestions, and iterated on the method. By iterating, you\u2019re placing your learnings into actions and rising your program and your individual growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>Empathy is de facto essential. <\/strong>This is a baseline life rule for me. It\u2019s been one thing I carry with me into work as the largest consideration I&#8217;ve when planning issues that have an effect on different folks. Practicing empathy is very important throughout this time! Given the state of the world and the truth that our work life and residential lives have merged, I feel it\u2019s much more essential to be delicate and understanding of everybody\u2019s private scenario.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Name three non-designers you are feeling impressed by when designing.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Writer and activist<strong> James Baldwin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">To me, his novels are timeless narratives which are so rooted in how issues <i>really feel<\/i> that once I\u2019m studying I\u2019m much less involved about how these issues got here to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>Felix Gonzalez-Torres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">His minimalist installations and sculptures have an actual mild method and are seemingly playful (a pile of sweet you possibly can take from!), however the idea is heavy and current (the pile of sweet represents the burden of his lover who died of AIDS and by taking the sweet you might be eradicating him). I like that his works are merely introduced, visually accessible, and conceptually wealthy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>Restaurants and everybody that works in them<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Most all the pieces I like will be linked again to meals and the hospitality\/service trade. These individuals are in a position to create areas and experiences which are harbors of tradition and neighborhood whereas additionally tending to a primary life necessity. When I stroll right into a restaurant I like, all the pieces is an inspiration! 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