Senior Design Manager guide

8:00 am

Jacob begins his day by opening Microsoft Outlook to check emails and Microsoft Teams for any urgent messages from his team and stakeholders. He reviews project updates in Microsoft Planner to ensure everything is on track. He watches a recorded Microsoft Teams meeting from a late-night cross-regional design review to catch up on key discussions. The video helps him absorb stakeholder feedback without needing a separate debrief.

9:00 am

Jacob hosts a daily standup on Microsoft Teams, ensuring alignment across his design team. Each member shares updates, roadblocks, and priorities. He uses screen-sharing in Teams which helps designers understand the prototypes being developed directly. The meeting is recorded for those who can’t attend. He then shares the recorded video he created on effective usability testing techniques.

10:00 am

Jacob spends time reviewing user research insights from recent usability tests, stored in Microsoft OneNote. He also checks Power BI dashboards for design performance metrics and market trends. He watches a user research session recording (hosted on Clipchamp) to analyze real user interactions with GreenWave’s latest product prototype. He clips key moments and shares highlights with the team via Teams chat, ensuring everyone understands user pain points.

11:30 am

Jacob joins a cross-functional meeting with product managers and engineers to review design feasibility. He presents UI mockups via Microsoft Whiteboard and shares a pre-recorded walkthrough of the design rationale he created in Clipchamp. The pre-recorded video reduces meeting time, allowing more discussion on solutions. Asynchronous feedback using Clipchamp’s video comments also helps to streamline decision-making.

1:30 pm

Jacob presents a design roadmap update to executives and marketing leads using PowerPoint Live in Teams. He integrates real user feedback videos, he’s edited in Clipchamp to reinforce the importance of recent design decisions. These clips of user testimonials make the presentation more compelling especially with the addition of captions & transcript ensuring greater accessibility for stakeholders.

2:30 pm

Jacob holds a mentorship session with a junior designer to provide career growth advice and discuss a recent usability testing project. He records the session in Clipchamp so the designer can refer back to key takeaways later.

4:00 pm

Jacob collaborates with his team in Microsoft Loop, refining the design sprint plan for the next phase of an upcoming product launch. He includes a video check-in created and shared via Clipchamp to ensure everyone is aligned. The video walkthrough of the sprint goals in Teams for async collaboration.

Video plays a crucial role in Jacob’s mentorship, design reviews, user research, and stakeholder engagement. Whether through recorded usability sessions, pre-recorded design walkthroughs, or live video collaboration, video ensures efficiency, clarity, and engagement in his daily workflow.