Creative Careers

Designing a system to help users explore identity and role within a creative community.

Overview

CLIENT

Emily Carr University's Career Development + Work Integrated Learning Office

OUTPUTS

Website/Digital resource hub
Three interactive career tools

ROLE

Design Lead and Project Manager overseeing a team of 5 student designers and developers

TIMEFRAME

8 months

Context

The Career Development + WIL Office provides career advising and career-related programming for students and alumni. The office discovered that valuable career resources were siloed and dispersed across multiple university departments. To address this, they envisioned a centralized website that would serve as a comprehensive hub for all career resources.

Career resources from various university departments

Objectives

A digital hub for career resources;
Three interactive career tools addressing the most common challenges students bring to career advisors.

Final Design

close up shot of expandable section on the resources page — Expandable sections to reduce scroll fatigue

close up shot of a list of resources beginning with the phrase 'How to...' — Consistent language, as determined by the Career Development Office

close up shot of the resources page with expandable sections — Modular design for easy updates and additions

Impact

1,800+ Students, alumni, and prospective applicants supported annually

24/7 Access Transformed in-person services into an accessible digital resource

30+ Resources Consolidated, streamlining access for students, alumni, and advisors.

Curriculum Integration Adopted by faculty and shared across other institutions.

Update

Since launch, the Creative Careers site has continued to evolve. While the current design reflects updated university branding, the core functionality, layout, and structure remain true to our original goals of making career resources more accessible, student-centered, and actionable.