
Tyler Norton
Founding mentor
Senior Design Lead @ Rocketreach
Boston, MA 15 yrs in design
About
I've been hiring and managing young designers for 15 years now. Reviewing portfolios, mentoring (formerly at Chegg), teaching, and most importantly leading teams of designers. (Currently on paternity leave, will start offering times again soon)
How I can help
I specialize in career growth, portfolio feedback and review, interview prep, and career direction coaching
Ask me about
IC to manager
Agency to in-house
Freelance to full-time
Layoffs
First or only designer
A reorg
Getting passed over
Influence without authority
Stakeholder standoffs
Presenting to execs
Negotiating comp
Imposter syndrome
Building a design system
First design hires
Growing into leadership
Craft to strategy
Expertise
UX Designer
UX Researcher
Product Designer
Visual/Brand
Design Manager
Design Lead
Motion
B2B SaaS
Design systems
Leadership
Negotiation
Interviewing
Graphic Design
AI workflows
AI tools
Agentic AI