A snippet of who I am
My name is Jonathan Guzman. I'm a first-generation college student studying journalism at San Jose State University; however, I'm pursuing a career in Product Design.
I was born and raised in what is considered Silicon Valley. One might expect me to have a vast knowledge of tech and its thousands of career paths. But for a long time, I had no understanding of what tech was like. I grew up think one must code to get a job in tech. I was more into conversing and being creative, leading me to journalism.
During the early stages of the pandemic, my best friend and I started a small business that didn't take off. But I was in charge of the creative aspects of the company. I created flyers and built the website. Wow, making the website was fun. I spent hours trying to perfect a Shopify template. So I thought, "hey, I should look into graphic design. Maybe that could be fun." And I stumbled upon this job title called "Product Design." And since then, I have taught myself as much as possible.
This past summer I found my way into interning as a product designer at Quizlet. You may have heard of it. But I was found via Twitter. I tweeted a link to my portfolio. I was not expecting anything of it because I have about... 60 followers. However, a Design Manager at Quizlet emailed me a few days after I posted; the rest is history.
I am also the founding designer at a student-led startup, Rondivoo. We're making an events discovery app for college campuses. We are expecting to launch at the University of Southern California this fall.
1. View my resume here.
2. You can read some of my work as a journalist here.
