Pulse Check Survey - February 2023

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* 1. What city or region do you currently live in?

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* 2. What gender do you identify with?

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What age range applies to you?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 4. Do you work in/as:

A small studio/agency (2-10 people)

Large studio/agency (11+ people)

In-house for a company

A freelancer

A contractor

Not currently working in the design industry

Just graduated & looking for a job

I'm a student

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How are you feeling about your job/business right now?

Great! Optimistic and confident

Average, things could be better but could be worse

Overwhelmed

Worried

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How does your current, personal workload compare with this time last year?

More work

Less work

No change

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Where are you putting your focus/resources on this year?

Business growth

Daily ops, reviewing and changing the way we do things

Upskilling myself/staff

Wellbeing and/or strengthening studio culture

Finding a new job or changing careers

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you're looking to grow your business this year, in what areas are you looking to expand in?

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* 9. If you employ people, are you looking to hire new designers this year?

Yes, we have an increased workload that requires more resources

No, we are being conservative in the current climate

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What are your feelings on the current economic chatter?

Interested but it has not affected the day-today ops of my business/job

Cautious, pulling back slightly to watch and see how everything plays out

Frustrated/Worried, my business/job has seen the effects of this already

Unsure how I feel or what to be doing about it

Other (please specify)

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* 11. We want to know how DA could help you meet your goals - what are some of your current pain points in your design work/career that you think Design Assembly might be able to help with?

(eg: workshops on getting paid, finding staff, help finding connections to students or collaborators, client attraction/retention, upskilling and networking opportunities, career progression, studio management etc).

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* 12. What subjects would you like to see covered in future DA panels/workshops/speaker series or on our website?

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* 13. Is there anything else that you want to tell us? (things you enjoyed, things you want us to do more/less of, different things you want to see etc)