What does it really take to move from building a design career in India to studying and working at some of the most recognised institutions and companies in the US?
Join Aman Prateek, Senior UX Designer at Verizon, for a live conversation about his journey from NIFT and the Indian design industry to Parsons School of Design, NASA-related strategic design work, and a UX career in the United States.
Aman will unpack how he approached his US master’s applications, secured a 75% Dean’s Merit Scholarship at Parsons, adapted to a different design education system, navigated the US job market, and translated his experience in India into a global career.
The conversation will also go beyond education. Drawing from his experience across Expedia and Verizon, Aman will explore strategic design, complex problem-solving, safety technology, systems thinking, and the career decisions that helped him move forward.
For designers considering a master’s abroad—or simply wondering how to build a career with global opportunities—this is a chance to hear the journey from someone who has actually made it.
Who Should Attend
- UX/UI & Product Designers exploring international career opportunities.
- Design Students considering a master’s in the US.
- Indian Designers researching Parsons and other global design schools.
- Early-Career Professionals planning the next major step in their design career.
- Mid-Career Designers evaluating whether international education can accelerate their growth.
- International Applicants looking for practical perspectives on portfolios, SOPs, scholarships, and applications.
- Design Professionals interested in strategic design, systems thinking, safety technology, and complex UX challenges.
Why Attend
- Hear the real story behind securing a 75% scholarship at Parsons School of Design.
- Understand how Aman positioned his Indian education and professional experience for global opportunities.
- Learn what matters when building a portfolio, SOP, recommendations, and overall application story.
- Get a firsthand perspective on the difference between design education in India and the US.
- Understand the realities of entering the US UX job market after graduation.
- Discover how strategic design and systems thinking apply to complex, real-world problems.
- Learn from Aman’s experiences across Expedia, strategic design work, and Verizon.
- Walk away with practical direction for what the next 12 months could look like if international education or a global design career is your goal.
What Participants Will Learn
- How to decide whether a US master’s degree is the right career move for you.
- How professional experience in India can strengthen an international design-school application.
- What Aman believes contributed to his 75% Parsons scholarship and how he approached the application process.
- How to think strategically about your portfolio, SOP, recommendations, and personal story.
- Common mistakes designers should avoid while preparing applications.
- How studying at Parsons differed from Aman’s previous education and industry experience.
- How strategic design and systems thinking expand the role of a UX designer beyond interfaces.
- What the transition from an international student to the US design workforce can actually involve.
- How Indian designers can communicate the value of their existing experience when pursuing global roles.
- Which career decisions helped Aman progress from India to his current role at Verizon.
- How mid-level designers can structure their next year if they want to pursue a similar international path.
