Pulse Check Survey - February 2022

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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. What is your working location right now?

Our studio is open for business as normal. (clients and suppliers can come in for meetings, staff are working in the studio etc)

I am / We are working in a hybrid manner, some people at home and some in the studio

I /We are working completely remotely from home rather than the studio

I / We usually work from home anyway

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Is there a Covid - Omicron policy in place for how you will work this year at the red setting?

Yes (please outline briefly your policy)

No (please outline briefly why not)

Not applicable/do not know

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Has your studio or work as a designer been impacted since the move to the red setting in January this year?

Yes, I / we have less work on and in the pipeline

No, same as this time last year

I / We have more work than this time last year

Other (please specify)

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* 8. 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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* 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. How are you feeling right now?

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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)