Jonathon Colman

Jonathon Colman

I’m a senior design manager at HubSpot, where I lead the global content design discipline. I’m a Webby Award-winning designer and keynote speaker who’s built and led design and content teams at Facebook, Intercom, IBM, REI, and The Nature Conservancy.

I mentor designers from all backgrounds on ADPList: sign up for time with me! I also volunteer with 81cents as a pay equity advisor for marginalized communities of people in tech.

Career highlights:

  • Defined the practice of transparent recruiting at HubSpot
  • Transformed content design at Intercom to maximize its impact
  • Led an organization of 15 content designers at Facebook Marketplace
  • Co-led the Facebook Design writing collection with 70K+ followers
  • Built enterprise UX standards as REI’s first principal experience architect
  • Won 2 Webby Awards for design and content at The Nature Conservancy
  • Served as a Peace Corps public health volunteer in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Twitter: @jcolman

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Short biography

Jonathon Colman (@jcolman) leads the global content design discipline at HubSpot. He’s a Webby Award-winning designer and keynote speaker who’s built and led design and content teams at Facebook, Intercom, IBM, REI, and The Nature Conservancy.

Full biography

Jonathon Colman (@jcolman) leads the global content design discipline at HubSpot. He’s a Webby Award-winning designer and keynote speaker who’s built and led design and content teams at Facebook, Intercom, IBM, REI, and The Nature Conservancy.

Previously, Jonathon was a senior group design manager at Intercom, where he redefined content design to maximize its impact. He led UX content strategy for Facebook Marketplace and was the first principal user experience architect at REI. Jonathon also served as a Peace Corps volunteer focused on public health in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Jonathon volunteers with 81cents as a pay equity advisor for marginalized communities of people in tech.

Jonathon’s a graduate of the University of Washington (M.S., Information Management, 2013) and Michigan Technological University (B.S., Technical Communication, 1997).

Jonathon’s married to the artist Marja Huhta and they live in Dublin, Ireland with #bestdogever.

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