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

Biographies for publication

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

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.