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Design Citizen is powered by the trusted network of Dave Miller and Sarah Strausborger.

We are a talent management and coaching studio built on the belief that design is the engine behind every thriving business.

We’ve spent years in the room with designers, founders, executives, and product leaders, watching how the right hire at the right moment can change everything. Those experiences taught us that great teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built with focus, good judgment, and trust.

That’s why our work lives where design, recruiting, and talent strategy come together, helping organizations grow teams with intention and supporting people through the moments that define their careers.

Whether you’re looking for your next career opportunity or looking to hire design and innovation professionals, we’re building a virtual nation for people like you.

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It was great working with you to strategize and scale recruiting and community efforts across our studio.

The work you’ve done to help us hire full-time and contract employees while also evolving the long term candidate experience plan was transformational.

— Executive Director

Your efforts have had an amazing impact on our design community at large!

Your advocacy for our brand as leaders in the Seattle design community has gotten more of our people involved, helping us represent the diversity that we want to attract.

— VP of Design

I really appreciate your push to improve diversity with-in hiring, and your awareness of the challenges of doing so.

Culture is incredibly important and the transition from a culture that organically emerges among a small founding group to one that can sustain and flourish as an organization grows is very challenging. Thank you for all of your hard work!

— UX Director

You do an amazing job with your community outreach, recruiting, and basically everything that encompasses our branding on a recruiting level.

I can't tell you enough how much of an asset you are. By far, you are the best recruiter we have ever had. You have a great attitude and you are always willing to help out.

— Director of HR

You can look around our office and quickly and easily see the contributions.

Great to see the curation of talent from the different colleges networking events. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to helping people find their path, and for all of the things you do here and in the design community.

— Software Engineer

As always, Dave demonstrated why he is in a class of his own when it comes to recruitment.

Everyone appreciates his sociability, genuine spirit, desire to help others and passion. Dave also continues to be one of the nicest people, checking in regularly to see how people are doing.

— Director of Research

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Design Citizen is powered by the trusted network of Dave Miller and Sarah Strausborger.

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