Currently an Extern @BeReal.·🟢 Open to work
I started my career and completed the BeReal Product Management externship while I evaluate my next move in product and related fields.
Portfolio pieces showing product work completed during the BeReal Product Management externship, focused on concrete project deliverables from that program.
2A Consulting · Sep 2025
Brought into course-correct after the initial design direction from a different team missed the mark. With just three weeks left, the SQL Server 2025 launch video needed a full visual reset.
BeReal. · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.
I started my career and completed the BeReal Product Management externship while I evaluate my next move in product and related fields.
I am Brandon Conboy. I started my career and am exploring a career change. I completed the BeReal Product Management externship, where I worked on project-based product work with BeReal.
Externships
BeReal Product Management Externship
In progress
Experience
Graphic Designer 3
2A Consulting · June 2021 - Jan 2026 / Remote
Freelance Graphic Designer
Self Employed · Sep 2020 – Jan 2021 / Seattle, WA
Senior Presentation Designer
Silver Fox Productions, Inc. · Jul 2017 – Jul 2020 / Seattle, WA
Education
Washington State University
Bachelor of Arts, Digital Technology & Culture · Class of 2017
Coursera.org
Google UX Design Certification · Class of 2026
Skills
2A Consulting · Sep 2025
Brought into course-correct after the initial design direction from a different team missed the mark. With just three weeks left, the SQL Server 2025 launch video needed a full visual reset.
Brought into course-correct after the initial design direction from a different team missed the mark. With just three weeks left, the SQL Server 2025 launch video needed a full visual reset.
Rebuilt the visual direction from scratch storyboarding the narrative, defining the design system, and leading a team to deliver a cohesive, high-impact launch animation.
Asking the correct and deeper questions is usually the fastest way to get to the best solutions.
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.
This externship examined product design choices used by social apps to balance authentic user expression with measurable engagement. Work included benchmarking competitor engagement features and designing a feature concept for growth while documenting tradeoffs between novelty and authenticity.
I analyzed social apps' engagement patterns, benchmarked features across competitors, and designed a growth-focused feature concept that preserved authentic user interactions.
