As a recent hire at my new job, as expected, a lot of things seemed scary and overwhelming. The scariest part was not the unfamiliarity with certain tasks or certain tools, but in communicating with higher-level coworkers, managers and bosses. This perhaps comes from holding a junior position and not being completely aware of the role I play in different areas at work, but it was definitely harder because I was part of an all-remote team, who I had never met before.

不出所料，作為我新工作的一名新員工，很多事情似乎令人恐懼和不知所措。 最可怕的部分不是不熟悉某些任務或某些工具，而是與高層同事，經理和老板溝通。 這也許是由于擔任初級職位而沒有完全意識到我在工作中的不同領域所扮演的角色，但這絕對要困難得多，因為我是一個從未有過見過的全遠程團隊的一員。

Although I had previously worked remotely before, working remotely for a small startup vs a bigger company definitely comes with different challenges. As a result, after giving myself a bit of time to gain some comfort and understanding to the new role, I started reflecting on the pain points I was experiencing and how my experience within the design team, and as a new hire could be improved through a list of “Working Remote Essentials”. My goal was not only to improve my day-to-day but that of my teams and of potential new hires.

盡管我以前曾在遠程工作，但為小型初創公司與大型公司進行遠程工作肯定會面臨不同的挑戰。 結果，在給自己一些時間以適應和理解新職位后，我開始反思自己所經歷的痛點以及在設計團隊中的經驗以及作為新員工可以通過以下方式得到改善“工作中的遠程基礎”列表。 我的目標不僅是改善日常工作，而且還改善團隊和潛在新員工的工作。

我的遠程工作必備 (My Working Remote Essentials)

(Inspiration taken from real-life experience and Invision’s Remote Work for Design Teams)

(靈感來自于現實生活中的經驗以及 Invision對設計團隊的遠程工作 )

Creating an Internal Design Kit/system

創建內部設計套件/系統

As I worked on different projects and collaborated with different people, within the design team, or other teams I started noticing a lot of communication issues. Being new to the company and to the team, I wasn’t sure if this was an issue I was facing or if others were facing it too. As a result, I automatically assumed it was only me and noted down things I had to keep in mind for future productivity and efficiency. These included things like, where to find the fonts we use, where the past client work is, where we keep the documents for client calls, a running list of the software we use and when, documents we use within the design team, marketing team etc.

當我從事不同的項目并與不同的人合作時，在設計團隊或其他團隊中，我開始注意到很多溝通問題。 作為公司和團隊的新手，我不確定這是我面臨的問題還是其他人也面臨的問題。 結果，我自動假設只有我一個人，并記下了將來生產力和效率時必須牢記的事項。 這些內容包括，在哪里可以找到我們使用的字體，在過去的客戶工作中所處的位置，在哪里保存客戶調用的文檔，所用軟件的運行清單以及何時在設計團隊，市場營銷團隊中使用文檔？等等

I noticed that a lot of design asset locations were unsure by many people in the team and most of the parameters and design requirements was already familiar to everyone so there wasn’t a need to keep it stored somewhere. As a recent hire, this was a huge problem for me and I found it delaying a lot of my work.

我注意到團隊中許多人不確定很多設計資產的位置，并且大多數參數和設計要求已經為每個人所熟悉，因此無需將其保存在某個地方。 作為新近雇用的人，這對我來說是個大問題，我發現這拖延了我的許多工作。

As a result, I created an internal design kit/system. This serves to be a one-stop-shop for members of the design team, new hires, and members of other teams to find everything they need related to the design team’s assets.

結果，我創建了一個內部設計套件/系統。 這是設計團隊成員，新員工和其他團隊成員的一站式服務，以查找他們所需的與設計團隊資產相關的一切。

The kit includes software we use, a list of important contacts within the company, previous work, previous and current clients, monthly and weekly to-do’s, UX, and Marketing Kits with branding assets. In addition, it also includes an additional learning section where team members can link books, certifications, courses, and articles that they’ve read and recommend.

該套件包括我們使用的軟件，公司內部重要聯系人列表，以前的工作，以前和當前的客戶，每月和每周的待辦事項，UX和帶有品牌資產的營銷套件。 此外，它還包括一個額外的學習部分，團隊成員可以在該鏈接中鏈接他們已閱讀和推薦的書籍，證書，課程和文章。

Team Rituals:

團隊儀式：

In addition, there were a number of other things that could improve the communication and the bond within our team. I came across a recent publication by InVision called Remote Work for Design Teams (100% recommend you read the whole thing, it’s amazing) where I learnt of specific ways other remote design teams operate and how they have handled miscommunication in their own setting. After coming across this publication, we quickly incorporated it as a weekly reading in our team, where we would assign 2–3 chapters per week and discuss it in our Monday morning check-in’s.

此外，還有許多其他事情可以改善我們團隊內部的溝通和聯系。 我遇到了InVision最近發布的出版物《設計團隊的遠程工作》 (100％推薦您閱讀整本書，真是太神奇了)，在其中我了解到其他遠程設計團隊的具體操作方式以及他們如何在自己的環境中處理誤解。 遇到該出版物后，我們很快將其作為每周閱讀納入我們的團隊，在該小組中，我們每周分配2至3個章節，并在周一早上的登機手續中進行討論。

What we incorporated that has made our designing and our communication stronger:

我們的整合使我們的設計和溝通更加緊密：

Weekly Design Critiques:

每周設計評論：

These consisted of sharing something you’re working on with your team for some constructive feedback. It started with setting up a whiteboard through InVision’s Freehand tool to showcase how you’re thinking. Before the critique, it was important to share with your team: What the project is, What stage it’s in, What your current constraints are and What you’re looking for feedback in specifically.

其中包括與團隊共享您正在研究的內容，以獲得一些建設性的反饋。 首先通過InVision的Freehand工具設置白板，以展示您的想法。 在進行批評之前，與您的團隊分享是很重要的：項目是什么，項目處于什么階段，當前的限制是什么以及您正在尋找特別的反饋。

Weekly Show and Tell

每周表演和講述

Show and Tell anything and everything! Whether it’s design related or not, learning from your team is HUGE. We’re all constantly consuming media, and the media we consume can be similar in many ways, and also vastly different considering our different interests. I’m a huge believer in not only growing in the design field, but expanding your knowledge and interest in other areas that can in turn not only help you grow personally, but professionally as well.

顯示并告訴一切！ 無論是否與設計相關，向您的團隊學習都是巨大的。 我們都在不斷消耗媒體，我們消耗的媒體在許多方面可能是相似的，并且考慮到我們的不同興趣，也存在很大差異。 我不僅在設計領域不斷發展，而且在其他領域擴大您的知識和興趣的堅定信念，反過來不僅可以幫助您個人發展，而且還可以在專業領域發展。

Although this might already happen naturally, when working remote, we don’t have the luxury of being able to walk up to someone’s desk or turn around and show someone something. Setting a specific time helped our team grow in other areas that in turn helped us be better designers as well!

盡管這可能已經自然發生，但是在遠程工作時，我們無法走到別人的桌子旁或轉身向別人展示東西。 設定特定的時間可以幫助我們的團隊在其他領域發展，進而幫助我們成為更好的設計師！

Re-establishing a communication strategy

重新制定溝通策略

Lastly, all of this comes together with a great message. Working remotely can be harder, and even harder if you don’t have a set communication strategy in place. As I notice other teams go completely remote too, re-visiting your communication strategy is super important. Working from home comes with a number of new distractions, motivation-killers and snack time(a lot of snack time).

最后，所有這些都伴隨著一個很好的信息。 遠程工作可能會更加困難，如果您沒有適當的溝通策略，則可能會更加困難。 我注意到其他團隊也變得完全遙不可及，重新訪問您的溝通策略非常重要。 在家工作會帶來許多新的干擾，動機抑制因素和零食時間(大量的零食時間)。

Finding a way to establish a new communication strategy with my team, managers, and bosses helped me manage my time better, be more efficient, take care of myself and those around me while designing amazing things! I was able to learn to say “No I can’t, I have too much on my plate”, or “Do you think we can hop on a quick call to clarify some things from our client meeting”. This helped my teammates and I understand where we stood as a team and where we could help each other out!

尋找一種與我的團隊，經理和老板建立新的溝通策略的方法，可以幫助我更好地管理時間，提高效率，照顧好自己和周圍的人，同時設計出奇妙的事物！ 我學會了說“不，我不能，我忙得不可開交”，或“您認為我們可以跳一個快速電話來澄清客戶會議中的一些事情”。 這幫助了我的隊友，并且我了解了我們作為一個團隊的立場以及可以互相幫助的地方！

Working from home is a completely different ball game but it can be so so great! As we all turn remote during this time, there’s a number of resources out there that have helped me out in my own role as well as the people around me. I’d love to share these with you and hear about your own WFH adventures :)

在家工作是完全不同的球類游戲，但它是如此的棒！ 當我們所有人都在這段時間變得遙遠時，有很多資源可以幫助我發揮自己的作用，以及幫助我??周圍的人。 我很樂意與您分享這些信息，并聽聽您自己的WFH冒險經歷:)

Thank you for reading — hope you’re staying safe!

感謝您的閱讀 -希望您安全！