Calling all student creatives and design enthusiasts! Please join us for our next virtual Office Hours conversation with Forest Evashevski, Director of Experience Design at The Wall Street Journal and esteemed CenCom board member. Learn about Forest's career journey, explore professional pathways in design, and get practical advice on breaking into the world of UI/UX and beyond.
Don’t miss your chance to gain valuable insights and expert guidance from a top professional in the industry. Spots are limited, so sign up and request yours now!
If you are selected to attend the webinar on September 25th, 3PM EST, we will send you a Zoom link. Please e-mail community@centerforcommunication.org if you have any questions.
Forest Evashevski is a senior-level creative and design director with nearly 20 years of industry-leading experience. He is well-versed in multi-platform storytelling, visual systems, and content creation.
Currently Forest is at Dow Jones as Director of Experience Design for The Wall Street Journal. There he collaborates with product, technology, marketing, data, insights, and advertising teams to produce best-in-class UX across all digital platforms and apps while meeting business objectives simultaneously. In this role he leads and mentors a team of experience designers.
Previously Forest was a design leader for key WSJ newsroom verticals and initiatives. From 2016 until 2022 he was the creative lead for coverage of fashion, travel, design, gear, and food under the Off Duty brand. In 2012 he was the creative lead for the development and launch of Mansion, WSJ’s nameplate for luxury residential real estate coverage. In 2011 he refreshed Money & Investing and in 2010 he held an integral role in the launch of Greater New York.
Prior to Dow Jones, Forest was an art director and later a design director at Broadcasting & Cable, a magazine dedicated to the business of television. He started his career as an art intern at POZ Magazine, serving the those affected by HIV/AIDS.
Forest is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a BA in Studio Art and a minor in Business.