Do you like playing board games? Have you ever struggled to talk about a difficult topic with someone? What could these two things possibly have…
Welcome to Philly!
Open space. Open minds. And a collective passion for making users happy. We work hard, play hard and genuinely care about each other. Come see what makes our team so special.
Home sweet home.
We’re located in a northwestern neighborhood of Philadelphia called Manayunk, home to a diverse and dynamic hybrid of old and new buildings — and local characters. During the week, you’ll find tech-company workers roaming the streets for a great meal from one of many excellent dining options. At night and on the weekends, resident college students come out to play.
Special perks, just for us.
In addition to all of the standard EY benefits, the PHL studio enjoys these bonus perks.
– Flexible working arrangements around core hours; work-from-home options abound
– Free snacks
– An open and newly renovated multidisciplinary working space with lots of natural light and breakout rooms for deeper collaborative teamwork
– Bike-friendly office (with an in-office shower and bike parking)
… But that’s not all!
We’re also proud to offer:
– Intuitive Art Space
– Continuous learning events (i.e., Inspire Series)
– Community volunteer events
– Happy hours, outings and running groups
– Collaborative working sessions (i.e., Crit & Collab for the design team)
– Quarterly employee awards
– Co-op employment opportunities for current students of Drexel University
PHL Blog
01/23/2020
More than an Outing: Design Camp
by Michael McAghon
In our studio, we are organized in to practice disciplines: UX research, design, development and delivery. We constantly work together to inform and influence the…
01/09/2020
Meditation 101
by Jena Marini
Everyone has dealt with stress or anxiety at one point or another. Our lives only get busier as responsibilities grow, and sometimes it almost feels…
12/12/2019
Why Do I Work Here?
by Bob Rullo
When I’m conducting interviews, candidates often ask me why I like working at EY. It’s a great question — a question I may answer differently…
12/02/2019
Introducing Play into Your Workday
by Nicole Dery
“Go outside and play! Preferably in a natural setting and with as little structure as possible. See you in 30 minutes.”
I asked my amazing…
11/12/2019
Stay Spooky, Design Studio PHL
by Emily Hurley
Here at the Philadelphia studio, we’re always talking about the importance of play and how to maintain balance within our workday. We’re often helping clients…
11/06/2019
Think Like an Architect
by Erin Chan
First things first: I’m not an architect. However, I did start my college career in architecture school. It didn’t take me too long to realize…
10/23/2019
3 Design Takeaways from 99U
by Emily Hurley
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the annual 99U conference in the city of dreams, New York City. “99U” stems from the Thomas Edison…
10/16/2019
Personas at Play
by Nellie Ortiz
You might have a heard a thing or two about Design Studio PHL’s Collab series. Earlier this year, we decided to take…
10/07/2019
Design is Storytelling
by Ashley Pulli
Earlier this year, EY Design Studio PHL hosted a Design Brew event in Manayunk called Design at Play: Injecting Play Into Our…
09/24/2019
The 2019 PICnic
by Matt Lewis
An end of summer PICnic (funky capitalization in honor of our studio's founder, Greg Picarelli) is an annual tradition at EY Studio PHL. Every year…
08/06/2019
Reusable Collabs
by Michael McAghon
Lately we’ve been exploring the value of personal passions and creative play with our design team’s Collab sessions. During our internal Collab…
04/24/2019
Performance feedback you can actually use
by Jess Davis
I recently received a structured performance review from a trusted co-worker. The online form asked my peer to rate my most recent 90 days of…
03/26/2019
Crit & Collab
by Michael McAghon
Discipline development is a key focus area at our studio. For those of us on the design team, this means learning about challenges facing other…
02/14/2019
XOXO, Design Studio PHL
by Nellie Ortiz
Nowadays, our relationships with apps and other digital experiences are looking a lot like real relationships we have with our loved ones. We go through…
12/18/2018
Teaching UX Design to TechGirlz
by Emily Hurley
When we tell people, “We’re UX designers,” we’re typically met with confused looks or misconceptions about what that means.
“So you work with computers?”
“Oh,…
07/31/2018
Our New Home
by Sandy Greene
One of the many benefits of joining the EY family in December 2015 was that we were able to move our team into an incredible…
06/18/2018
Volunteer Day 2018
by Erin Eaby
Our volunteer day this year was extra special for me and many others on our team, as we were able to help out right in…
05/19/2018
Front-End Engineers Are Engineers Too
by Craig Willard
Back when I started my first job as a web engineer in 2000, I was slinging tables-based HTML with laughable stylesheets and the occasional obnoxious…
03/13/2018
Introducing Intuitive Art Space
by Sandy Greene
Our team has called the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia home for the past six years. We love its sense of community and its all-around funkiness.…
03/22/2017
UX Research Sample Size Considerations
by Victor Yocco
Before our user experience research team kicks off any study, we must justify our participant sample size. Clients and colleagues will want to feel confident…
02/21/2017
UX Research as a Creative Process
by Jemma Frost
We are User Experience (“UX”) researchers; we research design and design research for digital experiences. Determining what methods will best answer the types of questions…
“We love helping our clients engage and delight their customers. Our entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit has been the key to our success.”
— Greg Picarelli
