Life Through Magenta, by Antistatique

HQ: Antistatique (Lausanne)
Mission: Project Management & Strategy
Status: Ready for production

When you arrive with a CFC in your pocket, the “Project Manager” label can feel a bit oversized. I had been warned: “Antistatique is the Rolls-Royce of French-speaking Swiss web agencies”. Flattering, but pressure-inducing. I was expecting a polished, rigid, maybe even slightly cold environment.

The reality is that this “Rolls” runs on a hybrid engine: high-performance, yet deeply human. From day one, I wasn’t asked to make photocopies, but handed keys, the famous pink welcome kit, and a full immersion. Here’s what I really learned in five months — far beyond simple ticket management.

At first, I thought my role would be about tracking schedules. I quickly realized that the real core of the job lies elsewhere: translation.

Being at the interface of a highly skilled technical team (big up to the Dev team for their patience) became my toughest and most formative school. It’s not just about passing client requests to Yann or Kevin. It’s about understanding technical constraints and reframing them as opportunities for the client.

I learned that a good Jira ticket isn’t administrative busywork, but an act of communication. It’s what turns a complex problem into a clear solution.

On the creative side, I had to let go of my old Adobe habits. Thanks to Pierre and Akira, I dove head-first into the “Figma religion.” But beyond the tool itself, it was the methodology that truly left a mark.

At Antistatique, design isn’t about making things “pretty” for the sake of it. It’s about usefulness and longevity. Watching the agency win the award for the UNIL Design System during my internship was a turning point: I finally grasped what eco-design and web accessibility really mean. It’s not just code — it’s societal impact.

August was my trial by fire. Crushing heat, fourteen tasks running in parallel, a reduced team… it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

That’s where the guidance of Marc and Angéline made all the difference. Not by doing the work for me, but by helping me build my own prioritization routine. Today, I no longer endure the flow — I navigate it.

I even ended up finding Maxime’s obsession with electric scooters kind of endearing. Proof that you adapt to any environment — even the most enthusiast-driven ones.

If I had to pick just one moment, it would be the call for proposals for Health Promotion. For the first time, I wasn’t purely operational — I was designing.

Generating ideas, challenging the brief, building a relevant response… I realized I didn’t just want to manage projects, but help define them. That shift from execution to strategic thinking is what I’m taking away as my most valuable lesson.

If I could send a message to the shy intern of day one, I’d say: “Dare. Your ideas matter here.”

These five months didn’t just fill my résumé — they structured my professional vision. I’m leaving with a solid methodological toolbox, a “made in Antistatique” standard of quality, and one certainty: this is only the beginning.

Digital since forever 💗