UX Designers create enjoyable experiences for users interacting with digital tools (like websites or apps). They conduct user research and find elegant solutions, taking into account both user goals and business objectives.
Why choose
UX design?
Tech without code
High salaries
Remote work options
Many UX jobs available
Exciting work tasks
Work-life balance
Career growth opportunities
Great for beginners
Profession
in demand
UX Designer job openings available in the US (Glassdoor)
Most likely range for jobs with 0-1 year of experience (Glassdoor)
UX Design is ranked 13th highest in-demand profession (LinkedIn)
Applications developed every year for the past 5 years
What will
I learn?
Learn about user research methods: determine when they are needed and practice conducting user interviews. Learn to write problem statements and usability surveys, and practice analyzing the data
Learn to cluster and prioritize UX features. Determine which features to include in a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Learn to select the best research technique based on the project’s goals
Use frameworks such as Design Thinking, Competitive Audit, Stakeholders Interview, JTBD, Personas, Affinity Mapping, Brainstorming, User Flow, Storyboards, and Customer Journey Mapping
Learn to draw low, mid and high fidelity wireframes in Figma — the leading UX software. Learn Responsive Design and the foundations of Composition, Colors, Typography and Grid
Learn and practice presenting case studies and prototypes to your classmates, instructors and stakeholders. Learn how to best showcase your resume using website builders so you can stand out
Learn to build the best resume and LinkedIn profile. Prepare with your mentor for answering job interview questions about Presentation, App Critique, Problem Solving, and more!
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STEP-BY-STEP
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Meet your classmates and instructors. Start your journey toward a successful career in UX design
Join live or watch the recordings of classes from UX industry experts. Ask questions, do homework, get feedback and work on your first case study for your UX portfolio
Gain work experience you can show in your resume and talk about in your job interviews. Work with one of our partner companies and complete your second case study for your UX portfolio
Practice mock job interviews 1:1 with your mentor. Increase your confidence and prepare for all types of UX related job interview questions, so you can pass your interview
Our all-in-one JAS suite collects job openings from around the web and helps you auto-apply for these positions, so you land a job faster
Our graduates achieve an average starting salary of $70-100K per year within months of finishing their training
Learn the
Careerist way
Immersive training
16-week immersive online training after which you can apply for UX Design jobs!
1:1 mentorship
Never get stuck with 1:1 support and mentoring that continues even after graduation
Built-in internship
Gain confidence and real experience on your internship with our partner companies
Job interview prep
Enhance your resume and LinkedIn, then get prepared for job-interview questions
Helped build digital products for a tech company and a design agency
16 weeks
of learning
Meet your classmates in Slack 👋and Create Figma, Miro, Maze accounts; Complete UX/UI reading list; Complete and practice UX/UI prep tasks; Learn the UX/UI foundations; Review resources from Awwwards, Dribble, Medium, Behance.
Learn UX research techniques; Understand why user research is important in the UX design process; Describe various user research methods; Determine when user interviews are beneficial to the design process; Practice conducting user interviews and writing problem statements; Learn resources that help to conduct the research (Maze, etc.)
Discuss the factors that inform feature prioritization and the tensions between them; Learn methods to prioritize and cluster features; Determine which features to include in a Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
Learn about Design Thinking framework;Learn about different techniques of defining problems and ideating solutions: Competitive Audit, Stakeholders Interview, JTBD, Personas, Affinity Mapping, Brainstorm, “How might we…”, Prioritisation, User Flow, Storyboards, Customer Journey Mapping; Learn when to use each technique and why; Learn about Product Roadmap, the product management workflow
Learn foundations of Composition, Colors, Typography, Grid and UI-kit; Learn the foundations of Figma: organize your workflow in Figma, work with components, set auto layouts and start with animated prototyping Atomic Design; Learn mobile first, desktop version and responsive design; Learn website building platform for showcasing your portfolio
Explain the purpose of ideation and sketching in the UX process; Learn peer-to-peer critique Testing with users; Learn to draw low-mid-hi fidelity wireframes (mobile first); Understand the value of rapidly creating user flows
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