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Planning a Career in User Experience

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Looking for a job in UX? Learn about the many disciplines of user experience, and figure out how to plan a career that matches your strengths and passions.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Careers in user experience
1. User Experience Careers
  • What is UX and where do you start?
  • UX fields: Design, research, and strategy
  • UX generalist or specialist?
2. Design Careers
  • Interaction design
  • Visual design
  • Service design
  • Information architecture
  • Content writing, information design, technical communication
3. Research Careers
  • User research
  • Accessibility
  • Human factors
4. Strategy Careers
  • UX strategy
  • Content strategy
  • Customer experience (CX)
5. Your UX Career
  • Working in-house, consulting, and freelancing
  • Resumes and portfolios to tell your story
  • UX branding and your job search
  • Working with recruiters
Conclusion
  • UX career resources

Taught by

Cory Lebson

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