UX Office Hours: Understanding the UX Career Path

Are you pursuing a career in UX, but not sure about the next steps in your journey?

Join us to get a clear understanding of the many UX career paths, and the skills needed to get there. Learn from an expert designer and instructor, and get actionable next steps towards your career goals.

✍️ What are UX Office Hours?

Our (almost) weekly office hours are the best way to learn new skills, get support from friendly designers, ask your burning questions, and have some fun. We keep it casual, collaborative, and always productive.

No matter what we talk about, you'll leave feeling supported, inspired, and positive in your UX journey. If you need a boost, this is the place to get it!

🧠 This week's topic

W e're talking about the many paths to a growing career in UX design - and the skills you'll need to get there.

• Overview of the UX career path
• Understanding career paths that match your strengths, capabilities, and interests.
• Transferable skills from your previous professional experience

🙋🏽‍♀️ Who is this for?

UX Beginners & Designers-in-Training

who want a clear understanding of various career paths in UX Design

🤝 Meet Your Instructor

Cola Solwitz

Lead User Experience Designer & Educator at Bitesize UX

“Focus on the gain, not the gap”

As an educator, Cola wants to give students skills to bring their ideas to life, and the confidence to continue growing as a designer.

Cola has worked as a consultant and in-house visual and user experience designer in New York since 2013. Most recently she has worked on digital products for fortune 500 companies, global finance companies, and well known lifestyle and media brands. Cola has experience in working directly with clients and executive level stakeholders with the specific goal of bringing clients into their vision through a holistic approach of product development, and evangelizes the importance of design research and strategic development.

Alongside her corporate client work, Cola has coached fellow designers, freelancers, and career switchers in achieving their next big goal, from financial literacy to the hiring process. There are many facets to entering a new field and Cola is inspired by raising others up, learning, and leading through experience. She is thrilled to be expanding this work as an educator with Bitesize UX.