UX Career Accelerator Workshop - SF Bay area (March 2025)
Schedule
Sat Mar 22 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Satellite Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale, CA
About this Event
About the Instructor
- Steven Ma, a Staff UX Lead / Manager, has 20+ years of experience in UX design, mainly in Silicon Valley and Seattle.
- He has also taught at General Assembly as an instructor on their UX Design Immersive course and has been teaching UX for 8+ years.
Top 3 things (but likely a lot more) you'll gain from attending this class
- Actionable techniques you can use to launch your career growth path to a new trajectory
- Improvement recommendations you can leverage to improve your resume, case studies, and interviews to significantly increase your competitiveness in a tough job market
- Advices on how you can accelerate your career promotion path and timeline.
Testimonials
Your knowledge, experience, and passion for design really came through in the class. That is really appreciated - and also encouraging and motivating...- Mark F.
I genuinely learned so much more in your 8 hour workshop than a course that spans weeks or months. The highlight of your workshop is how you teach the concepts but also incorporate what it will realistically be like in the industry... - Diana H.
I wanted to thank you for a terrific, informative UX design bootcamp. I was impressed by your knowledge, really enjoyed your lecture style, and appreciate you staying after to answer questions. - Skye S.
Thanks for a great bootcamp this weekend! I really enjoyed it and you’re an excellent teacher. Your class really helped solidify my interest in UX research. - Jayelin F.
I learned more in 8 hours than I did in a part-time 8-week program thank you, Steven! - Mindy R.
Questions?
Email the instructor
Agenda
Welcome (~0.5 hour)
Info: Introduction, logistic, and objectives for the day
Thrive in the business world of UX design (~0.5 hour)
Info: Level-set on the value of UX design and what it is really about | Aligning the value between business and the UX discipline
Become your team’s UX superstar (~2.5 hours)
Info: The foundational core skills of great UX designers | Building your brand as a designer - Know who you are and reinforce it | Effective collaboration with Product Managers and Developers | Presenting to difficult Executives or clients | Exhibit behaviors that will get you promoted
Break (0.5 hour)
Info: First official break to refuel | Flexible timing
Career at a fork - Be a UX manager, or not? (~0.5 hour)
Info: Career progression for individual contributors | Should I become a UX manager? What do managers do? | Freelancing, Consulting, and other options
Landing your UX dream job (~1.5 hours)
Info: Insider tips on acing your next job application | Ingredients of an effective resume / case study | Acing your next job interviews
Break (0.25 hour)
2025 UX job market outlook (~0.5 hour)
Info: UX opportunity worldwide - what salary to expect at different locations? | Hiring trends - what employers are increasingly focusing on | Will AI take my job?
Q&A (~0.5 hour)
Info: Answering your questions | Wrapping up the day
Where is it happening?
The Satellite Sunnyvale, 100 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 236.60 to USD 268.61
