Entry Level UX Research Apprenticeship

A 7-month remote UX apprenticeship program sponsoring 2 participants annually, focusing on end-to-end UX design and research for startup ideas, with mentorship and career support aimed at helping diverse candidates land six-figure UX roles.

Location: Remote (worldwide)

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design process for a startup idea or topic of your choice
• Lead product scoping and feature scoping, as well as entire project management
• Identify target market for product and position product for launch success
• Incorporate AI tools into your UX design process
• Design AI features and products considering AI-specific design parameters and heuristics
• Understand how AI works and advocate for ethical AI design
• Develop a business model for the product or service and demonstrate scalability
• Lead discovery research including user recruitment, research planning, interviews, and synthesis
• Deliver UX design and business pitches with data justification
• Create user stories, personas, maps, sketches, wireframes, prototypes, and other visual deliverables
• Lead user testing and iterate on startup ideas
• Design a comprehensive design system from scratch
• Analyze competitors and articulate differentiators
• Consult with startups to fulfill UX research, design, and product work

Requirements

• Interested in UX research, UX design, product design, or service design
• Willing to commit 5-10 hours per week
• Willing to attend 2-3 hour weekend lectures or complete online modules
• Open to feedback and willing to revise work

Benefits

• Mentorship throughout the program
• Opportunity to work on a startup idea
• Preparation for landing 6-figure UX roles
• Support for women, immigrants, POC, and LGBTQ+ individuals in tech

Additional Information

• Open to new grads and UX career changers
• Application involves filling out a form, submitting LinkedIn and resume, and a brief interview process
• Application is rolling and applicants may not be contacted if not selected