What Does A UX Designer Actually Do? (In 2024)
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
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What does a UX designer actually do? In this video, we’ll look at the key skills and attributes of a user experience designer, alongside some of the tasks and responsibilities that they would typically undertake in a UX design role.
Dee Scarano, an experienced UX / UI designer, will also look at a number of tangible job roles within the industry, ranging from a small startup to a large corporate, to examine and understand what criteria employers are looking for when hiring UX designers.
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Key timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Who is suited for this role?
(01:38) Task and responsibilities
(02:52) Skillset of a UX designer
(03:20) UX design job ads - What do employers want?
(03:42) UX design job ads - Tesla (larger corporate)
(06:02) UX design job ads - Gorillas (smaller startup)
(08:25) UX design job ads - Carhartt (mid-sized corporate)
(11:53) Outro + Bloopers
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What Does A UX Designer Actually Do?! (2021):
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Which UX skills and tasks do you want to know more about? Would you like to see more UX company job ads being broken down? Let us know in the comments.
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I was stupid lost my password. I love any tips you can give me.
I do have couple of question regarding this field. So after you learn all the necessary skillsets how would you go about developing a portfolio in pertaining to kind of work? I just been wondering about this because want to get into this field.Is there also communities that I can reach out or network just to gain further advise? Thank you.
What is the pro and cons of this career?
As a senior UX developer, I can assure you, your most needed trait is your negotiation skills, as well as your ability to sell your ideas to other stake holders. Yes, you need all the other feats listed here on this video but those two are the most important ones. If you can't do it in the UX role you have, you are working on the wrong environment. Immediately look for a place to be able to execute them.
Would you mind elaborating on that a bit? In what type of scenario is negotiation necessary in this role? Thanks!
@@jaimeanderson5964 Sure. Pretty much in every step you will need to negotiate. Let's say you did the research and it is obvious that you need a bigger button on call to action as you figured users are frustrated when they try to target it at once and they fail they rather leave the site. So you have to prioritize financial aspect on the next triage to make the button bigger. And you will have to negotiate for this with other stake holders. If you just put it lightly in repo list it will be thrown out of the window by being left alone to die in the session. Another example is you see users click away from a shopping cart view due to Dorothy threshold (when things feel laggy which happens after 400ms of waiting time). And you figure it is due to a recent update where developers moved certain functions to cloud on Azure or Google where functions require cold start which may take upto 7 seconds to respond. So you have to negotiate once again that due to UX specs shopping cart should respond in max 400ms. Dev team will respond with yeah but now we save x amount of money so the click away users , by checking their overall items, do earn us less.. Now you need to raise concerns about how overall experience will be affected and ripple in the long run and move people away with a clunky experience..
I can go on and on and on. Remember UX is not about creating dribble sketches. It is about processes and how everything comes together in harmony.
@@denizorsel1029 makes perfect sense. Thank you!
@@jaimeanderson5964 You are welcome. I am always open to share if you had further queries in the future. Take care.
Is there a practical way to get better at these?
I like the way dee talks and the way she explaining UX Design!
Thanks Gerald, glad this videos was helpful to you!
That’s kind of what she does. It’s her job
She sounds Australian.
I wasted my time watching this video. It doesn't explain what does a ux designer actually do. It explains behavioral traits of a ux designer. What a useless video.
The title of this video should be "The Required Behavioral Traits of a UX Designer" to avoid wasting other people's time.
One of the first videos that I have come across, that actually has an attractive introduction. I highly appreciate a good outline of what to expect in a video!
The was great. Loved how Dee reviewed the job ads in detail. Her experience as a UX designer, gives more of a solid insight to the roles, responsibilities, and traits required from different size businesses. How my mind works...this concept of a practitioner reviewing jobs and breaking it down, should be applied to every school program as its practical and provides clarity.
Hey Marcus, that was the aim with this video, we're really glad it resonated with you. We'd love to do more breakdowns like this in the future. Is there any type of UX / UI role you'd like to see broken down specifically?
I wasted my time watching this video. It doesn't explain what does a ux designer actually do. It explains behavioral traits of a ux designer. What a useless video.
The title of this video should be "The Required Behavioral Traits of a UX Designer" to avoid wasting other people's time.
the breakdown and explanation helped me understand the deliverables of a UX Designer a whole lot better. thanks Dee! :)
Glad it was helpful! That's really great to hear Xin!
Dee, I have spent way too much time wondering what 'exactly' UX designers do and have wondered if I might be a good fit. Thanks for this short intro.
Another great video. CF really is THE place for UX content if you're just starting out! The job ad breakdown was especially helpful. Thank you!
Thanks Ed! We're glad you enjoyed the video! Would you be interested in seeing more UX job breakdowns on our channel?
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I would. I get your emails in my inbox but I’m still figuring out if this is the right career shift for me. I’m no techie but I’m research and trying to learn as much as poss
Great explanation.Thanks DEE & and Career Foundry. This is a wonderful review about UX Designers.
I enjoyed your simple yet elaborate breakdown, You have my Gratitude.
Really helpful and well presented , thank you for sharing your insights.👌🏼
Thanks for the info, loved seeing the analysis of the job ad breakdown
Glad it was helpful! We'll have more like this in the near future!
I use to think it's a kinda of difficult stuff here but you just make me fall in love with this career path
i loved the idea of how she picked up 3 companies, one big, one mid-sized and the last one small...she explained what skills need in each job description with clarity. She emphasized more on the skills and attributes. I mean few people do that...
Such a great video & channel 🥺👏🏾👏🏾 I’m currently jumping careers to UX design from Banking & Finance, and this channel has answered all my questions about the tech field. The detailed job ads really helped for applying in the future.
Hi, I'm currently in the same boat as you considering the change . How is your journey going?
Me too. Can I know the update
I would love to have an update on your journey. I’m an architectural designer and thinking of moving to UX design industry
When I studied visual communication many years ago, we did all this as graphic designers. The only thing that has changed are the technological channels. A good graphic designer considers a users experience anyway. It’s just over time a graphic designer has been viewed as a two dimensional character whose only concern is those of a visual nature. Go back to the 50 or 60s and a graphic designer would’ve considered, testing, analysis, user experience, research all those things and more.
@careerfoundry this is an EXCELLENT translation of the job descriptions. This is SO helpful because many times I am reading this and going... "What are they even saying with this? What does this mean? Is this English?" I am new to UX UI and cant wait to land my first job. Thanks again for this thanks a ton! DO MORE job description translations! :) Thanks
hey! hows it been w the career? would love some updates for motivation :)
Bravo! 👏👏👏 This is super informative. As someone who will shortly be looking for a job in UX, the detailed walkthrough and explanations of the job postings are pure gold. Thank You.
Awesome, thank you! All the best with your UX journey too Chip!
Hey Chip, how did the job search go? I'm entering the UX world now (in a bootcamp) and want to know about job prospects.
@@beatricegalloway9067 Hi Beatrice, congrats on starting a bootcamp as that’s a big step. There are quite a few jobs out there in UX in many different fields so I feel like your prospects are good. In my regard, there are positions available, but it’s taking me awhile to figure out my direction & get my portfolio where it needs to be due to the fact that I’m coming from a graphic design management background and would like to make a lateral move into UX. I’m sure eventually I’ll find something but it’s taking me a bit longer than I originally anticipated (especially with finishing up course I was doing the week before Thanksgiving here in the US where I am). Good Luck! 👍👍
@@ChipRiggs Hi chip, Im thinking about enrolling in the bootcamp. How goes the portfolio have you landed a nice career yet?
-Jt
@@jtabbott3125 Hi Jt, as it usually goes for me, I had a few freelance jobs pop up so I've had to divert my attention to those lately so searching for a job (job) hasn't been my primary focus. I'm hoping to get back to my job search once I get through these projects.
Hi Dee - thanks for such an amazing video. I've just entered into the UX Design world and would really like to know different career options in it. I am getting to know a lot of different terms in UX Design nowadays, such as UX & Motion Designer, UX and Graphics Design, Interaction Designer, so on and so forth. If you could please make a video on different branches under UX Design field, so we know what to choose when we are thorough with UX Design field. Looking forward ❤
I am learning so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing source of information. This one is quite helpful.
Always giving me new insights, thank you so much, to you and your team
Thanks for watching! Glad you're enjoying the content Ankit!
I really love your explanations because you back them up with practicals not just speaking English . Be my personal tutor please.
Great ep, a ton of awesome advice. We'd love to have you on our podcast!
Great video! This was very helpful, thanks!
Very detailed and realistic. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
This is perhaps the best explanation of any topic on all of RUclips.
I just love your voice..I am non english native speaker. I used to activate subtitle when listening youtube with english narator. now I am comfortable listening your channel while ironing because I understand your point without looking at subtitle.
Great video!! Thank you so much :)
I am a building architect with more than 10 years experience and am looking at going into UX design due to my previous background in graphics and applied art a well. It took me time to decide what next to go into and I discovered that UX design will be perfect for me. Thanks for sharing more light
Did you get into it? I'm also an Arch thinking of the same.
Let's link up
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I really love your videos! It really helped me in my journey transitioning to UX Design
Thanks, we're really glad our content is helpful in your journey! Let us know if you have any other topics you'd like us to make videos about!
Worked , thanks a lot!
Thank you so much :)
I am just beginning to transition into UX design.
Can you suggest couple of resources where I can learn the basics of this field and gradually prepare for a job? (since I am not financially in a good position, free resources would be more helpful) - by the way, I've already seen Career Foundry 6 days free course.
Also, thanks to Dee Scarano, whose hopeful eyes give me a bit of hope too :)
This is so goooood! Thank you Dee & CF!!!
Thanks Kristen, glad you enjoyed it!
wonderful video. beautifully explained. thank you.
Fantastic video, thank you 😊 Easy to understand and very informative.
Thanks Kelly! Glad it was useful!
I wasted my time watching this video. It doesn't explain what does a ux designer actually do. It explains behavioral traits of a ux designer. What a useless video.
The title of this video should be "The Required Behavioral Traits of a UX Designer" to avoid wasting other people's time.
Great explanation! Thanks CareerFoundry!
Thanks Jakub, glad you enjoyed the content!
Thanks, gives a good overview
Thank you so much Dee, you are JUST AMAZING 👏 ❤️
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
What a pleasure to listen to this lady
This detailed and commendably brilliant
Awesome video.. Theres clarity.. Would love to know if I need to know how to code before becoming a ux designer..
its videos like these that really make you question ever going to college. no a days there are even free courses on this kinda job. you take em then 2 to 3 months later you've got a career that in Florida pays not less than 42k which is pretty good and only goes up from there. in summery FUCK being in debt for 100k just to learn somebs you could've learned on youtube in 1 year
Traditional universities can leave their students in a massive debt and sometimes no support or guidance once the program is finished. We aim to make career change universally accessible and universally effective, so we're glad this resonated with you through this video!
Great video thank you!
Get motivation about UI/UX design from dee s talking style and awesome explanation.
Thanks so much for the kind feedback Mihiri!
Im learning web dev atm, and I find it so interesting learning about all the professions I prob will work with.
Awesome the way you made the role of ux ♥️♥️
Thanks for Adorable Video! Thanks Love it From Pakistan. CF really is THE place for UX content if you're just starting out! The job ad breakdown was especially helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for the lovely feedback, we're really glad you'd enjoying the new videos on our channel! We have a more in-depth job description breakdown coming up soon too!
Very informative and well presented. Thank you!
Thanks Jane!
Great video thank you for sharing your insights. I would like to know more about applying to these jobs. What should a CV look like, cover letters, how can I showcase my UX skills in my portfolio if my visual design skills are not strong enough yet?
Hi Mohamed, great question, we have a fantastic blog with lot's of articles and insights on these topics. We'd recommend the following articles:
UX Portfolios:
- careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/ux-design-portfolio-tips/
- careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/ux-case-study/
UX Applications / Job Descriptions:
- careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/create-a-ux-resume/
- careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/ux-designer-job-descriptions-guide/
Hope these help, please let us know if you have any further questions.
Thank you that was very helpful !!!✍👍
So glad! Thanks for watching!
Thanks alot for that wonderful explaination on UX designer
Glad it was helpful!
@CareerFoundry great video, really informative and I got know actually what really UX designer do .
Thank you for such amazing video.
Preparation, co-operation, research, and data analysis? YES!
Your voice and ascent is fantastic 😊
Very good explanation, thanks
Great Content 🎉 Thanks
Thanks for this great video. It's helpful.
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!
Great. thank you very much.
Thx share you knowledge
This is one of the most detailed explanation of UX Design have seen on here. Great job. Please, the link to the short course is not going through. Google chrome kept putting an attention on it as malicious.❌
Hey Oluwaseun! Thank for the lovely feedback here. Can you try this link instead please? careerfoundry.com/en/short-courses/become-a-ux-designer/ Let us know if this works or not?
I have just change my career as a graphic designer to a UX DESIGNER but it looks like i still have a lot to learn
I love your jacket! Could you share what brand it is? I'm in my second week of UX/UI designer role for embedded UI, a bit of a career switch and skill expansion from web design and front-end dev. Learning so much and enjoying it so far.
Yes of course! We asked Dee and she said she bought it from a shop in Berlin called 'Broke & Schon'a few years ago, here's the link: brokeundschoen.de/
So helpful !
Thank you
Glad to hear Erica! You're very welcome!
i was thinking ux design is the perfect match for my dream job but i am still learning english and this communication skill needs greater than i expected and now it's intimidating.
Hey Baha, are their UX positions available where you're based? UX isn't an English exclusive profession for example.
Love the ending. I wanna work with a team like that xD.
My question to you is if CF has a full program that teaches me all the things I need to know and do as a UX designer . And if yes, how much does that cost? Lots of hugs and love
Hi thank you so much for a detailed explanation 🙏 am a UX designer with 3 years of experience but I took a career break for 4years , I would like to start my career in UX again , can you please guide me what things to be noted and should be added to my resume ? Is there a possibility where I can restart my career in UX again ? What things should I keep a note of 🙏
Thank you for taking time to explain us 🥰❤️
very well explain
Beautiful presentation 🎉
its good that you smile while talking :)
i have learned figma and xd etc , when it comes to prototyping , what software would you recommond to get a job , invision ? or any others u can suggest that most empoyers ask
That's very good communication
Thanks alot
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
Hi, great voice and kindness. Do you recommend me using Figma with Bubble?
Dee is my favourite mentor
Thanks for the video. It is so helpful. I just wonder if you can become an Ux designer if your communication skills are not so great? I don’t think it would be a problem to learn to collaborate for me. But I have worked as a self employed for so long. I can communicate well with my clients but with others like team members I am struggling. I feel I can easily talk to some strangers or who makes me feel comfortable to talk with. Not everyone
Thanks for your help.
This video describes my personality and skill-set perfectly. It's unreal.
the way she explains things is amazing. if she was my boss I would be tap dancing to work insted of walking
Thanks Mohamed, Dee is a great UX / UI expert to work with, and has loads of really helpful stories and insights! Glad you enjoyed!
I come from a business background (undergraduate in international management with French) from the uni of bath. I am super intrigue by UX design and would really love to do a master on it. Could you recommend me any universities or masters? I have been looking into KTH in Sweden or the ITU in Copenhagen. I am open to go to any university in Europe- not sure if you are aware of any good one offering UX master that are worth applying for.
Thank you :)
Great video, Dee! The role of UX designer appeals to me! I think my question is with the job descriptions, is how dò we go about landing our first position in UX Design. Does it require a portfolio?
I do not want to miss UI design course tutorials
I love the video and would like to ask how to showcase my skills in my portfolio, particularly focusing on communication and collaboration as uiux designer with not enough experience
Do you think getting into graphic designing will be a great stepping stone to UXdesigning?
it very nicely to watch this video. The picture and voice very nicely
Love this! Special needs mom here starting to learn UX. Can anyone here tell me if I can work part time as a UX designer?
Thanks a ton for the insights. I am curious to know, what is the UX design job prospect for an English speaker in a country where the major language is different? Is it possible to conduct an interview for the UX research with a little knowledge of local language?
Good question Arpita! This is tricky, it depends if you are conducting these solo or as part of a team. If you are on a team with local / native speakers of that language then it should not be too much of an issue, if someone else can record notes / insights and any data, however it would be advantageous if working on your own in this situation to be able to interview the users in the most comfortable and accessible way for them. That said if English is a strong second language for the user then you can still conduct such interviews if it is agreeable with your interview subjects.
@@careerfoundry thank you for your reply. ❤
Thanks, Dee for such an informative and well-explained vedio. Is it mandatory to know HTML, CSS & Java to become a UI/UX designer? Please let me know.
Thanks Girija, glad you found it useful! No, absolutely not, you can become a UX/UI designer without knowing these coding languages. It might be useful when working with a developer when presenting your prototypes but it is definitely not a requirement to become one!
@@careerfoundry Thanks, Dee for reverting back. Appreciate it. Your communication skill is stupendous
Thanks for this informative video. Do you think one can leanr online? could you suggest an Online course that would be a great fit for eventually have a certification and look for jobs.
Hello! If one has experience in working with outside 3rd party e-commerce and have directed the Vision and branding and UX and in project management and product management but no UX/UI experience but is passionate about it and would love to get into this field...is there a good role to start in with my background as I job search? Looking to grow and learn and create!
Still didn't get what a UX designer actually does.
Like the way dee explain
Following her videos almost 3yrs now
Thanks for sharing ..
I really what to go into ux design and I have no primal knowledge but going through the first tutorial I’m already gingered..And other thing amongst the job requirements you posted there was a statement on working with developers and programming languages I have no knowledge on that so do I learn that too
Clear language. Very likable.
As a person that's considering to pursue a UX career, and I'm speaking of a person who has never had any contact with IT in general. What would you suggest how and where to start?
Great information🤝
Just wanted to know if there is any requirement of a educational degree to be a UI UX designer as i hv done NCFE’s Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma....
So please tell me if this career is of any good for me as i am thinking of doing UI/UX Certification course in few days?
Thank you in advance....please do reply
I’m literally about to get my Event Management degree and was talking to someone getting an IT degree and basically explained that I like to mess with my phone laptop and iPad with settings and try to understand aesthetics of things and I’m decent at figuring out how to navigate through an interface. He said I like UX or UI. Since I’m getting my degree in Events I want to supplement it with UX design somehow, but I have no experience with Ux design. It has been more of an interest.
Thank you Dee for a wonderful explanation, may I ask what does Digital UX mean? Or what does it mean that some UX designers don't do digital. I'm kinda learning the different fields in UX. Thanks!
Hello, most of the things you counted make me feel like this is the right career for me, however strong emphasis on communication got me worried. I'm not a super outgoing person, I guess I would define myself as an introvert, do you think I can succeed in this area without excellent communication skills? Thanks for your help
I am an introvert myself and still checking out this great video. One thing I know is that you can develop and improve communication skills by time and practice like anything else. If you are interested in knowing more about people, how they feel or why they behave in one way or another, I think you would be a natural communicator just by some more practice, no matter if you are an introvert or not. I know many extroverts who do not have enough empathy or even sympathy to have a good conversation, so it really depends on how far you can connect with others.
That was intimidating for me a well. But possessing all of the other qualities mentioned in this video makes me feel like I may have finally found the career that fits me.
personally i was the same way but i found myself so much more confident with my ideas back during this story lab summer camp where we had a little show filled with little performances at the end and it was a huge collaboration where it was very a comfortable and chill space so it felt easy to actually speak my ideas because everyone else was also creative like i was.
Same 😭👁️👄👁️
do you think it would be relevant for a web developer to learn UX design?
Excellent video!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hii ma’am, do UX designers require to have good art/drawing skills? I’m a high school student thinking about doing UX design :)
I'm interested in UX
But I'm not getting how to start the learning like should go for paid course or for RUclips video....
Please let me know ab this
As im interest in this area....