{"id":4744,"date":"2018-09-24T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2024-06-12T06:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:03:58","slug":"announcing-springboards-ux-career-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/news\/announcing-springboards-ux-career-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Springboard\u2019s UX Career Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9 my-5\" itemprop=\"video\"><img src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j4P2E67vKi4\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"YouTube video player for j4P2E67vKi4\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100%;height:100%\" data-yt-facade=\"1\" \/><div class=\"yt-facade\" style=\"position:absolute;z-index:2;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.2)\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"72\" style=\"position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%, -50%);\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><path d=\"M21.58 7.19c-.23-.86-.91-1.54-1.77-1.77C18.25 5 12 5 12 5s-6.25 0-7.81.42c-.86.23-1.54.91-1.77 1.77C2 8.75 2 12 2 12s0 3.25.42 4.81c.23.86.91 1.54 1.77 1.77C5.75 19 12 19 12 19s6.25 0 7.81-.42c.86-.23 1.54-.91 1.77-1.77C22 15.25 22 12 22 12s0-3.25-.42-4.81zM10 15V9l5.2 3-5.2 3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Springboard&#039;s UX Career Track: Become a UX Designer in 6 Months, Job Guaranteed\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" data-yt-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4P2E67vKi4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping people acquire the knowledge they need to succeed in skills-gap industries is a core part of our mission at Springboard. We\u2019ve helped thousands of students develop UX design expertise during the past few years, and now we\u2019re delighted to launch the UX Career Track, a more intensive user experience course with a full career services component\u2014and a job guarantee.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <strong>self-paced, mentor-guided, online bootcamp<\/strong> is designed for people with adjacent skills from a few specific backgrounds:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual design<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coding<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Marketing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you\u2019re a graphic designer who wants to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/design\/what-is-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/design\/what-is-ux-design\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UX design<\/a> to make a bigger impact on your company&#8217;s projects. Or you\u2019re a coder looking to weigh in on a product\u2019s visual appeal. Perhaps you&#8217;re a digital marketer who&#8217;s always wanted to make the app you pitch more desirable. Or you\u2019re an academic researcher picking up UX skills to apply your research knowledge in the digital world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/ux-career-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/ux-career-track\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UX Career Track<\/a> is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re putting the final touches on the curriculum, which has been designed with input from hiring managers, industry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experts, our own mentors, and UX influencers like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/imchunbuns\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christine from <em>chunbuns<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmypYv02UGldiA8g7j2mCyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexa from <em>Hello, I&#8217;m <\/em>Alexa.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This career-focused curriculum will prepare you to <strong>get hired for entry-level UX jobs<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/design\/what-does-a-ux-designer-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read about what UX designers do here<\/a>). It will help you master design thinking, develop cross-functional communication skills, and create real-world projects that you can show off in a unique portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s important. We often hear from UX hiring managers that they receive cookie-cutter portfolios. We want every Springboard graduate to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/design\/ux-portfolio-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/design\/ux-portfolio-best-practices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a portfolio that stands out<\/strong><\/a>, so one of your projects will be a simulation of UX design on the job with business stakeholders and real design development teams. 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