As an advanced UX designer, you’ll take on more responsibilities and lead important strategic product decisions in your organization. The resources below can help you develop the right skills to advance in your UX design career.
Grow your UX design expertise
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Research, UI/UX Research, Information Architecture, Figma (Design Software), Usability Testing, Professional Networking, User Story, Web Design, Design Reviews, Usability, Presentations, User Experience, Design Research, Ideation, Interviewing Skills
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, Wireframing, Sprint Planning
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Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Human Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Design
Advanced UX designers deepen their expertise by designing for many products, at various stages of development. They ask good questions to reveal research gaps, deliver consistent work, and are experts at collaboration. They might also take on more leadership and management responsibilities.
Furthering your career in UX design tends to mean managing junior-level designers, into job titles like “UX Design Manager” and “Lead UX Designer.” Others prefer to advance as an individual contributor, from “Senior UX Designer” to “Staff” and then “Principal.” While it is not required, you might decide to pursue a graduate degree in human factors or engineering psychology to demonstrate your dedication to professional development.
Advance in your UX design career with these resources:
![[Featured Image] A UX researcher sits in an office space, conducting an interview with a user.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5GekkW4ZMIv5MttFk4ldKI/71b3557a96301fab000b8f3bc7dc0a30/GettyImages-2192203201.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Two coworkers with UX certification wearing black tops work on a user design (UX) project with a laptop in a conference room with a glass wall.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7dJl73aoA7QwbBwsqtIlpM/1f4c3650c83b739cc73c07350fb9f13b/UX_certification.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A UX designer wearing eyeglasses and a blue shirt draws a wireframe on a whiteboard.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/585Wul8GGcz8X4duQ8ifmz/813766bae0ad07e41a7e82ecbe2439b8/ux-designer.JPG?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
