UX Career Coaching - Marathon

After purchasing , you’ll get immediate access to these files and documents:

• (Read first) An onboarding document with links to a coaching intake questionnaire
  
• A private link to schedule your sessions with me
  
• Access to 3 UX Courses: , and Any future UX courses I produce, students can simply email me and get that for free, regardless of price ;)
  
• (Bonus) 1 hr webinar: Best UX Portfolio Practices to Get Hired ASAP
  
• (Bonus) Automatic entry into the Design Writing Apprenticeship Program - gain ability to publish articles posts and build authority on the UXBeginner.com blog. 

Marathon is the all-access, premium coaching track 

for those seeking a complete UX career makeover. This is the most custom-tailored offering, in which I’ll identify your top problem areas and design a curriculum just for you, from learning UX skills to creating design projects from scratch.

How does it work? In the first session, we’ll…

1. Evaluate your ENTIRE career in the context of past professional experiences, current projects and career interests.

2. Pinpoint your issues and prioritize a list of actions, from easy “low hanging fruit” to long term objectives.

Then we’ll tackle that action list through a series of in-depth coaching sessions and hands-on work.

Here are two example custom UX-focused curriculum I can build for you:

> UX Projects from Scratch

Whereas Sprint and Relay rely on turning existing projects into case studies, Marathon helps you develop those UX projects in the first place. It starts by helping you find good project opportunities, whether it’s pitching to a non-profit you like, approaching a startup or working with a mom & pop shop.

Then, we’ll apply the latest UX design process to create your website, app, or experience from scratch, so that it’s ready to be presented in a portfolio. Depending on the scope of your ideas, our engagement will be limited to 1-2 personal projects.

P.S. A savvy entrepreneur has cleverly used Marathon to do all the UX research and design for his new app ;)

> Learn UX from the ground up

Feel like you need an actionable plan to learn UI design, the UX process, or even how to write blog posts to get the attention of employers? I can build a custom curriculum for you to hone in on these skills, with built in homework + weekly accountability to ensure you’re making real progress.

Sample Marathon coaching schedule:

Pre-session: complete a UX questionnaire & skill audit so we can establish your career baseline. This exercise in itself helps many designers gauge their needs and clarify their problems.

Month 1 (4 sessions): create a prioritized career action list, revise your resume and existing portfolio pieces

Month 2 (4 sessions): leverage personal network & businesses for UX projects, begin UX project development

Month 3 (4 sessions): continue developing UX project from research to wireframe to user testing

Month 4 (4 sessions): polish case studies into online portfolio, with guidance on web hosting and design

Month 5 (4 sessions): one month curriculum dedicated to UI design

Month 6 (4 sessions): UX interview prep, personal branding and learn the ropes of freelancing.

Post session: Receive a brief detailing our work together in Relay, which includes next steps and specific recommendations for improvement, e.g. what skills to practice, branding considerations to make.

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Ready to build your UX Career from the ground up? is only for serious mentees who want to build a brand and body of work from scratch.  includes everything from Sprint and Relay, as well as lifetime access to all UX Beginner courses and automatic entry into the Design Writing Apprenticeship.