UX Career Catalyst: Self-Paced UX Career Coaching to Land a $100K+ UX Job

Done-for-you UX resume re-writes and LinkedIn profile optimization
Rebrand your UX resume by highlighting transferrable skills, considering skillsets that could make your a mid-senior level UX researcher or UX designer.

Done-for-you UX case study re-writes to create a UX portfolio with 3-5 cases.
Re-write your UX case studies to highlight business impact and showcase key metrics and leadership skillsets that you bring to the table.

Mock UX interview & salary negotiations practice and prep.
Prepare for interviews with recruiters, hiring managers, portfolio reviews, whiteboard challenges, and team-based interviews, considering salary negotiations.

Watch our video on the state of UX between 2025-2030 and get 18 tips to land a 6-figure UX job.

The UX job market is projected to grow by 45% between 2025 and 2030 according to the World Economic Forum 2025 Jobs Report.


There will be more opportunities to design AI products! The annual growth rate for the AI market (CAGR 2025-2030) is 28%. The AI market is projected to reach $827 Billion by 2030

45%

Projected growth in the UX job market 2025-2030

28%

The annual growth rate for the AI market (2025-2030)

$827 Billion

The projected size of the AI market by 2030

Who is this course for?

This course is for:

Women, immigrants, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Allies

UX learners & job seekers alike

Folks interested in learning advanced UX topics

UX Bootcamp grads + Google Coursera grads

This course is NOT for:

Folks looking for a shortcut into UX design

Folks who Do NOT want to thoroughly learn how and why the UX process and AI works, and all the consequences of designing digital products. We believe in ethical UX and AI product design.

We cover building UX and AI products 0-1, telling a compelling story that helps you land 6-figure Fortune 500 UX jobs.

  • What is design thinking? Design thinking and blue ocean strategy examples

    Choose your own startup UX project topic and scope the opportunity space based on design thinking & Blue Ocean strategy.

    We cover both qualitative and quantitative methods throughout the UX design process.

  • Cognitive psychology behind user interviews, trauma-informed interview methods

    How might we analyze body language and learn cognitive psychology principles to read participants’ and stakeholders’ emotions and true motivations?

    How might we apply trauma-informed interview practices for complex topics like managing PTSD, grief, sexual assault, kink & BDSM practices and more…

  • The storytelling behind UX visuals, deliverables, and case studies

    How might we build empathy for our users when conveying pain points and problems to stakeholders? How might we incorporate quantitative data to justify the business opportunity in this space?

  • Scope your product idea. Build a business model and monetization strategy

    How might we prototype AI products without code, to better understand how users might interact with AI and to also understand the constraints of AI development? How might we create a unique and innovative business model for our ideas? How do we monetize?

  • AI product design and building AI features

    We consider AI design heuristics, design systems and best practices to scope and prototype simple AI features for our MVP product, leveraging existing LLMs. We also scope product roadmaps, identifying more nuanced AI features for future versions of the app, considering long term implications.

  • Design the details of your MVP app: consider IA, user flows, heuristics

    How might we design something in line with the social standards and mental models users already have (i.e, Jakob’s law) but still remain innovative and competitive?

  • Grid systems, wireframes, UI for AI features

    Continue to work through the information architecture of your MVP, based on user mental models and on categories/organization. Thoughtfully build a foundation for your design system via wireframing experimentation.

  • Atomic design, components, design systems scalability

    How might you break down the scope of your MVP in terms of components and atomic design? How might you understand the scalability of your product through design systems? How might designing at an atomic level help us design AI features?

  • The business of UX/UI design

    How will your UI optimize user flows, increasing efficiency, engagement, lead generation and conversion rates? What does your design system do well and how can you keep improving it?

  • Prototyping for reach

    What story does your prototype tell about optimization, engagement, scalability, conversions, revenue? How do you sell a business vision about scalability with a prototype?

Here’s what you’ll get from this course…

  • We will focus on UX resume rewrites, UX case study writing, mock interviews, and filling gaps in your UX, AI, or business knowledge.

  • You will gain access to 40+ hours of online video modules that help you work through the end-to-end design process, AI product design, service design, stakeholder management, business strategy, product scoping and positioning, UX management, UX freelance work, starting a digital business and more.

  • We give you access to the course for over a year! You can always extend access.

4 key mindsets for landing a 6-figure UX job and gaining a competitive edge in a tight job market…

  • Design is all about reframing uncertainty in a product/feature launch by approaching the problem with both creativity and logic, qualitative and quantitative methods.

    Product/feature success in never guaranteed so we embrace our failures and re-iterate, constantly tinkering and experimenting rather than striving for perfection…

    Great designers are comfortable and thrive in uncertainty, similar to entrepreneurs.

  • The AI industry is projected to be booming by 2030, and while some of the consequences of this will be major job losses in certain industries and sectors, it also means new possibilities! Imagine the possibilities of designing AI products within an industry that’s projected to reach $827 Billion by 2030. That means new, up-and-coming AI startups promising design jobs.  To be truly successful, we need to convert our scarcity mindset into one of abundance to really get our creative juices flowing.

  • We need to get comfortable with learning more about UX entrepreneurship, service design, stakeholder management, product management, marketing, sales, and embracing a gig/creator economy. 

    The best designers create their own unique brand that stands for their specific expertise, mission, and values. They sell and market themselves as creators, freelancers, and excellent employees!

    They are unafraid to start multiple side hustles and projects, constantly tinkering and iterating. Fun fact- I failed at 3 startups before I successfully launched Ideate Labs with a partner and then UX woman by myself. I like to leverage multiple sources of income, always!

  • We need to be flexible as designers, striving to find work-life balance between full-time employment, paid gig and freelance work, and tinkering with side hustles or small businesses. 

    By finding balance between each of our passions, we can cultivate multiple sources of income in the face of uncertainty.

Watch our video on the state of UX between 2025-2030 and get 18 tips to land a 6-figure UX job.

The UX job market is projected to grow by 45% between 2025 and 2030 according to the World Economic Forum 2025 Jobs Report.


There will be more opportunities to design AI products! The annual growth rate for the AI market (CAGR 2025-2030) is 28%. The AI market is projected to reach $827 Billion by 2030

Choose a course plan based on your learning style & goals

Free AI & UX Design Lessons on Our YouTube Channel

No Cost, Free Accessible Content. We introduce concepts like UX research, UX design, UX career paths, AI design, and more. The basics of UI, UX, UXR, and AI.

Self-Paced, Online UX Career Catalyst Coaching

$4950, Accessible Via Thinktific. Get 365-day access to all course materials and complete the course at your own pace, no rush! Follow FigJam activities online.

Live, 7-Month UX Design ‘MBA’ Program

$7450, Live via Zoom. Attend our live sessions as part of the Fall or Spring live cohorts and get up to 7 months of 1:1 career coaching and lifelong group coaching.