An UnUXpected Career: Becoming a UX Professional

Are you thinking about becoming a user experience professional? Wondering how others got into the field? Maybe you already do UX work but want to up your game? After all, user experience is a relatively new field. Most colleges don’t offer courses or degrees in UX and those that do have only started recently. How do you become a UX champion from where you are now?

Our expert panel will explore the topic of starting a career in UX and ways to get better at the craft. They’ll tell their career stories and share their best advice for becoming a UX professional. We’ll hear from UX-ers who represent multiple disciplines. What they have in common are the indirect paths they took toward their careers in user experience.

Heed these experts’ advice and jump start your transition into UX yourself or your trajectory toward becoming a better UX practitioner. No matter where you’re starting, all roads can lead to user experience.

Free and open to the public.

EXPERT PANEL
-Joseph Chiariello–UX Manager, US Patriot Tactical
-Erin Blackwood–Content Strategist, Wells Fargo
-Raymond Barrett–UX Architect, American Specialty Health
-TBD

TIMELINE
6pm: Networking and happy hour begin
7pm: Panel starts
8:30pm: Wrap up

VENUE (sponsored by Colonial Life)
SOCO (808 Lady Street)

GRUB
Free pizza and beer!