Level Up Your UX Portfolio Series - Workshop 1

An online workshop series helping designers level up in the art of storytelling, craft a kick-ass portfolio, and land that dream job.

This series welcomes designers of all levels who want to refine their case studies, presentation skills, and ultimately advance in their career.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:
• Confidence and preparedness for future opportunities
• Actionable techniques to improve your case studies
• A better understanding of your designer identity

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻?
• Cumulative Progression: Build your skills overtime throughout the series – each workshop will take you one step further.

• Interactive and Collaborative Environments: Learn by doing and practicing – get ready to engage with the content, your peers, and workshop leaders.

• Created and Led by Women: With a variety of design and education experience, we aim for more diverse opportunities in the tech industry.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀?

1. Get To Know Yourself: Refining Your Vision + Your Designer Identity
2. Get To Know Your Work: Uncovering Case Study Strengths + Gaps
3. Get To Know Your Story: Crafting a Compelling Narrative
4. Get To Know Your Brand: Polishing with Visuals
5. Get To Know Your Voice: Practicing Your Pitch

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝟏 - 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 (𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 + 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆): In this workshop, we will help you refine your design identity to attract the right role and stand out as a unique candidate.
Understand and refine who you are as a designer, how you want to be portrayed and how to focus your portfolio to represent who you are.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘆:
Refining your career vision, values, and goals
Developing your unique value proposition
Identifying your strengths and gaps

MEET YOUR WORKSHOP FACILITATORS:

➡ 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘 𝐊 𝐘𝐔 is a Sr. UX Designer @ Wealthsimple with a research and education background who embraces storytelling and collaboration as an essential part of her work. She has solved problems across a variety of disciplines and platforms, with clients including LoyaltyOne, Deloitte Digital, BrainStation, Loblaw Digital, EQ Bank, RBC, and more.

In her free time, you might find her hosting a panel discussion, mentoring designers in the community, or trying to befriend a dog she meets on the street.

➡ 𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀 is a Sr. Product Designer @TWG with a background in strategy who loves crafting compelling narratives that sell. Having been a candidate and an interviewer, she has learned valuable lessons to help others in their careers. She has worked solving complex problems with clients including Interac, JLL, RBC, TD Canada Trust, a top global consulting firm and more.

What does she do in her free time? You can find her deep in the weeds learning new tools for design and productivity, mentoring, listening to audiobooks on her daily walks and chilling with her kitty.

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Stay tuned for upcoming workshops and details!