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Behind the role of a user experience designer

Behind the role of a user experience designer

From the course: Practical UX Weekly: Season One

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Behind the role of a user experience designer

- User experience designer, the new frontier. One of the hottest jobs in the Bay Area and potentially across the world, there are countless designers with endless amounts of ideas on how to solve the world's biggest problems. However, this episode isn't about the standard responsibilities a user experience designer accomplishes but more so a video about the attributes and behind-the-scene activities that a designer must also do to be successful in their day to day. I'll share the traits that make designers thrive and how they can set themselves up for success in one of the most challenging but fulfilling roles on the market. We'll also look through a different lens at what being a user experience designer is all about as well as the impact we can have at scale. We'll finish by discussing why we need this role and the happiness it can bring you. I'll start by asking you a question. Take a second and think about what a user experience designer does. I'm positive that the first few…

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