As an advanced UX designer, you’ll take on more responsibilities and lead important strategic product decisions in your organization. The resources below can help you develop the right skills to advance in your UX design career.
Grow your UX design expertise
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Wireframing, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Presentations, User Research, Figma (Design Software), Design Reviews, Persona (User Experience), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Mobile Development, User Story, Cross Platform Development, Data Ethics, Usability, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, User Research, User Experience, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Survey Creation, Sampling (Statistics), Design Research, Interaction Design, Ideation, A/B Testing, Conceptual Design, Web Analytics, User Interface (UI)
Skills you'll gain: User Story, UI/UX Research, Information Architecture, User Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Agile Software Development, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Agile Methodology, Usability, Responsive Web Design, Persona (User Experience), Kanban Principles, Backlogs, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, Design Thinking, Prototyping
Advanced UX designers deepen their expertise by designing for many products, at various stages of development. They ask good questions to reveal research gaps, deliver consistent work, and are experts at collaboration. They might also take on more leadership and management responsibilities.
Furthering your career in UX design tends to mean managing junior-level designers, into job titles like “UX Design Manager” and “Lead UX Designer.” Others prefer to advance as an individual contributor, from “Senior UX Designer” to “Staff” and then “Principal.” While it is not required, you might decide to pursue a graduate degree in human factors or engineering psychology to demonstrate your dedication to professional development.
Advance in your UX design career with these resources:
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![[Featured Image] A man in an orange shirt who works in service design is working on his desktop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1MbYixwppQFdCYm7eWHlo3/b3d7140532ef2c628b32eb7c7e65c47b/GettyImages-1492169489.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Several start-up software company employees sitting at their desks after a group session applying design thinking to a challenge with the latest iteration of their application.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5p6jlekaqlyRpvez7P9xBt/830f0d8356c66aceaf4d307a4661432d/GettyImages-642293223.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A pair of UX designers looks at a computer while working on their design sprint.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/xlrA3hvawmSxPQvG660cQ/cf00fe142809aa90eb8f23da4fa1a340/GettyImages-1158816111.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Employee working from home holding a baby as they types on their laptop](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/58bpNYzagq5zMIrNIGOT2o/9e84a7fef829254665e6cde92b22aa00/GettyImages-571492555.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] UX designer works at a laptop computer.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6fwcf9G0Hc3c2t9pnKWdwd/b59cdfb4e355c50786a458bef9e30d35/GettyImages-1092232950.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Small group of people using both a computer and a smartphone app to complete their work.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6AdMky3yL9NXQcNocknhLV/c3da96aee75a06f74e359fc80de1b98c/GettyImages-2067743058.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A product designer wears a floral blouse and stands in an open office holding a tablet.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/32tDttnPQMUyzzMj93Nups/8d744f5f78e90400ed044d880405827c/iStock-852930228.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A UX designer sketches on a tablet while drinking a cup of coffee.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5NYrb6Wunw9gBvc2nsD4h0/b319ed0966d7ee9ed8f51355a8c7860b/UX_Designer_salary.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A smiling person in a black shirt and necklace sits at their laptop and works on their UX portfolio in a brightly lit office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1vchrSQ853YbMXncBSBwkr/48c1aa08827e27f61792e4bfa6077bca/UX_design_portfolio.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person wearing red headphones sits on a leather bench listening to a podcast on their phone.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6F4Gev9hUWVbLNTeCy1i47/948f6e5354d1bdc4a9a473d014f77c59/UX_books_blogs_podcasts.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A smiling UX designer works on his phone and laptop in a brightly lit startup office](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1nNRSeqkpDoWxTIw6dizv0/63ec7bb6ab6f65be435abece506dd18c/UX_design_skills.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A graphic designer sits at a table with their pink laptop in a brightly lit room](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/421Tx5urMn9TJYCXTK9EGI/b150030ace96dda7fa49804c437bb28a/Graphic_designer_vs_ux_designer.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
