{"id":5601,"date":"2019-08-20T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2022-11-05T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T02:08:45","slug":"senior-ux-designer-portfolio-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/senior-ux-designer-portfolio-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Senior UX Designer Portfolio Tips for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>job that comes your way. UX design is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/best-tech-jobs\/\">hottest tech jobs<\/a> around today, but you need to have a competitive portfolio if you want to compete for the best gigs. If you have a solid senior UX designer portfolio, you stand out from the pack. Your portfolio from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog\/how-to-get-a-job-in-ux-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">UX design bootcamp<\/a> can make or break your UX coding career.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our guide is here to help you find the ideal projects for your portfolio. With our help, you\u2019ll be able to whip your job hunt into shape and start calling the shots. We show you projects that you can do to demonstrate your advanced skills and make you a more desirable candidate. Before long, you\u2019ll be fighting off job offers and enjoying high pay and rewarding challenges. Sounds fun, right? Then let\u2019s get to it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-examples-that-demonstrate-your-design-philosophy\"><strong>Use Examples that Demonstrate Your Design Philosophy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your resum\u00e9 and portfolio are going to represent you when hiring managers scan over the work from all of the job applicants. You\u2019re going to be competing for <a href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/how-much-is-a-ux-designer-salary\/\">high-paying jobs<\/a>, and so you should make sure that your own personality and opinions shine through your portfolio projects. Any project that you include in your portfolio should speak to the prospective employer and give them a good idea of what they\u2019re going to get when they hire you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different UX designers have different design philosophies, and that\u2019s all to the good. An Internet full of only one design philosophy would be a seriously boring place to visit. Make sure that your featured projects allow you to stand out from the pack and state your intent. If you excel at user research, pick a project that shows off that particular aspect of the user experience. The more you differentiate yourself from others, the more memorable you\u2019ll be.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hermes-rivera-Oz7_usBqwuY-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5603\"\/><figcaption>It\u2019s a much more effective way to stand out than putting on Joker makeup, and it\u2019s less likely to end with you in jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-demonstrate-your-senior-skills\"><strong>Demonstrate Your Senior Skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/what-is-ux-ui-design\/\">UX\/UI design jobs<\/a> as a senior coder require a larger set of skills than you needed as a beginning programmer. That\u2019s probably not news, right? You won\u2019t have much opportunity during the interview to delve into all of those skills, though, so it\u2019s a good idea to include them in your portfolio. You\u2019ll need to make sure that your portfolio projects show off your senior skills and represent the best that you can offer a company.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to include projects that include stakeholder management, which is a vital senior skill. You\u2019ll probably have to lead a team as a senior developer, too, so make sure that your projects include teamwork and leadership aspects. Your projects should also feature design advocacy and industry involvement. If you select some projects that advertise these sorts of abilities, you\u2019ll have a leg up on the rest of the applicants.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the long and short of it, beautiful readers. UX and UI design jobs net you top pay and respect, but if you want to find great senior design gigs, you need to know how to prepare your portfolio. Our guide shows you how to get your senior UX designer portfolio ready to go for your next interview and will help you find the perfect capper to your career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"job that comes your way. UX design is one of the hottest tech jobs around today, but you need to have a competitive portfolio if you want to compete for the best gigs. If you have a solid senior UX designer portfolio, you stand out from the pack. 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