Entry Level Product Design Apprenticeship

About the Program:

Every year, we sponsor 2 UX apprentices to join us for 7 months, either in the fall or spring seasons. Our UX apprentices work through the end-to-end UX design and UX research process for a startup idea of their choice that will help them attract hiring managers in that topic space or industry.

Apprentices take our program for free and receive 1:1 mentorship throughout the 7-month program. Alumni UX apprentices go on to make between $85,000 -$130,000 in UX design, product design, UX research, or service design roles after they complete the program.

We are committed to helping women, immigrants, LGBTQ folks and POC break into tech and land 6-figure UX jobs. We help you land 6-figure UX jobs or coach you till you get it.

Apprenticeship Requirements:

This apprenticeship program is open to new grads and UX career changers alike! Here are some apprenticeship requirements to keep in mind before applying:

Interested in UX career paths in UX research, UX design, product design or service design

Willing to commit 5-10 hours of work per week to complete program deliverables

Willing to attend 2-3 hour weekend lectures to learn the end-to-end design process

Open to feedback from UX mentors and demonstrates a willingness to revise design work

Apprenticeship Program Learnings:

Build digital products and services 0-1

Lead end-to-end design process for a startup idea or topic of your choice

Lead product scoping and feature scoping, as well as entire project management

Identify target market for product and position product for launch success

Develop a business model for the product or service and demonstrate how the product/service will scale as the business model scales

Lead discovery research by managing user recruitment, creating research plans, writing interview guides, leading 8-16 discovery interviews, and synthesizing interview insights

Deliver a compelling UX design and business pitch for your startup idea, showcasing both qualitative and quantitative data to justify the problem space and the solution

Tell a compelling story about users by showcasing user types, personas, stakeholder maps, journey maps, process maps, service blueprints, ideation matrixes, sketches, wireframes, UX workflows, prototypes and other visual deliverables

Lead user testing of wireframes and prototypes to improve product/service usability and constantly iterate on your startup idea

Design a unique design system for your solution from scratch, creating components, a style guide, and branding for your solution

Analyze direct and indirect competitors to clearly articulate your solution’s differentiators and why your solution is innovative and more likely to succeed over competing options