UI & UX
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- mg330
I've been looking for a new job for six months now. Focusing on UX Design or interactive strategy - either direction is something I'm cool with and can see continuing to grow a career with.
In looking at job descriptions, I've run into a LOT of overlap between disciplines that I think is born out of businesses not really knowing who or what they want. Some descriptions fuse core PM responsibilities, frond end development, or pure visual design with all the typical UX responsibilities: wireframes, prototypes, research, persona creation, usability testing...
I really get the impression that some businesses are trying to get the biggest bang for their buck, but I can't imagine the person who is great at all these things, or has experience in all these areas. Or... Is set on working in UX and would even entertain the idea of PM responsibilities.
I have a lot of skills in my bag. I enjoyed strategy and UX work the most, and they was under the title Interactive Marketing Strategist. I didn't even know what UX was until we started using the term, and if already been doing plenty of tasks within it: running kickoff, doing client and competitor research, requirements gathering, low to high fidelity wireframes, large technical/functional documentation, requirements documents, some QA assistance... Before that role I was in a PM role, but still did plenty of UX and strategy stuff, because our pm roles were very atypical.
So, anyhow... I'll find a job eventually but I'm dead set in finding something creative, collaborating with people to solve fun problems. I sort of aspire to be a mix of UX, creative direction, and brand strategy. Might not find that now or all at once, but it's how I sort of see myself.
- similar situation here, might just be a consultant on whatever's fun. don't want to go down the ui/ux rabbit hole.doesnotexist