painting squirrels purple the evolution of ux hard/soft skills
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A presentation give by Rob Fitzgibbon of Mobiquity and Kate O'Connor of Onward Search for the Boston UXPA Monthly Meeting in July 2014. In from of a 50-person audience, Kate and Rob's covered how the User Experience field has grown over the past decade, what companies want in a UX professional, and what skills and strengths are currently in demand. A question and answer session followed the presentation. At the end of the event, Kate and Rob gave one lucky attendee a 9" garden statue ceramic squirrel painted purple. A good time was had by all!TRANSCRIPT
Painting Squirrels PurpleThe Evolution of UX Hard/Soft Skills
Who Are We?
Why We Are Here What You Will Learn• How the User Experience field has grown • What companies want in a UX professional• What skills and strengths are currently in demand• How to paint yourself purple
But first - Let’s thank our sponsors
The UX Field
The Beginning
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UX: The Perennial BattleGodzilla vs. Mothra
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Making Experiences
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Measuring Experiences
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Portfolios
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Coding
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Prototyping
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Process
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Conferences & Blogs & Resources
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Jobs
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UX Job Growth 2012-13
Sourcehttp://www.onwardsearch.com/career-center/ux-careers-guide/
http://www.onwardsearch.com/career-center/ux-jobs-salary-guide/
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UX Job Growth 2012-13
2012 Infographic
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UX Job Growth 2012-13
2013 Infographic
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Skills
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Skills
* Defined as “Core” in Jared Spool’s “Assessing Your Team’s UX Skills at http://www.uie.com/articles/assessing_ux_teams/‡ Defined as “Enterprise ” in Jared Spool’s “Assessing Your Team’s UX Skills at http://www.uie.com/articles/assessing_ux_teams/ Plus items form Elizabeth Bacons “Self-Assurement” infrographic at http://www.uxmastery.com/ux-self-assessment
UX
Information Architecture *
Interaction Design *
Industrial Design
Service Design
Information Design *
Visual Design *
Usability Engineering
Analytics ‡
Fast Iteration Management *
User Research *
Branding
Technical Communication
Content Management
Design Research
Human Factors
Content Strategy
Copyrighting *
Editing *
Design Documentation ‡
‡ Ethnography
Social Networks ‡
Marketing ‡
‡ Technology
ROI ‡
Business Knowledge ‡
‡ Domain Knowledge.SME
Mobile Apps
Responsive Design
“Gameification”
Strategy
Apple iOS ecosystem
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Soft Skills
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Titles
33%(+7%)
UPDATED with 2013
Stats!
UX/UI Developer (+38%)
9%(-9%)
7%(-16%)
3%(-3%)
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Salaries
* Source: http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Ux-Designer-l-Boston,-MA.html
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UX Salaries in Boston, 2014*Title Avg. SalarySenior Interaction Design Manager $148k
Lead UX Designer VP $187k
Interaction Design Manager $135k
UX Designer “Flash” $77k
Desktop UX/UI Designer $142k
UX Lead Designer $150k
Lead Mobile UX Designer $219k
UI/UX Visual Designer $148k
UX Designer/Developer $135k
Lead UX Designer $150k
UX/UI Designer VP $129k
UX Designer $85k
Mobile UX Designer $124k
UX Interaction Designer $116k
• Source: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/user-experience-designer-salary-SRCH_KO0,24.htm
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Where Are We Now?
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Where are we going?
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Why you came and what you learned if you were paying attention
• How the User Experience field has grown over the past decade
• What companies want in a UX professional• What skills and strengths are currently in demand• How to paint yourself purple
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Thank you and Questions