UX Career

Which UX Career is Right for You?

Job Title	Roles & Responsibilities	Key Skills to Know
UX Designer	a “full stack designer” in that you should have experience in the design process from research through wireframing and even a bit of visual design or front-end development	research methodologies, wireframing, ideation, prototyping
User Researcher	Maria Anders	user interviews, survey design, data analysis, usability testing
Information Architect	responsible for the a product’s organization determine how information should be arranged and displayed to make it easy to understand and use ultimately helps the user interpret her surroundings, navigate around a product, and easily discover what it is that she’s looking to find or do	card sorting, understanding of cognitive psychology, library sciences, user research analysis
Interaction Designer	how the a product feels and responds to a user very focused on precise user interface details include anything from designing movement, animation, and visual aesthetics how products react and respond to users	visual design, knowledge of HTML CCS and Javascript, animation
User Interface Designer	are most concerned with the look and feel of the actual page visuals and layout ultimately choose where buttons should be placed, what colors are used, and what style the drop down menu will display	visual design, user interface patterns, typography, layout best practices
Product Designer		content strategy, sketching, scope defining
Front-End Developer	a mix of programming and layout that powers the visuals and interactions of the web	HTML, CSS, Javascript, Javascript frameworks

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