Thomas Lowry

“No one’s hiring designers.” “UX is dead.” “AI took your job.” You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve felt the anxiety. Here’s what the actual numbers say. → In MeasuringU’s 2025 UXPA survey, 70% of hiring managers said they would be hiring for UX roles by year's end. → UK public sector alone posted 2,500+ new UX roles in Q2. So what’s happening? The roles aren’t gone—the rules have just changed. Here’s what’s landing real job offers in UX: ✅ Target sectors that are growing → Public, health, finance, education ✅ Specialize with strategy → Show depth and how it ladders up to org goals ✅ Build proof, not polish → Outcomes over output ✅ Pitch like a partner → Ask smart Qs, reference metrics, follow up ✅ Network up → Not just more people—more proximity to opportunity This market’s tough—but not hopeless. And doomscrolling isn’t strategy. 👉 Swipe for the full breakdown. 💬 What’s one shift you’ll make in your job search after this? #uxdesign #uxcareers #careergrowth #remotework ⸻ 👋🏼 Hi, I’m Dane—your source for UX and career tips. ❤️ Was this helpful? A 👍🏼 would be thuper kewl. 🔄 Share to help others (or for easy access later). ➕ Follow for more like this in your feed every day.

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New, from me: Hiring for Creativity in a World of UX Design Systems https://lnkd.in/gJY-Efdn Leaders depend on designers who can work within system constraints that demand assembly‑level consistency, yet when hiring, they value candidates who challenge assumptions, reframe problems, and propose unexpected solutions. Portfolios, however, often show neither, a gap many managers attribute to the rapid‑training pipelines of contemporary bootcamps. Managers express concern that the systems enabling efficient production may be narrowing the range of skills they see when hiring, leaving a profession caught between creative ideals and the industrial machinery shaping modern product design. Citations (and thanks) to Josh Therese Joe Matic Rahul Jeff Joshua Elizabeth Jude Emma Craig

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Too many design challenges focus on visuals. Pretty UIs. Dribbble shots. ✨This one is different✨ https://lnkd.in/gapgvZ6E I’ve been quietly building something for designers who are ready to move beyond pixels and start creating work that drives real product impact. Over 8 weeks, you’ll get: ➡️ Real-world prompts grounded in business goals and research insights ➡️ Practice in balancing user needs with product outcomes ➡️ The chance to articulate the “why” behind every design choice Because good design isn’t just beautiful—it’s defensible, strategic, and impactful. If you’ve ever wanted to: ✅ Build a portfolio that shows impact, not just screens ✅ Move from executor to influencer ✅ Confidently present and defend your designs …then Why Before UI is for you. Because the future belongs to designers who can communicate, not just create. 💡 Don’t miss the boat Join the first wave of designers leveling up their skills → https://lnkd.in/gapgvZ6E

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UX costs nothing—until it costs everything. Every ignored friction point eventually resurfaces as support tickets, dropped leads, stalled onboarding, or lost renewals. We've seen this consistently across B2B platforms, member portals, and internal tools: → Poor navigation floods help desks → Inconsistent UI slows adoption and erodes trust → Bloated workflows quietly push users toward competitors Organizations often think they're avoiding UX costs, unaware they're already paying—through wasted time, constant patches, and staff burnout. High-performing teams don't see UX as a line-item luxury. They treat it as preventive ops. They measure it. Fund it. Protect it. Because solving root problems always costs less than endlessly triaging symptoms. If your support team is swamped or onboarding is stalled, it's probably not just a content issue. It's a UX issue—and you're already footing the bill.

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The great thing about developers leveraging agentic coding tools, is that a lot of the same design best-practices for communicating with humans, are also really helpful context for LLMs. I hope this article is a helpful starting point for designers to set developers up for success, especially those using Figma's Dev Mode MCP server. https://lnkd.in/gNi92tmH

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