As an advanced UX designer, you’ll take on more responsibilities and lead important strategic product decisions in your organization. The resources below can help you develop the right skills to advance in your UX design career.
Grow your UX design expertise
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Responsive Web Design, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Storyboarding, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Design Research, Figma (Design Software), Sprint Retrospectives, Mockups, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, User Experience, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems
Skills you'll gain: User Research, Agile Software Development, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Agile Methodology, Wireframing, Agile Project Management, Information Architecture, Usability, Usability Testing, Sprint Planning, Figma (Design Software), Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, Software Development Life Cycle, InVision (Design Software), Prototyping
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Usability Testing, Surveys, User Research, UI/UX Research, Qualitative Research, User Experience Design, Design Research, Survey Creation, User Experience, Prototyping, Usability, Interviewing Skills, User Centered Design, Wireframing, A/B Testing, Design Thinking, Persona (User Experience), User Feedback, Design Strategies
Advanced UX designers deepen their expertise by designing for many products, at various stages of development. They ask good questions to reveal research gaps, deliver consistent work, and are experts at collaboration. They might also take on more leadership and management responsibilities.
Furthering your career in UX design tends to mean managing junior-level designers, into job titles like “UX Design Manager” and “Lead UX Designer.” Others prefer to advance as an individual contributor, from “Senior UX Designer” to “Staff” and then “Principal.” While it is not required, you might decide to pursue a graduate degree in human factors or engineering psychology to demonstrate your dedication to professional development.
Advance in your UX design career with these resources:
![[Video thumbnail] How to Pivot Industries as a UX Designer](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/HSdzfdZEBUUhkSMCIv19y/5025aa665ef959e43bc9cad8f93280a4/maxresdefault__14_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A man in an orange shirt who works in service design is working on his desktop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1MbYixwppQFdCYm7eWHlo3/b3d7140532ef2c628b32eb7c7e65c47b/GettyImages-1492169489.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Several start-up software company employees sitting at their desks after a group session applying design thinking to a challenge with the latest iteration of their application.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5p6jlekaqlyRpvez7P9xBt/830f0d8356c66aceaf4d307a4661432d/GettyImages-642293223.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A pair of UX designers looks at a computer while working on their design sprint.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/xlrA3hvawmSxPQvG660cQ/cf00fe142809aa90eb8f23da4fa1a340/GettyImages-1158816111.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Employee working from home holding a baby as they types on their laptop](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/58bpNYzagq5zMIrNIGOT2o/9e84a7fef829254665e6cde92b22aa00/GettyImages-571492555.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] UX designer works at a laptop computer.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6fwcf9G0Hc3c2t9pnKWdwd/b59cdfb4e355c50786a458bef9e30d35/GettyImages-1092232950.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Small group of people using both a computer and a smartphone app to complete their work.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6AdMky3yL9NXQcNocknhLV/c3da96aee75a06f74e359fc80de1b98c/GettyImages-2067743058.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A product designer wears a floral blouse and stands in an open office holding a tablet.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/32tDttnPQMUyzzMj93Nups/8d744f5f78e90400ed044d880405827c/iStock-852930228.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A UX designer sketches on a tablet while drinking a cup of coffee.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5NYrb6Wunw9gBvc2nsD4h0/b319ed0966d7ee9ed8f51355a8c7860b/UX_Designer_salary.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A smiling person in a black shirt and necklace sits at their laptop and works on their UX portfolio in a brightly lit office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1vchrSQ853YbMXncBSBwkr/48c1aa08827e27f61792e4bfa6077bca/UX_design_portfolio.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person wearing red headphones sits on a leather bench listening to a podcast on their phone.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6F4Gev9hUWVbLNTeCy1i47/948f6e5354d1bdc4a9a473d014f77c59/UX_books_blogs_podcasts.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A smiling UX designer works on his phone and laptop in a brightly lit startup office](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1nNRSeqkpDoWxTIw6dizv0/63ec7bb6ab6f65be435abece506dd18c/UX_design_skills.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A graphic designer sits at a table with their pink laptop in a brightly lit room](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/421Tx5urMn9TJYCXTK9EGI/b150030ace96dda7fa49804c437bb28a/Graphic_designer_vs_ux_designer.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
