UX Design Career Changer Apprenticeship

UX Woman

UX apprenticeship program for women and diverse groups, offering 1:1 mentorship in UX design and research. Participants create startup projects, aiming for 6-figure job placements.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $85,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build digital products and services 0-1
Lead end-to-end design process for a startup idea or topic of your choice
Lead product scoping and feature scoping, as well as entire project management
Identify target market for product and position product for launch success
Incorporate AI tools into your UX design process
Design AI features and products by considering AI specific design parameters and heuristics
Understand how AI works and advocate for ethical AI design that builds trust without over-reliance with users
Develop a business model for the product or service and demonstrate how the product/service will scale as the business model scales
Lead discovery research by managing user recruitment, creating research plans, writing interview guides, leading 8-16 discovery interviews, and synthesizing interview insights
Deliver a compelling UX design and business pitch for your startup idea

Requirements

What you’ll need

Interested in creative career paths in UX research, UX design, product design or service design
Willing to commit 5-10 hours of work per week to complete program deliverables
Willing to attend 2-3 hour weekend lectures to learn the end-to-end design process OR willing to complete online video course modules
Open to feedback from UX mentors and demonstrates a willingness to revise design work

Benefits

Comp & perks

1:1 mentorship throughout the 7-month program
Opportunities for networking and connections in the UX field
Access to industry experts and guest speakers

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Hard Skills & Tools

UX designproduct designservice designAI designproject managementuser researchbusiness model developmentfeature scopingdiscovery researchinterview synthesis

Soft Skills

creativityfeedback receptivenesswillingness to reviseleadershipcommunicationadvocacy for ethical designuser empathycollaborationcritical thinkingpresentation skills