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Career Accelerator

Transform your design career in 8 weeks

Build the skills and confidence needed to propel your career forward, 100% online.

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1,635 currently enrolled

Skill level

Intermediate

Skill level

Intermediate

Skill level

Intermediate

Skill level

Intermediate

Skill level

Intermediate

Course model

Online

Course model

Online

Course model

Online

Course model

Online

Course model

Online

Guided learning

Mentorship

Guided learning

Mentorship

Guided learning

Mentorship

Guided learning

Mentorship

Guided learning

Mentorship

Outcomes

Career confident

Outcomes

Career confident

Outcomes

Career confident

Outcomes

Career confident

Outcomes

Career confident

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Move your career forward

Making your next career move doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or uncertain. Our career-prep program is designed to help designers of all backgrounds and skill levels define their perfect role and build an interview-ready portfolio that lands the job. Wherever you are in your design career, you’ll benefit from hands-on mentorship and career coaching tailored to your professional goals.

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of hiring managers increased their design teams' headcount in the past year.

What you’ll learn

This course will teach you how to streamline your design career progression. You'll learn to master the job hunt, select the best positions for your skills, curate your portfolio, and stand out in applications. You'll gain the skills to ace interviews, negotiate like a pro, and succeed in your first months on the job.

Syllabus Highlights

8 weeks of training and mentorship

Week 1

Introduction

Week 2

Understanding the Hunt

Week 3

Collecting Portfolio Pieces

Week 4

Finding Jobs

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Meet your career coach

Helen Tran

Designer, Founder, Entrepreneur

With over 14 years of design industry experience, Helen Tran has now devoted her career to helping designers and entrepreneurs succeed. As an acclaimed Product Designer and ex-Design Lead at Shopify, Helen has spent her career managing, teaching, and consulting design teams on everything from the design process to building UX organizations.

Hands-on Mentorship

Meet virtually every week with an industry expert for personalized feedback on your portfolio, resume, cover letters, applications, and more.

Natalia Veretenyk
Lead Product Designer @KPMG UK
Charles Christie
Product Design Manager @Pupil
Nina Geometrieva
Product Designer @Instagram
Yisel Rosario-Chang
Lead Product Designer @Lonely Planet
Juan Carlos Diez Rodriguez
Global Product Designer @IKEA
Andrew Daniels
Head of Design @Flutterflow
Kaity Hammerstein
Marketing Designer @Creative Market
Stefano De Rosa
Product Designer @MetaLab

Live sessions with industry experts

Level up your career with a front-row seat to live, career Q&As with design industry leaders and career experts.

Nina Geometrieva

Senior Product Designer, Instagram, Formerly Google

Nina Geometrieva

Senior Product Designer, Instagram, Formerly Google

Nina Geometrieva

Senior Product Designer, Instagram, Formerly Google

Nina Geometrieva

Senior Product Designer, Instagram, Formerly Google

Joël van Bodegraven

Senior Product Designer, Miro

Joël van Bodegraven

Senior Product Designer, Miro

Joël van Bodegraven

Senior Product Designer, Miro

Joël van Bodegraven

Senior Product Designer, Miro

What students are saying

“As a graphic designer I currently want to change my career around and jump into the wonderful world of Product Design, an industry where I feel I can learn from others and grow more as an individual. I'm so excited to gain new skills, expand my network and eventually have a smashing portfolio that will allow me to land a job in Product Design!”

Kenna Maskoet

Student

"This is a great opportunity to work online and in-depth with your design heroes. The instructors are world-class, the community is amazing, and we’re inspired to add to our portfolios every week. It was amazing to see the level of feedback our mentors provided."

Jeffrey Bauer

Student

“It has been an amazing experience, I am able to work my day job and study comfortably. I am excited about the line up of instructors and mentors from some of the best companies in the world, I am also excited about the opportunity to create a portfolio and get connected to hiring managers.”

Femi Odejide

Student

“Dribbble has always been reputable and seeing the care they put into choosing the mentors was a major deciding factor for me. My mentor and my fellow peers were all so inspiring. I definitely plan to keep up with them.”

Brittany Singleton

Visual Designer @Able.co

“Since graduation, I’ve been interviewing for UX/UI positions and landed a Senior Associate role at Capital One. My mentor was patient, encouraging, and thoughtful, and I credit a large part of my success in the job hunt to him.”

Tiffany Yeh

UI/UX Designer @Capital One

"Right now, I'm living the dream, doing things I love thanks to this course. I think the course experience of working in a team and explaining design decisions really helped me land the job."