Hi all,
I've just graduated with a Digital Media degree this summer. This has given me a broad set of design, animation and research skills, and also some coding knowledge. I feel like this combination of interests is perfect for a UX job.
I've spent the last few months looking for junior UX jobs in Leeds (I'm not too geographically flexible, a few have cropped up in Manchester and London, but I can't move out). All of the jobs in Leeds are contract, intermediate, or senior positions.
I'm wondering whether to wait it out for a grad scheme / a lucky junior posting, or would it be at all beneficial to take a more general graphic design / motion design job for a few years in order to gain some experience in the industry, before looking at more intermediate roles? I'm not sure if this experience would help a UX career at all.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Ben
I've just graduated with a Digital Media degree this summer. This has given me a broad set of design, animation and research skills, and also some coding knowledge. I feel like this combination of interests is perfect for a UX job.
I've spent the last few months looking for junior UX jobs in Leeds (I'm not too geographically flexible, a few have cropped up in Manchester and London, but I can't move out). All of the jobs in Leeds are contract, intermediate, or senior positions.
I'm wondering whether to wait it out for a grad scheme / a lucky junior posting, or would it be at all beneficial to take a more general graphic design / motion design job for a few years in order to gain some experience in the industry, before looking at more intermediate roles? I'm not sure if this experience would help a UX career at all.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Ben