CareerRipple
How do you...
help junior designers find opportunities?
My Role
UX Designer
Information Architecture
Visual Design
Prototyping
Design System
Information Architecture
Visual Design
Prototyping
Design System
Tools Used
Figma
CareerRipple provides early-career UX professionals with accessible opportunities to gain meaningful real-world experience, strengthening their competitiveness in the job market. Acknowledging the challenges of starting a career without proper guidance, CareerRipple removes barriers by offering project-based opportunities where professionals can build portfolios, collaborate, and receive mentorship from industry experts. Through independent group projects open to all, CareerRipple helps junior designers develop essential skills, gain valuable experience, and advance their careers in a supportive environment.
CareerRipple aims to bridge the gap between aspiring UX designers and real-world career opportunities by creating a structured, accessible platform for hands-on experience. By understanding the challenges early-career UX professionals face in gaining relevant experience, we designed a solution that facilitates collaboration, learning, and professional growth through engaging projects. The goal was to ensure users could build their portfolios, develop industry-relevant skills, and connect with opportunities that align with their career aspirations.
To ensure our solution was grounded in real user challenges, we conducted comprehensive research to uncover key pain points, existing gaps in the market, and opportunities for innovation.
To gain a broad and in-depth understanding of our target users—early-career UX professionals—we conducted two rounds of surveys and interviews. We recruited participants from Slack, LinkedIn, and UX communities.
One of the key challenges we tackled during the wireframing phase was ensuring a seamless experience for both junior designers seeking projects and project managers looking to start and manage their own initiatives. Instead of creating separate interfaces for these two user types, we designed a unified dashboard that catered to both needs while maintaining clarity and usability.
We conducted 11 moderated usability tests across two rounds with "early-career UXers seeking career experience". Participants engaged with our low-fidelity prototype, providing valuable insights that helped validate our design decisions while also surfacing key areas for improvement.
Moderated Tests
As we transitioned from low-fidelity prototypes to high-fidelity designs, it became clear that maintaining consistency, scalability, and efficiency across the team was essential. To achieve this, I developed a design system that provided a unified framework for our interface components, typography, colors, and interactions.
