Entry Level UX Design Apprenticeship
UX Woman
Los Angeles Metropolitan AreaFresher47m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- SpringProject managementRecruitingStakeholder management
- Work
- On-site in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Stakeholder management40%Project management12%Recruiting4%Spring1%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 6, 2026 · still open
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About the Program
- A 7-month, remote UX Apprenticeship program sponsored by UX Woman.
- Open to 2 apprentices globally each year, running in fall or spring seasons, or fully online.
- Apprentices work on the end-to-end UX design and UX research process for a startup idea of their choice.
- Program is free for apprentices and includes 1:1 mentorship.
- Alumni have gone on to secure roles in UX design, product design, UX research, or service design, with reported salaries between $85,000 - $130,000.
- The program aims to help women, immigrants, POC, and LGBTQ+ individuals break into tech and secure high-paying UX jobs.
Apprenticeship Requirements
- Interest in creative career paths within UX research, UX design, product design, or service design.
- Commitment of 5-10 hours per week for program deliverables.
- Willingness to attend 2-3 hour weekend lectures on the end-to-end design process OR complete online video course modules.
- Openness to feedback from UX mentors and a demonstrated willingness to revise design work.
Apprenticeship Program Learnings
- Building digital products and services from scratch (0-1).
- Leading the end-to-end design process for a chosen startup idea or topic.
- Product and feature scoping, and overall project management.
- Identifying target markets and positioning products for launch success.
- Incorporating AI tools into the UX design process.
- Designing AI features and products, considering AI-specific design parameters and heuristics.
- Understanding AI functionality and advocating for ethical AI design that builds user trust.
- Developing a business model and demonstrating scalability.
- Leading discovery research, including user recruitment, research plans, interview guides, conducting 8-16 discovery interviews, and synthesizing insights.
- Delivering compelling UX design and business pitches, supported by qualitative and quantitative data.
- Storytelling about users through user types, personas, stakeholder maps, journey maps, process maps, service blueprints, ideation matrixes, sketches, wireframes, UX workflows, and prototypes.
- Leading user testing of wireframes and prototypes to improve usability and iterate on startup ideas.
- Designing a unique design system from scratch, including components, style guides, and branding.
- Analyzing direct and indirect competitors to articulate solution differentiators and innovation.
- Consulting with startups to create scopes of work and fulfill UX research, UX design, product design, and service design tasks.
How to Apply
- Complete the application form, which includes sending a LinkedIn profile and resume, and stating interest in the program.
- No prior UX resume or portfolio is required; applications are welcomed from individuals at the beginning of their career change.
- Applicants will receive UX tips and challenges via email.
- Considered applicants will be contacted for a brief interview.
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
- If you do not hear back regarding an interview within 2 months, please consider your application closed.