Community Engagement Dir.UXRS wants your help to reach out to more of the UX community UX Research and Strategy is growing again, and we want YOU to be a part of this expansion. Our community has talked, and we are listening. UXRS want to be more than just a trusted source of information and high-quality events. We also want to start conversations, encourage others to share and learn with the community. And that is where the Community Engagement Director comes in. This is a great opportunity for you to give back to the UX community in an impactful way. You can help the community learn, grow, engage and connect. Are you interested in:
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We are looking for a board member who will work closely with the Board of Directors and be a strategic partner to help define, plan, and execute a wide range of non-profit board activities and tasks and who is willing to evolve with the group as we continue to grow! What you’ll bring:
Read the volunteer job/role description to determine if this position is a good fit for you too. To start the process, fill in the application for consideration. We look forward to having you join our team.
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Happy Anniversary UXRSUX Research and Strategy celebrates 3 years on the scene All As we jump into May 2022, the UX Research and Strategy group celebrates its 3-year Anniversary. Woot!
We’ve come a long way, baby! UXRS started as a small but mighty meeting in Dallas, Texas USA, with our first in-person meetup in May 2019. After a few months of successfully hosting in-person meetups, bringing in speakers from major companies, the pandemic hit the world in March 2020, and since that time, UXRS has expanded to a global phenomenon. Global Growth We continue to be true to our roots, by ensuring our meetup attendees come away with concrete examples of how to confidently implement user experience research and strategy methods in their day-to-day projects and work. But since our inception in 2019, we have expanded so much beyond meetups. We provide educational resources in a number of formats, and have grown to be a trusted resource for learning and gaining new skills. We are a global community, providing opportunities to make connections with people all over the world. Social Media Growth We are so proud of how our presence has grown in just 3 years. Our social media channels have especially seen tremendous growth:
Team Growth Not only have we grown in social media, but our board and volunteers have grown too. We started with the three founders, and now have 10 fantastic people to help deliver UXRS to the world. We are excited about how our content, events, community and learning opportunities have had such tremendous global reach. And we look forward to even more in year three. What has been your favorite thing about UXRS? Share in the comments. Meet the New LookUXRS social media designs get an upgrade from our new graphic designer UX Research and Strategy (UXRS) is excited to announce our new social media look and feel.
As you may know, our social media committee has been growing, and one of our newest positions is our talented graphic designer Trista Lam. We are so excited to bring you Trista’s new designs starting in May. Don’t worry, we are still going to be bringing you our fantastic content like Method Mondays, Term Tuesdays and Cognitive Biases so you can stay on top of terms and trends. And we will continue to share interesting UXRS feedback and famous UX quotes. But now, Trista is upgrading the design to a contemporary look and feel. Stay tuned as we roll out our new designs and let us know what you think of the designs in the comments. Anthony Zablocki joins UXRSWe are excited to have Anthony join the team as Treasurer Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I'm a social introvert, but if you get me talking about UX, I become an extrovert. I love talking shop with other UXers. In my downtime, I love to hang out at the lake and fish or just sit on the dock with a foot in the water. What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? I had been on a very small team for years and felt isolated professionally when the pandemic hit. I attended a UXRS event by chance and by the end I was hooked. I felt so energized and optimistic that I couldn't wait for the next event. What was your favorite thing about UXRS and why? Hands-down, my favorite thing is the connection with other UXers (new and experienced). I've messaged, zoomed, and workshopped with people I met in UXRS more than I ever dreamed I would. 4. What would you like to see in UXRS's future? I'd love to see UXRS host a conference in the future. An event that provides opportunities for new researchers to learn and apply the craft, experienced researchers to sharpen their tools and try out new things, and all of us to get to know each other even better. Welcome Enna Post-GutierrezOur new Events Communication Coordinator UX Research and Strategy is proud to welcome a new member to our team: Enna Post-Gutierrez as Events Communication Coordinator. She will be communicating with our community about events and making sure the logistics are set up. Let's learn a little bit more about Enna.
Enna, tell us a little bit about yourself. ¡Hola! I'm Enna, a Senior UX Researcher at Oracle Netsuite. Originally from the Southwest region of the U.S., I decided to pack my bags and move to Spain about 4 years ago and that's where I currently call home. I love a good mixed methods approach and that stage of design where everything is a bit ambiguous or and unknown. You can usually find me experimenting in the kitchen, exploring the city and surroundings or unwinding with some pilates. I'm super excited to join the Events Committee to help bring awesome and relevant events to the community! What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? I have been following UXRS for a couple of years now, and I find that the information and resources are useful, relevant, and continuously helping me build my craft. Being able to contribute to UXRS in order to help others find UXRS as useful as I do really motivated me to want to get involved! What was your favorite UXRS event and why? To date, one of my favorite events has been Lauren Faulkner's Abstract Model Testing. I absolutely loved the case she brought forth and the importance in really understanding the problem space, which led into the importance of created a grounded and well constructed research plans. It's the video & deck I probably share most from UXRS with people when they're hitting a wall with creating their research plan. I also loved the approach of doing research in this abstract way using constructs and simple imagery to represent a proposed concept. I really think it's pushed my own boundaries and comfort zone with the research I do. What do you see in UXRS's future? I see a community that is becoming more and more global with every event. I love the fact that I have this opportunity to join while living in Spain and I think ever since the pandemic it's one of the silver linings of how we are becoming more connected and using online tools to our advantage to connect with the amazing UX professionals around the world. I really see that momentum keeping up with UXRS! Welcome Trista LamThe new Graphic Designer for UXRS UX Research and Strategy is excited to bring on a new talented member to our team: Trista Lam as the group's Graphic Designer. Trista is going to be taking our educational and social media content to a new visual level and continue to upskill the UXRS community. Let's read a more about Trista.
Tell us more about yourself Trista. I started my design career with traditional graphic design education at college. In the past, I’ve worked in various industries, including food service, fashion and telecommunication. In order to broaden my design horizons, I started to self-learn UX design and took a certificate course at SMU in Dallas, Texas in America. I want to elevate my design work to be more user-centric and create meaningful impact. On a personal note, I was born in Hong Kong, lived in Florida for 15 years and moved to Dallas in 2016. Other than work, my creative outlets are baking, cake decorating and painting. In my free time, I enjoy traveling and hiking with my pup. What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? I always meet great people at the UXRS events. People are always willing to share what they know and learn together. I an excited to contribute my graphic design skill to a group like UX Research and Strategy that fosters such a friendly and purposeful community. What was your favorite thing about UXRS and why? I always learn a lot when I attend the UXRS events. Their events are always jam-packed full of great topics and awesome speakers. As I’m transitioning my career to UX design, I found that UX Research and Strategy is offering a lot of valuable insights, knowledge and career support, both at their events and through their educational content. What would you like to see in UXRS's future? As the virtual workspace is expanding tremendously, I would love to see UXRS grow bigger geographically and globally. I can see how the information, support, discussions the group is offering would benefit so many UX communities and can have an impact worldwide. Warm Welcome to Rebekah HickeyUXRS's brand new Chief Technical Officer The UX Research and Strategy group is excited to welcome a new board member to our team: Rebekah Hickey as the CTO. Rebekah is going to help the group with all of our technical needs. Let's learn a little bit more about Rebekah.
Tell us a bit about yourself Rebekah. I'm a UX designer with 10 years of experience in interaction design, information architecture and user research in both the public and private sectors. What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? I attended several UXRS virtual events in the past year or so, and was impressed with the quality of the events and speakers, and how timely and relevant the topics were to me. I appreciated the focus on user research topics and practical learning that you could take back and apply at work the next day. What is your favorite thing about UXRS and why? I love that it's an organization founded and led by women. What would you like to see in UXRS's future? I'd love to see the content from past events captured and organized in a way that's searchable. Welcome Nicole MontemurroThe New UXRS Events Director Could UX Research and Strategy be more excited to welcome a new board member Nicole Mentomurro to our team? Probably not! As the group's new Events Director, Nicole will be planning our fantastic events to ensure UXRS continues to bring quality content to our events. Let's learn a little bit more about Nicole.
Tell me a little bit about yourself. I’m Nicole, an NYC based UX designer who loves finding solutions to complex problems and always asks why. Prior to design I worked in the event industry, planning everything from educational conferences and trade shows to black tie galas and high-profile weddings. In 2020 I decided to transition from event management to UX design and enrolled in UX Academy at Designlab. In my free time you can find me reading a good book (currently laughing my way through ‘Wow, No Thank You' by Samantha Irby), training for my next half marathon (running my 7th one in April), doing my daily yoga practice (Yoga with Adriene is my fave!), baking (usually making some type of muffins), or planning my next trip (I’ve visited 28 countries & counting). What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? During bootcamp I discovered I’m most interested in the research phase of the design process. I found UXRS on LinkedIn when I was looking for ways to get more involved & continue learning about UX research. I was excited about the community they’ve created and the relatable topics & actionable advice that was being presented at their events. When I saw they were looking for event volunteers I thought it would be a great opportunity to give back and bring together my event management experience & my interest in UX research. What was your favorite UXRS event and why? I'd have to say the “Getting UX Research and Service Design Research Right at Scale with Erika Hall" has been my favorite UXRS event, so far. At the time of the event I had just read excerpts from Erika Hall’s book “Just Enough Research” for one of my bootcamp lessons, so it was a super relatable topic, and I really liked that the event format was more of casual conversation Q&A. I’m also looking forward to the upcoming “First Year Reflections of UX Researchers”. I think there will be a lot of tangible advice for someone like me who is just getting started in UXR. What do you see in UXRS's future? Building on the momentum of UXRS’s events and continuing to grow the community. Exploring different options for event formats and brainstorming new ways participants can engage & connect with each other during networking sessions. Understanding what other topics the UXR community wants to learn about and what speakers they want to hear from when we are thinking about new event ideas. Most importantly, ensuring that the events continue to remain aligned with the UXRS mission by working to host events that foster relationships & provide actionable advice that participants can implement immediately. Welcome Emily Carmody to the TeamUXRS's New Speaker Liason UX Research and Strategy is proud to welcome a new member to our team: Emily Carmody as the official Speaker Liaison. Emily will be working with our speakers to ensure that speakers are excited and ready to bring quality content to our UXRS events. Let's learn a little bit more about Emily.
Tell us a little bit about yourself Emily. I studied Behavior Analysis at Michigan State University and made a career switch into UX research after 2 years of working in a behavioral therapy clinical setting. I love applying my behavioral background to UX and educating others about behavior analysis in the process. In my free time I love to cook, go on walks/hikes, and read! What attracted you to get involved with UXRS? UXRS has been staple for my continuing education journey within my UX. I love the diverse, helpful topics their events cover. When I saw the open position I thought it would be an honor to be a part of it! What was your favorite UXRS event and why? My favorite UXRS event was “UX Research Repository Tips and Tricks.” The concept of a research repository was something new to me so learning how to best utilize one and what tools work best from UX professionals was great. What do you see in UXRS's future? In UXRS’s future I see more collaborative, informative events that will continue to educate and inform the UX community on a variety of topics! UXRS Seeks a TreasurerWe are looking for a new board member Our fabulous treasurer is moving to Europe, and we are sad to have to replace her. But for our group to continue to thrive, we need a financially savvy person to step into the role.
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We are looking for a board member who will work closely with the Board of Directors and be a strategic partner to help define, plan, and execute a wide range of non-profit board activities and tasks and who is willing to evolve with the group as we continue to grow! What you’ll bring:
Read the full job description to determine if this role is a good fit for you too. To start the process, fill in the application for consideration. We look forward to having you join our team. |
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