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Social Media & Your UX Portfolio
By Roma Wilson, who’s a Junior UX Designer looking for opportunities to work on UX related projects.
Contact InformationTwitter: @blueswilson
LinkedIn: Roma WilsonEmail: [email protected]
How do get your portfolio out into the digital world?
How can you attract potential employers/clients?
Now what?
Why use Social Media?
Social media is a fun tool to help you,
Share your portfolio work
Build your network
Look for opportunities
Discuss UX topics you’re passionate about
Have an industry or company you want to network in? LinkedIn is a great place to start
You can join professional groups and expand your online network
And become a thought leader by contributing to discussions and publishing articles
LinkedIn & Your Portfolio
On your profile page you can add a link to your portfolio site
LinkedIn also allows you to add portfolio pieces in the job description section
Using LinkedIn
Fill out your entire profile
Write a detailed description that touches on,
Your background
What you do
What you want to do next
Using LinkedIn pt.2
Start growing your network by adding friends & colleagues
Pick a profile photo that relates to what you want to do
**Do not use a selfie for your profile photo**
Meetup
Meetup can help you find and network with other professionals
You can find and join UX Design groups such as UXDT
You can join groups related to the industry you want to get involved in as a UX Designer
Using Meetup
Fill out your entire profile page
Include links to your LinkedIn & Twitter profile, and your portfolio
Use the same photo that’s on your linkedIn profile
Look for UX related groups in your area to join
Use Twitter to keep in contact with the professionals you’ve meet while networking
You can link to your portfolio site and share some of what you’ve worked on
You can share personal aspects about yourself like your hobbies
Using Twitter
You only have 140 characters so make them count!
Put the link to your portfolio site in your description
Use the same profile photo that you use for LinkedIn and Meetup
NDA’sInformation is sensitive, and NDAs do govern what you can and can’t post
The best thing to do is work with your employer/clients to determine what you can/can’t share
Maybe your posts can benefit your employer/clients in some way
Most important: if in doubt, don’t post it out