How to Get UX Experience Volunteering

Ashley Drewes
Bootcamp
Published in
4 min readMar 7, 2022

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As a Junior UX Designer, you may be wondering how you can show you have
“real world” experience. Maybe you’ve just graduated school or a bootcamp. Maybe you don’t have the budget for either. Never fear, because there are many great causes and non-profits that could benefit from your skills and knowledge, while offering opportunities for you to hone and grow both.

benefit.design

While I have signed up and applied for roles on benefit.design, I was never actually tapped to participate in any projects. That…

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Ashley is a Senior Product Designer based in AZ, currently optimizing the user experience for a fast-paced FinTech startup.