UX Career Coaching

Invest in yourself with one-on-one coaching! I offer individual coaching for product and UX designers, user researchers, and design leaders at all levels. While I’m in the San Francisco time zone, sessions are done remotely, so you can join from anywhere.

Coaching can help you:

  • Improve key skills—Whether you’re a beginning UX designer, experienced product designer, or seasoned design manager, we’ll tailor each session to your needs.

  • Succeed as a design leader by learning how to create and apply design strategy, hire and build a team, and lead effective one-on-ones with direct reports

  • Create a better design portfolio and improve your interviewing skills, increasing the chance of getting your next job or promotion

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Details on UX Coaching

  • Coaching takes place one-on-one over Zoom with Bay Bridge UX owner Jenny Shirey

  • A 1-hour coaching session is $350

  • A package of three 1-hour sessions is $795 ($265 per session)

  • In order to make coaching more possible for all, I offer reduced rates for those who are unemployed, working in non-profit or government, or are experiencing financial hardship. Please let me know if you’re interested in these spots!

Interested in learning more? I offer a 30-minute coaching consultation to make sure that we’re a good fit, learn about your needs, and answer your questions.

About your coach

  • I’ve been working in visual and web design since 2006, working in tech since 2011, and managing design teams in San Francisco and Denmark from 2015-2020. I love helping designers and user researchers grow and get un-stuck in their careers!

  • My experience as a teacher (4 years at UC Berkeley and 1 semester at California College of the Arts) means that I am able to provide skills training in addition to more traditional coaching.

  • I take a calm, practical, and caring approach. Each session is customized to your individual needs and goals.

  • Because I have also studied behavior change and decision while doing a Master’s thesis project on design for behavior change, I’ll sprinkle in tips for making your goals reality! At the end of each session you’ll decide on action items for next time.

  • Questions about coaching? Contact me!

  • Ready to get started? Book a coaching consultation here.

Jenny Shirey UX Coach

Past client reviews

“At a pivotal moment in my career, Jenny helped me understand what I needed to do in order to breakthrough. Having been in the industry for many years, she was able to introduce me to creative ways of problem solving and resources that I didn't know about. One of my goals with coaching and mentorship was to get into management and by the end of the year, that actually happened! Jenny is an amazing coach and when you speak with her she just has this calm and "everything is going to be okay" feeling that is unmatched.”

Salina Kalitha, Product Design Manager at Mosaic

“Not only did Jenny help me increase my skillset in many areas in UX design, from strategy to user research, also, she helped me approach design challenges in a new set of light. Thanks to Jenny I've grown more as a UX designer these couple of months than in the last couple of years.”

Rasmus Gripenfrid, UX Designer and Researcher at Dreamdata

“I had a fantastic coaching experience working with Jenny during KP Digitals' product team transformation. She was very easy to work with. Her calm demeanor and strong communication skills foster an environment that drives her to pinpoint areas of opportunity. In a nutshell, I would say when it comes to coaching/teaching product designers/product discovery teams she's a rockstar.”

Cristian Pineda, UX Designer at Kaiser Permanente

“It was a pleasure to have Jenny as a coach over the course of a year. She worked with me to assess my skills, improve my design project management and projection skills, and create thought leadership pieces to share with the community. Would gladly work with her again!

Alexis Lucio, Senior Accessibility Designer at GitHub

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