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UX Job Titles, Specs & Descriptions

There are many discussions online that debate the subject of UX job titles. In my honest opinion, it doesn't really matter and I am going to tell you why.

I have written this article to help the poor people that have to navigate the ocean of ux job titles advertised online.

Having a lot of experience in this area, I decided to compile list of common job titles that have UX in them...

• UX Researcher
• UX/UI Designer
• UX/UI Engineer
• UX/UI Developer
• UX Designer
• UX Copywriter
• UX Consultant
• UX Manager
• UX Strategist
• UX Architect
• UX Product Manager
• UX Analyst

Decoding UX Job Titles

UX Researcher

Take the UX only from the title and compare the level of UX maturity within the company to give you an idea of how flexible the role will be. How many UX people do they already have?

Title e.g. UX Researcher

Take the rest of the title as an indication of what you will actually be doing in the job.

Just make sure that when you are reading job descriptions that the job is what the title says!

Maturity Misconceptions

There is a common misconception that the bigger the company the more mature they are with their UX practices. This is simply not true. It is the level of investment of UX at a CEO or board level of a company that will dictate the freedom in the role, whether that be a big or small company.