For practising designers · 8 September 2026

What separates senior designers from mid-level ones.

A free, live online masterclass for practising designers with 1+ years experience. Strategy, stakeholder communication, and how to operate at senior level.

Date

8 September 2026

Time

6:00 – 8:00pm UK

Cost

Free

For

1+ yrs experience

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Hired since 2022287+career-changers

287 career-changers hired — accountants, teachers, nurses, marketers.

Your host

Jiri Jerabek

Product Design Director · Contentsquare

Jiri has 12 years designing digital products with a focus on strategic design leadership. His history includes large-scale product work at Intuit, radical innovation at BBC R&D, and end-user products for the Telegraph, National Rail Enquiries, Freesat, Canon, and American Express.

What you will learn

Two hours that shift how you work.

01How to present design decisions in business terms stakeholders respond to
02The difference between executing on a brief and shaping what gets built
03How senior designers think in systems, not just screens
04What it takes to move from mid-level to senior or lead
05Whether Advanced UX Design or UX Strategy is the right next step

Who this is for

UX/UI designers with 1+ years experience who feel stuck: repeating themselves, losing stakeholder buy-in, or unsure how to level up.

New to UX? The free UX/UI Masterclass is a better starting point.

What graduates say

Designers who came in mid-career.

“With 3 years of UX design experience, the course was a great way of consolidating knowledge and putting theory into practice. Much more industry-oriented than university — we worked on a project from start to finish, building every part to create a strong portfolio piece.”

Sabrina

UX/UI Designer → Senior UX Designer

“UX Academy was a great upskilling experience for me. The staff and instructors are all super pros, and getting to dive right into client work was perfect for a learn-by-doing student like myself. Highly recommended.”

Louiselle

UX Designer & Researcher, IMD Business School

“My learning experience at UX Academy was fantastic. It was very practical and I liked that we were also taught collaboration through the team project.”

James

Product Designer, Google

Graduate outcomes

People who made the leap

Not a highlight reel. Real transitions, real timelines.

Sam

Market Research & Product Development Specialist->Product Designer (UX/UI)

Bluepass

The course has been absolutely fantastic. The teachers have been brilliant and very attentive. Definitely recommend for obtaining real life experience and developing a grounding in UX.

4 months to first role

Vitor

Product Manager->UX Strategist

Independent consultant

Before joining the Intermediate course, my user research toolkit was limited. Drafting explicit hypotheses, structuring effective ideation exercises, and synthesising findings are my key takeaways. Access to teachers who are also practitioners gave me the confidence anyone investing in a product design career needs.

22% conversion uplift on first client project

Vita

Marketing Designer->UX Designer

Airbnb

Moving from marketing design to UX felt like a huge leap -- until I realised how much I already understood about what people need. The course gave me the language and the portfolio to prove it.

Common questions

Ask us anything.

That stuck feeling is usually one of two things: you are executing well but not influencing decisions, or you are solving the wrong problem. The masterclass is built around exactly that gap -- how to move from being a good executor to someone who shapes what gets built. Two hours will not fix everything, but you will leave with a clearer picture of where you are stuck and what to do about it.

Jiri Jerabek, Product Design Director

Secure your place

Register for 8 September.

Free. No commitment. Two hours that might shift how you position yourself.

After the masterclass

Ready to level up?

Places on the next cohort are open now. Reserve yours with a £99 refundable deposit — no further commitment until you are ready.

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