UX Designer cover letter example: a sample to adapt, and why it works.

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UX Designer cover letter

When to use: Applications for UX Designer roles.

Dear [Hiring manager's name],

I'm applying for the UX Designer position at [Employer], which I found on [where you saw the posting]. I bring [number] years of experience as a UX Designer, most recently [the scope you are responsible for].

At [Current or most recent employer], I identified problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback for [how many / how often], and I designed, built, or maintained Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media, which [result you can prove: time saved, errors cut, people served]. I also wrote supporting code for Web applications or Web sites, using [a tool the posting names, for example Adobe Creative Cloud software, only if you have used it].

Your posting mentions [a priority from the job description]. That is where my reading comprehension and judgment and decision making matter most: [one short, true example of you doing it].

I'd welcome a conversation about how I could help [Employer] with [that priority]. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

1. Opening. Names the role, UX Designer, and where you saw it, then states your experience in the role.
2. Proof. “Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback” and “Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites”, in the past tense, plus your scale and result.
3. Skills. Reading Comprehension and Judgment and Decision Making, the top-rated skills, get a real example.
4. Tools. Adobe Creative Cloud software stays in brackets: O*NET data, not your experience.

Career change into UX Designer work

When to use: You are moving in from a related job. O*NET lists Software Engineer, Graphic Designer and Video Game Designer among the occupations related to this one.

After [number] years as [your current job title], I'm applying for the UX Designer role at [Employer]. In my current job I already performed Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision [or the closest thing you do], and I recently [completed training, a course or a project] in [a skill the posting names].

Moving up to a senior UX Designer role

When to use: Experienced candidates: O*NET places this job in Job Zone 4, considerable preparation.

I'm applying for the UX Designer role at [Employer]. Over [number] years I have collaborated with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects, and more recently [the larger scope or responsibility you took on].

Referral opening

When to use: Someone at the ux designer employer suggested you apply.

[Referrer's name], who [works on your team / knows my work from Previous employer], suggested I apply for the UX Designer role. At [Employer] I developed new visual design concepts for [scale], which [result you can prove].

Data Related occupations in O*NET: Software Developers, Document Management Specialists, Graphic Designers, Search Marketing Strategists, Video Game Designers and Data Warehousing Specialists.

Data Also posted as: Web Designer, UI Developer (User Interface Developer), UX Developer (User Experience Developer), UX Engineer (User Experience Engineer), Web Administration Coordinator (Web Admin Coordinator), Web Architect, Web Content Developer.

Data Knowledge areas: Computers and Electronics, English Language, Customer and Personal Service and Administration and Management. Tools reported: Adobe Creative Cloud software, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Atlassian JIRA, Figma and Adobe XD.

• Listing tools you haven't used: the tools above describe the job, not you.
• Describing duties instead of results: “Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback” is the job, not an achievement.
• Leaving out a license, certification or degree the posting asks for, when you hold it.
• Ignoring Computers and Electronics, a knowledge area O*NET rates important here.
• Writing only about tasks when the job involves constant contact with people (O*NET work context).
• Ignoring deadlines when the job runs under time pressure (O*NET work context).

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