the story is buried
Hiring managers skim. If the problem and your role are not clear on the first screen, they move on before your best work.
portfolio to offer · ux mentorship
from a quiet inbox to hiring-ready in 90 days.
A 90-day mentorship for designers who are doing the work and still not getting callbacks. We rebuild your portfolio, your resume and your interview story together, with a design leader who knows what makes a hiring manager keep reading.
a few spots each month. I still lead a design team full time.
- years in ux and product design
- 15+
- design teams led, from agency to enterprise
- 3
- book on the ux foundations, out november 2026
- 1
why good portfolios get skipped
process theater
Every sticky note, no decisions. They want the two calls you made, why you made them, and what you gave up.
no outcome
A case study without a result reads like homework. Even one number or one quote from a user changes how it lands.
the offer
portfolio to offer
Ninety days, one mentor, one goal: a portfolio, resume and interview story you are proud to send.
- portfolio teardown and your 90-day planWeek one. I go through every page and we agree on what to fix first.$150 on its own
- six 1:1 calls, every two weeksLive, recorded if you want, with notes after each one.$750 booked one by one
- two case studies, rewritten togetherProblem, decisions, outcome. Structured so a hiring manager gets it in two minutes.
- resume and linkedin rewriteIn a format that survives a ten-second skim.
- a mock interview and a portfolio presentation rehearsalThe questions you will actually get, and how to walk a panel through your work.
- feedback between calls within 48 hoursSend a draft, get notes. No waiting two weeks to know if you are on track.
- the templates and checklists from my bookThe same ones from The UX Pocketbook, before it is out.
- a signed copy of the book when it launches
$900+ booked separately$750paid in full, or 3 monthly payments of $300book a free fit callalready had your fit call? enroll now
the hiring-ready guarantee
Show up to the calls and ship the assignments. If your portfolio is not hiring-ready by day 30, meaning two case studies that pass my checklist, I keep coaching you, free, until it is.
how it works
book a free fit call
Twenty minutes. Where you are, where you want to be, and whether this is the right way to get there. No pitch if it is not.
get your plan
In week one I tear down your portfolio and we turn it into a 90-day plan with deadlines.
build it together
A call every two weeks, assignments in between, and feedback within 48 hours whenever you send something.
leave hiring-ready
Two strong case studies, a resume and linkedin that get read, and an interview story you can tell without notes.
this is for you if
- you are switching careers into ux and need a clear path
- you finished a course or bootcamp and the applications go nowhere
- you are a junior designer ready for a better role
- you will put in 3 to 5 hours a week
this is not for you if
- you want someone to make your portfolio for you
- you want a guaranteed job offer (no one can honestly promise that)
- you are not able to make time for the work right now
not ready for 90 days? start with a teardown.
A 60-minute live review of your portfolio, written notes after, and one follow-up round by email. If you join portfolio to offer within 14 days, the full $150 comes off the price.
$150book a teardown
“Jerry is a wonderful ux designer committed to learning and improving. He was always willing to ask questions and seek the expertise of others, making him a true team player.”katherine mcadoo · senior product design manager, ringcentral
making ux accessible to all
iamjerryux started as a social page with one mission: make ux accessible to everyone. In conversations with peers and juniors I kept seeing the same gap, a need for someone to explain ux with clarity, humor and no gatekeeping.
So I share what fifteen years taught me, especially with people from communities the field has too often overlooked. Mentorship is the one-to-one version of that promise.
questions i get a lot
how is this different from free mentorship like adplist?
Free mentors are great for one conversation. This is 90 days with the same person, a plan, deadlines, and someone checking your work between calls.
can you guarantee me a job?
No one honestly can. I guarantee the part we control together: a portfolio that is hiring-ready, or I keep working with you, free, until it is.
i am switching careers. is this for me?
Yes. A good part of the people I talk to are coming from teaching, support, marketing or engineering. We start from what you already know how to do.
do i need a portfolio first?
No. If you have nothing yet, the first weeks are about choosing the right two projects to build.
how much time does it take?
Plan on 3 to 5 hours a week for assignments, plus a call every two weeks.
can i pay in parts?
Yes. Three monthly payments of $300, or $750 up front.
what if i just need one conversation?
Book the teardown. It stands on its own, and the $150 comes off if you join later.