Guild Events
The Guild hosts monthly UX research events to provide opportunities for learning and networking. Topics include research practices, UX-adjacent books, career experience, and freelancing or consulting advice. These events are led by Guild volunteers, authors, community leaders, and industry experts. Join us!
Do you have an idea for a Guild Event that you’d like to host? Please apply.
Past Events
• Book Groups
– Accessibility for Everyone
• Do You Want to Be a UXR Consultant?
• Research Rumble
Session 1 – Research Democratization
Session 2 – Are Personas an Effective Tool?
Session 3 – How Important are Quant Skills to UX Research?
Session 4 – AI in UX Research
Session 5 – Do UX Researchers Need In-depth Domain Knowledge?
Session 6 – Evangelizing Research: Whose Job Is It?
• How to Freelance
– Are You Ready to Freelance?
– Do You Need a Freelance Plan?
– How Do You Find Freelance Clients?
– Which Business Entity is Best for Freelancers?
– How to Manage a Freelance Business
– How to Start and Manage Your Freelance Business
– What is a Freelance UXR/UX Strategist?
– Can Your Employer Stop You From Freelancing?
• Leveling Up with UX Strategy
Session 1 – What is UX Strategy?
Session 2 – UX Strategy for Researchers
Session 3 – Working with Your UX Champions
• Quantitative UX Research Methods
Session 1 – When to Use Which Quantitative Methods
Session 2 – How to Use Statistical Tests in UX Research
Session 3 – Using Advanced Statistics in UX Research
• Transitioning to Freelance UX Research
Session 1 – Transitioning to Freelance
• Farewell Academia; Hello UXr
Session 1 – How to Create a UXr Portfolio
Session 2 – Creating UX Research Plans, Moderation Guides, and Screeners
Session 3 – Recruiting and Fielding UX Research Study Participants
Session 4 – Creating UX Analysis Guides and Portfolios
Session 5 – Portfolio Case Studies and LinkedIn Profiles, and Partnering with Recruiters
Session 6 – Framing Impact in UXr Portfolios and Resumes
• UX Research in the Automotive Industry
• How to Make Your Life as a Freelancer the Best it Can Be
– UX Research Freelance Work-Life Balance
• UXr Guild is Meeting UX Researchers in New York City
– How to Become a Freelance UX Researcher