UXPA depends on volunteers from around the world to support our mission. No matter what your skills or experience level, there are ways that you can contribute to the UXPA community. In doing so you will:
Expand your network
Get greater professional visibility
Gain insight into the UX profession
Receive mentorship from some of the most experienced UX practitioners in the world
Volunteers help with:
Translating existing content (e.g., tweets, Facebook posts, article abstracts, newsletter) into other languages
Representing/promoting UXPA around the world
Posting content to Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn and list serves
Working with UXPA chapters to collect content and event info to share on UXPA International avenues
Coordinating publication materials for members (e.g., poster)
Interviewing UX professionals and creating content for UXPA social media and website
Editing website content.
Reviewing user experience of the website and process existing feedback.
Skills Needed
Just a few of the skills we count on our volunteers:
Writing and editing for the website
Photography and videos for events
Social media management
Research and writing for the UXPA newsletter
Assisting in the production of our professional development webinars
Staffing events
Expert reviews, usability studies
Creative graphics to enhance our marketing collateral
Apply Here
Have questions? Our Director of Volunteers is here to answer any questions you may have and talk about opportunities to volunteer with us, reach out today for more information.
Volunteer Spotlight
We’ve sat down for a chat with a few UXPA International volunteers. Find out a little more about them, what they do and why they volunteer with UXPA iInternational.
Lily Basile
Lilly discovered UXPA International during her job search after graduating. She designs the social graphics for the UXPA’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Josh has been the volunteer production manager at the Journal of Usability Studies since 2015. He works with the editorial team to manage uxpajournal.org, and is primarily responsible for making sure every journal issue gets published to the website four times per year.