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Professional pivots: Building your career as a UX designer
Juvone Freeman
Are you curious about what a career in UX design looks like? You’re in luck!
Juvone Freeman (UX Designer at Voya) will join us to discuss how he went from working in sales — with zero previous experience in tech — to becoming a...
Are you curious about what a career in UX design looks like? You’re in luck!
Juvone Freeman (UX Designer at Voya) will join us to discuss how he went from working in sales — with zero previous experience in tech — to becoming a fulfilled UX designer. Juvone will share his journey pivoting careers, how he leveraged his transferable skills and boot camps, and how you can, too.
Get ready to hear:
- What a UX designer does day-to-day
- The difference between boot camps and self-learning
- The transferable skills you need to thrive as a UX designer
Meet The Speaker
Juvone Freeman
UX Designer, Voya Financial
Juvone Freeman is a UX Designer at Voya Financial, currently working on the company's Dashboard team. His team was recently awarded Asset Manager Digital Tool of the Year for myVoyage.
As a UX Designer Juvone's goals are to bring a more diverse perspective to design as well making accessibility a priority to his team.
He graduated from Lasell College with a Bachelor' in Marketing in 2013 and transitioned into the tech world in August of 2022 when he became certified as UX Designer through General Assembly's 3-month boot camp.
In his downtime, Juvone enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and losing track of time playing Xbox.
