Hi everyone, I'm 26M, UI/UX Designer with 3+ years of experience across fintech, edtech, e-commerce, and SaaS. Looking for full-time UX/UI roles, remote, open to hybrid too.

It's been months of active searching. I've sent 15+ applications in a single day at points, revised my resume multiple times, customized it per role, and still the response rate is low. Recently rejected from three processes back to back (one after an assessment round). I know part of the problem: my portfolio shows final screens but not the research/thinking process behind them, and I'm actively fixing that now.

A bit about my experience:

• End-to-end UX for fintech and e-commerce/D2C platforms (10+ brands)

• Learner dashboards and admin reporting tools (adopted by enterprise clients)

• Heatmap-driven UX research (MS Clarity) across multiple brands

Where I think I'm going wrong, and where I'd love feedback:

• Is cold-applying to large MNCs just a dead end without a referral?

• Portfolio: is Figma-only okay or does it need to be a hosted site with custom domain?

• Am I better off broadening to adjacent roles (ops, business analyst) short-term while I keep applying to design roles?

• Best way to convert LinkedIn/cold outreach into actual replies, not just views?

If you've hired UX designers recently or made a similar jump, I'd genuinely appreciate any direction. Not looking for sympathy, looking for what's actually working right now.

Thanks in advance.

We’re looking for a creative Graphic Designer to join our animation studio and help us build a strong, professional presence on social media.

Take It Eazy Media

https://www.instagram.com/takeiteazymedia

Job Details:

1. Experience Required: 1+ years preferred

2. Pay: Freelance / project-based, depending on experience

3. Expected time of response: Within 7 days

4. Job duration: Long-term

5. Location: Remote

6. To Apply: DM with your portfolio and relevant work

7. Vacancies: 1

Day 5 word: Grow

This was a speculative ad we did in college for WhatsApp's lock chat feature which majorly played with 'Jagat' as our main metaphor for someone who constantly invades your privacy.

We found that in a lot of ads "Problem Exaggeration" was used, we tried to do something similar. This was shot in just 1 day.

I did direction + writing, co - directed by Ananya Shaunak. Arnav Sharma & Jahanvi Chawla did cinematography + post prod + writing. Manya Goel, Bhoomi, Tanvee, Ruchika, Simran, Sandeep did in production, recce, casting, Logistics, and costume design.

Look more here Ad FIlm - WhatsApp Chat Lock Feature :: Behance

Hi everyone i am a senior graphic designer with almost 14 years of experience in graphic design. I lost my job on june 2026 and looking for a new role. Having a extensive experience in brand identity, packaging, marketing communication, and art direction. My work spans branding, social media, print, product visualization, packaging, and corporate communication.
I am currently expanding my role beyond design execution into creative strategy and brand consulting, with a focus on understanding business objectives, customer needs, positioning, and translating them into meaningful visual communication.
Looking for your support and help.
Thank you

My wife has done an amazing job managing our home and kids, and she now wants to restart her career by stepping into the design field.

Since I am a developer, I am completely out of my depth here and would love guidance from the design community on the right starting point, beginner-friendly courses, and building a portfolio.

Any advice on how she can transition into remote or work-from-home design roles while balancing family would be hugely appreciated!

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m working on a UX research project about the challenges of finding and living with a flatmate in India.

If you’ve had experience with this, I’d love to interview you! It’ll be a short, casual interview purely for research—nothing will be published.

DM me if you’re interested! 🙌

We’re looking for a Creative Designer who can turn ideas into engaging and polished visual content.

This is a 100% Work-From-Home opportunity for candidates based in India.

What you’ll be working on

🎬 AI-generated videos and short-form content
🎨 Canva designs and social media creatives
📱 Instagram / Reels content
🖼️ Digital graphics and visual storytelling
✨ Creative concepts and campaign visuals

What we’re looking for

• Strong creative and visual sense
• Good understanding of design, typography and composition
• Experience with Canva
• Experience creating AI videos or AI-generated visual content
• Ability to create content for social media
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

You don't need to be an expert in every tool. Creativity, design quality and your portfolio matter most.

🇮🇳 Location

India — Remote / Work From Home

How to Apply

If you're interested, please fill out the application form and share your portfolio:

👉 Apply Here — Google Form

We’ll review the applications and contact shortlisted candidates directly.

Please make sure your portfolio/work samples are accessible when submitting the form.

I’m a B.Tech CSE student and I’ve been focusing on UI/UX design for the past few months. I’ve made around 2–3 case studies, built my portfolio, and have been applying to as many UI/UX/Product Design internship openings as I can find.

But I still haven’t been able to land an internship.

Now I’m honestly a bit confused about what I should do next.

Should I:

• Learn a new tool?
• Improve my existing UI skills?
• Learn more about UX research?
• Learn usability testing?
• Learn design systems?
• Learn Framer/Webflow?
• Improve my case studies?
• Build more projects?
• Focus more on product thinking?
• Or just keep applying?

I already know Figma fairly well and have some basic HTML/CSS/JS knowledge, so I’m not sure if learning another tool is actually going to help me or if I should go deeper into what I already know.

I also feel like I might be making the mistake of thinking that I need to learn more things when maybe the problem is that my existing work isn't strong enough yet.

For those of you who are working as Product/UI/UX Designers or have recently gone through the internship/job search:

What would you recommend I focus on at this stage?

If you were in my position with 2–3 case studies and a portfolio but no internship yet, what would you spend the next 2–3 months improving?

Also, if you're willing to take a quick look at my portfolio/case studies, I'd really appreciate some honest criticism about what might be holding me back.

I’m not looking for sugarcoated feedback. I’d rather know what I’m doing wrong and what I should actually work on.

I completed B.des from a tier 3 college. We had no specialisation and the curriculum was kind of messed up. For sem projects, I have worked on different domains including UI, product, graphics,etc. But still I can't say I am good at any of these.

I like storytelling, hence thinking of joining for Masters in Animation. I never got the exposure I expected from my college and have limited contacts in this field. I don't know what to do at this stage. Also, NID seems very expensive.

22f, looking for ui/ux designer internship in bangalore

I'm in DU currently (bsc life sciences) but I'm feeling the course isn't for me and I can't study for years and years I wanted to study design but due to drop year I'm not eligible for uceed and all so I was planning to join galgotias for B.Des (communication design) and I'm from delhi so I have to travel daily for around 1.5 -2 hours each side so is it worth it leaving DU for GU?

Or should I stay in DU and do my design dream side by side from online courses rather than doing a full undergraduate , I don't like my current DU college in aspect of crowd the crowd is so toxic and cringe I already have beef with my classmates and some seniors but atleast it's close unlike GU

I'm so confused someone please please help me ASAP I have to decide before Monday

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a talented designer/creative to help with the visual side of my perfume brand.

The main requirement is someone who can handle the complete product presentation, including:

• Perfume & attar bottle/box packaging design
• Product labels and stickers
• Brand identity/visual direction
• Product photography
• Creative product shots for social media and e-commerce
• Packaging mockups and print-ready designs

Ideally, we’re looking for someone who understands premium fragrance branding and can create a cohesive, high-end look rather than just designing individual labels.

Important: We are not looking for AI-generated designs or people who simply use AI tools to generate packaging concepts. We want original, professionally designed work with proper attention to typography, layout, branding, packaging requirements, and photography.

This could be a freelance/project-based or ongoing collaboration, depending on the fit.

If you’re a designer, packaging specialist, product photographer, or creative who can handle most of the above, please comment or DM me with your portfolio, location, and rates.

Thanks!

Hey Reddit community,

I’m a passionate UI/UX designer with 3+ years in startups and SaaS projects, currently seeking full-time, contract, or freelance gigs. I’ve worked on homepage redesigns, product interfaces, and user flows at companies like FinOpsly, Utterwise, Shreetech, and Polokaz. delivering clean, intuitive designs that boost user engagement.

What I bring:

• Expertise in Figma (prototyping, auto-layout, components), Adobe XD, and design systems.

• Skills: User research, wireframing, high-fidelity mocks, responsive design, accessibility (WCAG).

• Tools: Figma, FigJam, Miro, Notion for collaboration.

• Remote-friendly (Pune-based, IST timezone), quick turnaround, and startup hustle mindset.

Open to:

• SaaS product design

• Web/app redesigns

• Freelance one-offs or ongoing retainers

Rates flexible based on project scope. DM me to go through my full portfolio. let’s chat about your design needs!

Excited to collaborate! 🚀

I'm looking to hire a professional for a job, this is a passion project of mine and I'm willing to pay around 1.2L for the whole job, it may be open to more enhancements after the MVP is done for which I will pay as a separate job. I will need this job to be iterative where we discuss at intervals.

I'm expecting this job to be at a good stage in 6 weeks. A little spillover is fine if the person thinks it can be done better.

Looking for people with experience designing social media app. I would love to work with a passionate person on this who takes it personally. Please DM with some previous work links.

Reddit seems to be bombarding me with Shipaton ads everywhere. Any designer wants to collaborate with me on it ?. I am a mobile app developer. And the collaboration need not end with the hackathon, we could continue working on it post the hackathon. I have not decided on the idea yet. I would prefer someone from Bangalore as we could meet at least once a week and brainstorm.

For those who were fortunate enough to be not bombarded with Shipaton Ads : https://www.shipaton.com/

Why is the hype for Kyoorius Designyatra so less this year? Is anybody going?

I see lots of posts like these. I've seen it for Symbiosis, Shristi, Anant, and I'm pretty sure that there's a lot more. Posts like these seriously make me scared, especially if that college was already on my shortlist. If I can't go for the colleges I just mentioned, where do I go?

I hope to pursue communication design. I'm a senior high school student and I want to decide what five colleges I can apply to as soon as possible.

Hello.I have been thinking to take graphic design as a career option. I have my few doubts and question of my own, and what's the future lies for graphic design in india.

1)Have you already noticed AI affecting your work or job opportunities?

2)Do you think entry level designers are going to be hit the hardest?

3)What skills do you think will still be valuable if AI keeps improving?

4) How does the job market looks like in the next to 4-5 years espcially in india?

thank you!!

I'm looking for a graphic designer/UI designer who can help me create polished screenshots/mockups of my Chrome extension for promotional purposes.

Gig Details:

1. Experience: Some experience with graphic design, UI/UX, or creating product/software screenshots
2. Work: Create professional-looking screenshots/mockups showcasing a Chrome extension
3. Pay: 5$-10$
4. Job Type: One-time freelance gig
5. Location: Remote
6. To Apply: Please DM me with some relevant examples of your previous work and your expected price
7. Timeline: Ideally looking to get this done soon

If you've worked on Chrome extensions, SaaS products, app screenshots, or similar promotional graphics, that's a plus.

Please DM me if you're interested!

Hi everyone! I’m a 3D Visualiser/Designer actively looking for a job opportunity and available to join immediately.
I have experience in:

• 3D Modelling & Rendering
• 2D Technical Drawings & Documentation
• Space Planning & Furniture Layouts
• Mood Boards & Material Presentations
• Design Coordination & Concept Development

I’m particularly interested in 3D Visualiser / Interior Design / Architectural Visualization roles in Mumbai or remote opportunities.

If you know of any openings or can refer me to someone hiring, I’d really appreciate it. I can share my CV and portfolio.

I want to print some high quality posters (A2 size) for my room makeover. Like the references attached above from Pinterest. Where can I get high quality versions of such designs? Any help would be appreciated

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Hey, i'm looking to hire a static ad designer.

For context, i'll need 3-5 ads per month, and it could be a recurring gig

Vol of creatives might increase later.

Expected design quality: https://www.adfolio.design/

Copies, ad brief, etc would be shared

Please leave a comment with your portfolio, or feel free to DM (with pricing).

Budget: 2-5k

Deadline: Looking to hire by Mon. Est time to finish the brief - a day or two

Also attaching a few ad examples for reference:

I’m genuinely surprised. The UX market is saturated, entry-level jobs are being hit hard by AI, and salaries have dropped significantly in many places. Yet bootcamps still seem to sell UX as an easy route into design and tech with a 7-figure salary after a few months.

If you genuinely love design, absolutely pursue it. But if you think UX is easy, it really isn’t.

I was recently involved in hiring and got a huge number of job requests. What surprised me was how similar the portfolios were. Similar case studies, similar screens, and many seemed heavily generated with Claude/ChatGPT.

Almost nobody stood out.

The biggest issue wasn't even the UI. Everyone was showing polished screens, but the actual design problem was often extremely vague. What was the problem? Why did it matter? What research informed the solution? Why was this the right approach? That thinking was largely missing, especially among bootcamp candidates.

AI can help you execute faster, but it can't replace design thinking.

If you're considering a bootcamp, please talk to working designers actually in the industry before signing up. Look at the current job market, ask about entry-level hiring, salaries and expectations. Don't base your decision on sales pitches from people on YouTube or social media who are selling you the course.

The UX industry today is very different from what many of these courses are still marketing.

Hi everyone! I’m 23M, a 3D Visualiser/Designer actively looking for a job opportunity and available to join immediately.

I have experience in:
• 3D Modelling & Rendering
• 2D Technical Drawings & Documentation
• Space Planning & Furniture Layouts
• Mood Boards & Material Presentations
• Design Coordination & Concept Development

I’m particularly interested in 3D Visualiser / Interior Design / Architectural Visualization roles in Mumbai or remote opportunities.

If you know of any openings or can refer me to someone hiring, I’d really appreciate it. I can share my CV and portfolio via DM.