UX Career Catalyst Co-Working: The Glow-Up Lab
Coffee Meetup
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Where motivation meets momentum.
Refine your goals, strengthen your portfolio, and connect with peers navigating their next career chapter in UX and learning design. This hybrid co-working session is designed to help you make tangible progress on your job hunt — together.
What to expect:
Join us for The UX Glow-Up Lab, an interactive, game-style experience that blends focused work with creative collaboration. Bring a resume, portfolio piece, or professional question, and take part in mini-rounds like:
Resume Remix – turn vague bullets into measurable impact
Portfolio Power-Up – find the story your visuals are missing
Job-Hunt Jam – crowdsource new outreach and networking ideas
You’ll walk away with:
Real improvements to your professional materials
Actionable next steps for your search
A renewed sense of clarity and community
Come and go as you need — drop in for 30 minutes or stay for the full session. Whether you’re in person or online, you’ll leave feeling energized and equipped.
🗓 Date: Tuesday, October 21st
🕛 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST
📍 Location: CultureWorks Philadelphia + Online
💻 Virtual attendees MUST register in advance:
https://us05web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GJLdR_L4QhKImo4oylTp7A
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your Zoom link.
Bring your laptop, curiosity, and one project or section of your portfolio you’d like to improve. We’ll bring the structure, the feedback, and the good energy.
If you have not already, please register on Eventbrite. This makes it easier for us to stay in touch in case of any changes.
Coffee Meetup
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia
1315 Walnut St # 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Attendance is free.
No IxDF membership required.
Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.
Join us to make lifelong friendships over coffee and a shared love of design! ❤️
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Coffee Meetup
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia
1315 Walnut St # 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Attendance is free.
No IxDF membership required.
Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.
Join us to make lifelong friendships over coffee and a shared love of design! ❤️
An IxDF Local Group is a meeting point for people with a passion for design in your city.
You don't need to be a designer, just passionate about great design and how it can improve your work and career.
Meetups are the heartbeat of IxDF Local Groups, whether we meet at a café, a creative space or a local company. There's nothing quite like the magic of meeting face-to-face to share ideas and inspiration.
We also host regular IxDF Design Dinners, where we enjoy great food and help each other learn and grow. Even a simple coffee meetup in a café can ignite collaborations and friendships that last a lifetime.
You'll also have a private and exclusive online forum where you can openly get help and career advice.
Simply put, we learn together and smile together.
You'll expand your career network, discover new skills, explore job opportunities, meet potential clients, or even find your next dedicated team member when you join an xDF Local Group.
Remember: Your network is your net worth.
Your IxDF Local Group is led by an IxDF Local Leader and serves as a vibrant hub where you can network, learn and grow.
Here's what you can expect:
A community of professionals from all walks of life, who share a passion for great design and how it can benefit their career, their company, and society in general.
Meetups are the heartbeat of IxDF Local Groups, whether we meet at a café or a creative space. There's nothing quite like the magic of meeting face-to-face to share ideas and inspiration.
We also host regular IxDF Design Dinners, where we enjoy great food and help each other learn and grow. Even a simple coffee meetup in a cafe can ignite collaborations and friendships that last a lifetime.
You don't have to be a designer, just passionate about great design and how it can improve your work and career. Design skills make you valuable - in any job and any industry.
You'll also have a private and exclusive online forum where you can openly get help and career advice.
We help each other find new career opportunities and jobs.
We also host more formal workshops to share knowledge and learn from each other, e.g., case studies, success stories and practical experiences.
We have ongoing conversations about current design topics and local opportunities, which can help you stay ahead of industry developments and identify career opportunities.
And lastly, peer-led sessions focused on specific design challenges that will help you build expertise and sharpen your problem-solving skills.
In other words, we learn together and smile together. We lift each other up.
Yes, absolutely!
IxDF Local Groups are for everyone, regardless of your professional background.
Design skills make you valuable. In any job and any industry. That's why our IxDF Local Groups are not just for professional designers. They're communities of professionals from all walks of life, who share a passion for great design and how it can benefit their career, their company, and society in general.
No matter what your job currently is, you'll find a supportive community to connect and grow with.
Each meetup is a chance to grow, learn, and connect with passionate professionals like yourself. Even small gatherings create big opportunities for personal and professional growth.
In a world that's getting more artificial, lonely, and competitive, IxDF brings the heart back.
We're a community with heart and soul, so you never have to face the job market alone. At IxDF, we lift each other up, learn together, and spark friendships that grow your career.