DavidJackson
– Co Founder & UX Director at The Friday Agency
“Being a mentor is a networking and learning opportunity where I can also apply my experience to help guide others”
- Mentoring at UX Tree since February 2022
- Based in Dublin, Ireland
About
“I’m Dave Jackson, the co-founder and UX Director at Friday Agency. For me, being a mentor is a networking and learning opportunity where I can also apply my experience to help guide others. I find working with mentees always gives me a fresh perspective, they tend not to get too bogged down by convention and best practice. For this reason they can sometimes present really fresh and exciting ideas.”
Top Skills
- UX Research
- Interaction Design
- UX Design
- Data analysis
Favourite Topics
- Process
- Skill development
- Software tools
- Technology
Mentoring Skills
- Active listening
- Constructive feedback
- Portfolio review
- Employer perspective
Working experience
The Friday Agency | Co Founder, UX & Digital Director
Digital Agency delivering powerful experiences across a blend of strategy, brand, design, content & technology.
Apr 2014 -
present
Mad Dog Digital | Founder / Digital Director
Mad Dog Digital have joined forces with Digitalounge to form The Friday Agency.
May 2007 -
May 2014
Smudge Design | Founder / Web and interactive designer
Web design, UX and UI, web development, online advertising, interactive rich-media advertising, Video production and project management.
Jun 2003 - Jun 2007
My Portfolio
My LinkedIn
What led you to the world of UX?
“After studying Visual Communications, I spent a couple of years designing interfaces in the industry before venturing into entrepreneurship and establishing my own agency. As my responsibilities grew, I became more immersed in project planning and delivery. Realising the significance of user-centric design, I embarked on a journey of self-development and further education in UX design.I’d advise anyone starting out in UX design to build a strong support network. Reach out to people, build relationships – you’ll learn a lot from others and it creates real opportunities that could take you anywhere.”
Case studies from Dave's Mentees
What Mentees say
Megan Sarah Lee, UX Designer
“I was mentored by Dave last year doing a re-design of Zoom, he was always happy to jump on a call and chat, encouraging me from start to finish. He shared tips with me on the importance of testing what is currently there to really understand the pain points at hand, and different techniques on how to validate design concepts!”
Dave's certificates
The certificates that Dave possesses reflect his achievements in the field of mentorship. He has successfully mentored individuals and groups, and has demonstrated his ability to impart knowledge and skills to others.
