Unlock the Power of Boolean Search: Boost Your UX Design Job Search

Carl Wheatley
2 min readAug 15, 2024

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As a UX designer, staying ahead in the job market requires a strategic approach to finding the right opportunities. In this post, we’ll share advanced X-Ray boolean search strings to help you uncover hidden UX design job openings and take your job search to the next level.

Job Title Variations

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer” OR “UI/UX Designer” OR “Interaction Designer”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Researcher” OR “User Experience Researcher” OR “UX Designer/Researcher”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Writer” OR “Content Strategist” OR “UX Content Writer”) “Job Openings”

Job Type and Level

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Senior” OR “Lead” OR “Manager”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Junior” OR “Entry-Level” OR “Intern”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Freelance” OR “Contract” OR “Remote”) “Job Openings”

Industry and Company Type

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Startup” OR “Tech” OR “Agency”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Finance” OR “Healthcare” OR “E-commerce”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Non-Profit” OR “Education” OR “Government”) “Job Openings”

Location-Based

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“New York” OR “San Francisco” OR “London”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Remote” OR “Telecommute” OR “Work from Home”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“USA” OR “UK” OR “Canada”) “Job Openings”

Specific Skills

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Sketch” OR “Figma” OR “Adobe XD”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“User Research” OR “Usability Testing” OR “A/B Testing”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Front-end Development” OR “HTML/CSS” OR “JavaScript”) “Job Openings”

Combining Multiple Criteria

  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Senior” OR “Lead”) (“New York” OR “San Francisco”) “Jobs”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Startup” OR “Tech”) (“Remote” OR “Telecommute”) “Careers”
  • (“UX Designer” OR “User Experience Designer”) (“Finance” OR “Healthcare”) (“User Research” OR “Usability Testing”) “Job Openings”

Tips and Tricks

  • Customize these search strings to fit your specific job search needs and preferences.
  • Experiment with different combinations of keywords and boolean operators to refine your search results.

By leveraging these advanced X-Ray boolean search strings, you’ll be able to uncover hidden UX design job openings and increase your chances of landing your dream job. Happy searching!

Carl is a Talent Sourcer Building Design, Product & Engineering Teams at Meta. Carl is also a Mentor at Mento Design Academy. Before recruiting, he was a product designer working with many tech startups to design mobile apps. Carl is also the co-founder of a Meetup called Global UXD where he helps connect designers with each other and create new opportunities. Having completed Thinkful and DesignLab bootcamps before becoming a recruiter, he’s an expert at helping designers land their first design roles. Find Carl on carlwheatly.com and LinkedIn.

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Carl Wheatley

I specialize in the placement of Design, Product and Engineering professionals. Prior Designer. If you have any questions please reach out.