UX PORTFOLIO GUIDANCE
YOUR YEARS OF UX WORK
WILL BE JUDGED IN SECONDS
Your work is stronger than your case study shows. Let’s find the decisions, tradeoffs, and evidence that prove it.
One case study. Three weeks. Personalized strategy and feedback.
FOR DESIGNERS WITH REAL WORK
YOU HAVE THE WORK.
YOU NEED THE STORY.
Bring one real UX project even if the case study is unfinished, messy, or difficult to explain. We’ll find the strongest angle and build a clearer direction around it.
CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PATH IF...
× You know the case study needs work, but not what to fix first
× You need a visual redesign
× You do not yet have enough project material to work from.
× You want general career coaching
A STRONG FIT
✓ You have a real UX project to work from
✓ Your role or decisions feel buried
✓ You know the case study needs work, but not what to fix first
✓ You want personalized feedback tied to a finished draft.
✓ You can complete the process within three weeks.
A CLEARER CASE STUDY,
ONE DECISION AT A TIME.
HOW UX PORTFOLIO GUIDANCE WORKS
WRITE & REFINE
Over three weeks, we’ll uncover the strongest story inside one project, build the direction, and improve how it comes across.
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SHARE YOUR PROJECT
Send your case study, target role, portfolio, and any supporting project material.
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Revise the case study using that direction, then receive focused feedback on clarity, structure, and credibility.
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FIND THE STRONGEST STORY
We’ll identify what hiring teams need to understand and what is stopping your success.
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BUILD THE DIRECTION
Leave the strategy session knowing what to emphasize, cut, restructure, and support with evidence.
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FINAL REVIEW
Strengthen the remaining weak points and leave with clear priorities for your final version.
PROOF OF THE PROCESS
More isn’t always the answer.
Your case study needs a point.
See how I uncover the stronger story inside an existing case study
and turn it into a clear direction for revision.
THE CASE STUDY OPENS WITH
“Warehouse operators were struggling with a workflow that was slow and confusing.”
EXAMPLE STRATEGIC DIAGNOSIS
THE STRONGER STORY APPEARS LATER
“The company was designing and developing a different decant module for each client.”
There is a real usability problem, but it is not the most valuable story that hiring managers would like to read.
The company was creating a separate implementation for every customer.
The stronger case study is about turning that repeated work into one flexible product
THE DIRECTION I WOULD RECOMMEND
Build the case study around the challenge of creating one scalable product without ignoring the needs of individual warehouses.
QUESTIONS THE REVISED STORY SHOULD ANSWER
What was consistent across customer sites?
What had to remain configurable?
Which evidence informed those decisions?
Usability redesign
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Product-scaling strategyThe work stayed the same. Now its strategic value became easier to value.
WHY OUTSIDE GUIDANCE HELPS
YOU KNOW EVERY DETAIL.
HIRING TEAMS ONLY SEE WHAT YOU SHOW THEM.
After months or years inside a project, it becomes difficult to tell what matters most.
I help you step back, find the story worth telling, and make the judgment that hiring managers want to read in a case study.
I look for:
The strongest story buried in the process
Where your role becomes unclear
Which decisions demonstrate judgment
How to stand out
What can be cut
Where stronger evidence is needed
Nick Mann
UX Portfolio Strategist
THE INVESTMENT
UX PORTFOLIO GUIDANCE
INTRODUCTORY RATE
$397
Standard rate: $497
Included:
Review of your current case study
Live strategy session
Personalized case-study direction
One focused critique after you revise
Final review and priorities
One case study. Three-week service window.
PERSONALIZED DIRECTION FOR ONE UX CASE STUDY.
Stop guessing what deserves more attention, what should be cut, and what hiring teams need to understand faster.
FAQ
Questions, Answered.
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The Sprint includes a live strategy session, but it is organized around completing one defined case study. You receive a written blueprint, submit a full draft, receive one consolidated critique, revise it, and finish with a final readiness review.
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You write the complete draft and revision. I provide the diagnosis, direction, blueprint, critique, and final review.
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We focus on your target role, project context, ownership, decisions, constraints, alternatives, tradeoffs, evidence, and strongest story angle.
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I review the project and your broader portfolio context. When another available project offers a stronger case study, I explain why and recommend the better direction.
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Your first draft does not need to be polished. It needs to be complete enough for me to evaluate the full story, structure, ownership, and evidence.
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I may provide selective examples to demonstrate a stronger direction, but you remain responsible for writing and revising the complete case study.
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No. Visual design, Figma work, Squarespace implementation, and website development are not included.
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You may request an upgrade. Any revised quote is based on the work already completed and how much writing and restructuring remains.
IT’S TIME TO FINISH IT.
STOP FIGURING OUT THE STRATEGY ALONE.
Build one clearer UX case study with focused direction, a personalized blueprint, detailed feedback, and a final readiness review.
PREFER TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY?
Use the UX Growth Portfolio Strategy Kit to apply the method at your own pace.
WANT THE WRITING HANDLED?
Use the Portfolio Rewrite service when you want Nick to lead the positioning, structure, and writing.