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Downloadable resources

The operational artefacts behind UX Companion's editorial work. Real templates, real frameworks, real checklists — the same documents used inside the audits, hiring decisions and AI workflow conversations that shape the site's writing. Free, with attribution appreciated, not required.

Careers cluster 4 resources

Portfolio, case study, interview and negotiation artefacts used by candidates landing senior UX roles in 2026.

01 · Flagship

The UX Case Study Template Pack

The nine-block case study structure, the decision micro-template, NDA guidance, a worked example, and a pre-publish self-review checklist. Solves the "too much UI, not enough thinking" portfolio problem directly.

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UX Portfolio Checklist (printable)

35 checks across homepage, case studies, presentation, mobile, and technical hygiene. Use the printable version when reviewing a portfolio cold; use the interactive web version when working through it iteratively.

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UX Interview Prep Worksheet

Structured worksheet for the four stages that decide most UX hiring outcomes: portfolio walkthrough, behavioural questions, design exercises, salary negotiation. Print, write in, take to the interview.

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04 · In progress

UX Salary Negotiation Prep Sheet

Compensation conversation worksheet covering anchor ranges, walk-away numbers, market citations, total package questions, and response scripts. Shipping next sprint.

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Audit cluster 4 resources

Operational artefacts used inside real UX audits. Report structures, scoring frameworks, presentation templates.

UX Audit Severity Framework

The 0-4 severity rubric with worked examples per level. The framework that prevents severity inflation and makes the audit roadmap defensible when stakeholders push back.

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06 · In progress

UX Audit Template Pack

Full audit report skeleton, finding format, executive summary template, and recommendation structure. The Severity Framework above is the first of five files in this pack; others ship across the next two sprints.

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Heuristic Evaluation Worksheet

Nielsen's 10 heuristics in a working format. One section per heuristic with prompts, evidence captures, and severity scoring. The companion working document to the heuristic evaluation guide.

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Stakeholder Playback Deck Template

The 12-slide audit presentation deck. Cover, scope, top three findings, severity overview, impact-effort grid, recommended sprint, follow-up commitment. Designed to be filled in live with the team.

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AI for UX cluster 3 resources

Operational frameworks for working alongside AI in UX. Not hype, not tools listicles — the decision artefacts senior designers actually use.

09 · Authority anchor

Human Judgement vs AI Support Framework

A three-category decision framework: tasks AI can lead with light review, tasks where AI assists under supervision, tasks that should not be delegated. The operational companion to the authority article on what AI shouldn't replace in UX.

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10 · In progress

AI-assisted UX Research Workflow

A step-by-step workflow showing where AI sits in a real research project, from study design through to roadmap conversion. Each stage marked with the AI verdict and the human checkpoint.

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AI Workflow Map for UX Teams

A printable map showing the senior designer's working week with AI integrated honestly: where it lives, where it doesn't, what the senior pass is responsible for. Built from the integrated workflow in the AI pillar.

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About these resources

Every download on this page is an operational artefact, not a marketing freebie. They are the documents Jamie Pow and the practitioners on the UX Companion editorial team actually use inside audits, hiring conversations, and AI workflow design at JD.com, Selfridges & Co, and across freelance work.

Free to use, share, and adapt for your own teams. Attribution appreciated, never required. If a resource needs a Notion or Figma version sooner than the in-progress timeline shows, drop a note to hello@uxcompanion.co.uk with what you'd use it for and we'll prioritise.