User Experience Researcher Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of user experience researcher. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for additional research support as needed by the team, including responsibilities such as: market research & analysis, competitor analysis, exploring new research tools and methods, creating resource/template libraries, and providing research training and mentoring to other team members.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• OK with flexible working hours (regular business hours + evenings or Saturdays)
• An MA/MS or Ph.D
• A thorough knowledge of user research methods and when to apply them
• Hands-on experience with user testing, field research, and survey design
• A proven record of driving change through research and user advocacy
• Comfortable with fast-paced work environment and responsibilities for multiple projects at any given time
• Excellent writing, communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Collect and analyse user behaviour patterns through data analysis, online experiments, lab studies, and surveys

I am excited to be applying for the position of user experience researcher. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for thought leadership by identifying and recommending research methods or analytical approaches that address short and long-term business objectives.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Proficiency in analyzing and modeling data sets
• Proficiency in using crowd platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk
• Excellent command of research questions within a given domain, and of technical tools for the analysis of data within that field
• Conducting primary research
• Exploring the behaviors and motivations of our users
• Working with teams of designers, business partners, architects and others to develop new experiences
• Creating and executing research that support multiple products and teams in all phases of product development
• Experience analyzing data, preparing reports, stakeholder presentations, video clips, and story boards into actionable presentations to the product team

In response to your job posting for user experience researcher, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for expert reviews and drive the creation and adoption of new research methods and tools.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience working on fast-paced research projects and bringing products to market
• Strong knowledge of statistics and research study design
• Identify research objectives and methods to meet those objectives
• Interpret research results, derive implications, and communicate recommendations as actionable deliverables through visual and oral presentations
• Collect and define metrics for individual projects to show Return On Investment
• Balance user needs, business needs, and technology constraints to build a successful end product
• Communicate research findings through various artifacts and meetings
• Experience with prototyping software such as Axure

In response to your job posting for user experience researcher, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for expert guidance on user experience research to Development, Product Management and other stakeholders, identifies the appropriate user experience research methods/activities for each project and is responsible for designing, planning, conducting, and communicating results of related research studies at all organizational levels with the highest quality.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of software development processes such as Agile
• This is an opportunity to contribute to the research practice for our growing and rapidly evolving online marketplace
• Partner with product managers, designers and marketers to define project scopes and carry out research, drawing on a range of user research methods and UX best practices
• Work closely with other researchers and data analysts to develop holistic approaches to meeting stakeholder needs
• Share tangible findings and prioritized recommendations with the teams on a regular basis, making connections between seller needs and Etsy’s business goals and priorities
• Evangelize user research best practices across the company
• Experience in a programming language commonly used for data manipulation and computational statistics (such as R), and with SQL
• Demonstrated expertise in multivariate statistics and the design of experiments

I would like to submit my application for the user experience researcher opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for continual insights into our customers’ world by employing a wide spectrum of research methods and techniques.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Work with the UX Designers, User Experience Program Manager, R&D, and Test teams to influence product decision­making and integrate insights of the user studies into product specifications
• Experience in user research methods such as conducting contextual interviews, card sorting, persona and scenario development, journey mapping, task analysis, describing mental models, prototype testing, A/B tests, and expert reviews
• Highly motivated to help colleagues and the institution succeed
• Enthusiastic, self-driven, and flexible
• Computer skills in Mac and PC environments, including digital design tools and web languages
• Solid knowledge of applied statistics methods and data analysis
• Work with design, product management, content strategy, development and marketing personnel to understand business goals and accurately identify consumer research needs
• Create research strategy briefs documenting information needs, hypotheses, research methods, and proof points