Design Portfolio: Show Your Value for the Roles You Want
Justine Montgomery
Founder Storyline Design
Strengthen your portfolio UX, case studies and positioning for your next role
Strengthen your portfolio UX, case studies and positioning for your next role.
You have the experience and the work to show for it. But do you know which projects to include, what hiring teams are looking for, and how to communicate your value?
In this hands-on intensive, you’ll learn to approach your portfolio strategically rather than spending weeks redesigning, second-guessing what to include or trying to appeal to every role.
Using your own projects and real job descriptions, you’ll learn to identify what matters to hiring teams, select the strongest evidence from your experience, tell more compelling case study stories and make intentional decisions about your portfolio.
By the end of the intensive, you’ll leave with:
A clear portfolio strategy tailored to the roles you want next.
A stronger case study direction — know which projects, decisions and challenges to highlight.
An approach to NDA work — communicate your contributions without exposing confidential information.
A prioritised improvement plan — know exactly what to change in your existing portfolio, supported by personalised 1:1 feedback.
What you’ll learn
Learn what hiring teams look for and how to make your existing experience more relevant to the roles you want.
Decode real job descriptions to uncover the signals hiring teams are looking for.
Turn those expectations into clear priorities for your portfolio.
Identify which projects, challenges and contributions best demonstrate your strengths.
Learn what to include, what to leave out and how to position your experience for your target roles.
Build stories around your decisions, trade-offs, collaboration and impact, rather than simply documenting your process.
Learn how to tell compelling stories even when your work is under NDA or you don’t have perfect metrics.
Structure your portfolio so hiring teams can quickly understand your experience and value.
Make intentional decisions about content, layout and motion that support your storytelling.
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Who this course is for
Mid-level and senior Product and Design Systems Designers who want to strengthen their existing portfolios.
Designers preparing for their next role who aren’t sure which projects, skills and experiences to highlight.
Designers moving into a specialisation who need to reposition their existing experience for a different type of role.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Justine Montgomery in a real-time, interactive format.
1:1 portfolio review
Get dedicated time with me to review your portfolio, work through what’s unclear and decide what to prioritise next.
Portfolio strategy toolkit
Work through practical frameworks and exercises to decode roles, identify hiring signals and build your portfolio strategy.
Portfolio + case study audit
Evaluate your existing portfolio and projects against the roles you want, and identify what to keep, change or strengthen.
NDA storytelling framework
Learn practical ways to communicate confidential work, your contribution and impact without revealing what you can’t share.
Guided exercises using your own work
Apply everything during the course using your target roles, projects and portfolio so you leave with decisions, not just notes.
Your portfolio positioning plan
Leave with a prioritised plan connecting your target role, hiring signals, strongest evidence, portfolio gaps and what to work on next.
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Course syllabus
Week 1
Nov
24
🧭 Session 1: Position yourself for your next role
Nov
26
🔎 Session 2: Turn your work into evidence
Week 2
Dec
1
🛠️ Session 3: Build your portfolio with intent
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