Stuck in your design career? Let’s fix it.

Struggling to grow at work? Transitioning into UX? Or preparing for your next role?

We’ll work on the problems holding you back. No generic advice, just product thinking applied to your career.

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1:1 mentorship

  • Get clear. Get confident. Get hired.

    → LinkedIn profile and CV polish
    → Portfolio and case study refinement
    → Interview prep (recruiter, hiring manager & case study presentation)
    → Stronger storytelling for your work
    → Salary negotiation strategy

  • Level up without burning out. We’ll focus on:

    → Navigating tough managers and unclear expectations
    → Stakeholder communication and buy-in
    → Strengthening your UX process
    → Driving and leveraging user research
    → Positioning yourself for internal projects you care about
    → Live jams on real work you’re shipping

Together, we'll build a clear and personalized plan to move your career forward, grounded in real product experience.

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Intro session

15 mins | Free

A focused, no-commitment call to understand where you’re stuck and what would help most right now. We’ll assess fit and outline a clear direction forward.

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Design boost session

1 hour | $200 CAD

A focused session to tackle a specific challenge. Portfolio feedback, interview prep, stakeholder strategy, or live product work. You’ll leave with clear feedback and concrete next steps.

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1 free session!

Career elevation program

6 one-hour sessions | $999 CAD

Ongoing mentorship for deeper career growth. We’ll build a clear plan, strengthen your craft, and work through real challenges together. This is for designers ready to make meaningful progress.

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Psst! Many designers use their Professional Development budget for mentorship. I put together a script to make the ask easier.

  • Ainara was my Design instructor at Vancouver Film School in a course dedicated to solving real problems with a real client, where she mentored me as Lead UX Designer. Her experienced feedback and creative problem-solving were invaluable, especially when our team faced some unexpected roadblocks. While a lesser instructor might have been impatient, Ainara, with grace and quick wit, guided us to a solution that worked for everyone and helped us get back on schedule to deliver collaboratively and on time. I highly recommend Ainara not only as a mentor and leader but also as a talented designer, and I hope to work with her in the future.

    – Kay N. | Senior Product Designer, Getty Images

  • Ainara is the definition of excellence, not only as a professional but also as a person. Working with her has been a true life lesson, teaching me to be proactive rather than reactive, to take details beyond expectations, to listen to a project’s needs, and to push my limits. Through experiencing the real meaning of teamwork, we have become colleagues on multiple projects, building a relationship focused on growth, exploration, and incredible results. A natural-born leader, that will never present herself with problems, but with solutions.

    – Maria G. | Graphic Designer & Conservation Consultant

  • Working with Ainara is as easy as it gets! Outstanding design skills aside, Ainara is a remarkable collaborator, and leader. Her experience working in fast paced environments has given her the unique super power to bring balance, and positivity while biasing towards action, creating actionable next steps, and holding her teammates accountable. Some of the best experiences in my design career have come from working with Ainara on design deliverables under tight deadlines. She is capable, trust worthy, and always driving towards bringing value to the end user.

    – Justin A. | Senior Staff Product Designer, Wealthsimple

  • Ainara is a strong designer, with amazing collaboration & communication skills, and (above all) a great human. Working closely together, we built NBA Top Shot, where her attention to detail and passion for UX resulted in one of the most iconic and smooth web3 experiences in existence. She helped craft it from the ground up, led teams through a variety of features, and worked hand-in-hand with engineering and product to drive deliverables through completion. Ainara is easily one of the most talented UX designers I’ve ever worked with.

    – Arthur C. | VP of Product, Dapper Labs

My portfolio

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Let's work together ~

Let's work together ~