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Adjunct Instructor

Bring industry into the classroom.

Industry practitioner and adult-learning educator seeking adjunct or continuing-education opportunities in UX, digital product, and introductory web development where professional experience and a B.B.A. meet the institution's requirements. Led UX instruction at General Assembly, mentored designers at Thinkful, and brings engineering and product leadership from Blavity.

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THE SAME CANDACE.A new way to tell the story.

THE FOUNDATION IS ALREADY THERE

What she brings.

Teaching experience

Led UX instruction and an interdisciplinary capstone at General Assembly.

Industry perspective

Engineering, consulting, and product experience can support practitioner-led courses.

Credential reality

Her documented degree is a B.B.A.; a graduate degree is not established.

FROM HERE TO THERE

A future worth
building toward.

Future resumes are a way to see the destination. These are proposed additions, not completed achievements.

  1. 01

    Teaching dossier

    Completed a teaching statement, sample syllabus, accessible lesson, assessment rubric, and anonymized feedback portfolio.

  2. 02

    Institution-specific credential evidence

    Assembled a verified qualifications packet matching the selected institution's requirements; any required graduate credential must be earned and documented first.

The work that gets her there

  1. 01

    Target continuing education, professional certificates, and practitioner-led courses whose postings accept her documented education and experience.

  2. 02

    Build a teaching statement, course syllabus, sample lesson, assessment rubric, and anonymized feedback.

  3. 03

    Check each institution and discipline. Many credit-bearing appointments require a relevant master's or graduate credits; add any graduate credential only after it is earned.

CANDACE ROGUECURRENT EXPERIENCE

Candace Rogue

Adjunct Instructor

Atlanta, GA · 757-392-4793 · candacerogue@gmail.com
candacerogue.com · Open to NYC hybrid

Industry practitioner and adult-learning educator seeking adjunct or continuing-education opportunities in UX, digital product, and introductory web development where professional experience and a B.B.A. meet the institution's requirements. Led UX instruction at General Assembly, mentored designers at Thinkful, and brings engineering and product leadership from Blavity.

Relevant skills · established background

Adult learning, UX instruction, curriculum development, assessment feedback, capstone coordination, mentorship, JavaScript, React, Figma, industry collaboration

Professional experience

Lead UX Design Instructor

General Assembly · Jun 2021 - Oct 2024 · Remote

  • Guided 225+ career changers and managed 6 instructional staff, with 100% graduation requirement fulfillment.
  • Launched a Design x Engineering capstone connecting UX and software engineering students across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Partnered with Product and Learning Development to audit curriculum, address student feedback, and align assignments with professional workflows.
  • Reviewed AI curriculum with Product and championed accessibility and inclusive design.
UX Mentor

Thinkful · Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 · Remote

  • Mentored 30+ designers through individualized learning plans and actionable feedback on prototypes, user flows, and iterations.
  • Coached designers to communicate design rationale to engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Lead Front End Engineer & Product Manager

Blavity Inc. · Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · Atlanta, GA

  • Led the applications team through the Blavity News redesign; established code review practices and DRY standards.
  • Built UI components and design system documentation with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to improve accessibility, consistency, and handoffs.
  • Re-engineered internal newsletter tools serving 1M+ subscribers; contributed jwPlayer API integration, modal libraries, and state management to the Travel Noire app launch.
  • Implemented AMP pages, ads, and Google Analytics across 5 sites, with ad revenue upward of $350K in under a year; led design and development for a $300K Toyota Corolla campaign.
Founder & Consultant, UX & Development

Rogue Labs · Aug 2014 - Present · Remote

  • Lead UX strategy, product design, and Shopify and WordPress development, helping e-commerce clients scale to $100K+ in annual revenue.
  • Build design systems with interaction standards, voice and tone guidance, and documentation for client teams.
  • Partner with founders, developers, and stakeholders on product strategy, user journeys, and WCAG-aligned experiences.
Founder, Lead Artist & Facilitator

501 Rogueland · 2019 - Present · Atlanta, GA

  • Design, budget, and facilitate recurring Adult Recess workshops that introduce adults to hands-on creative disciplines.
Multi-Disciplinary Designer & Developer

Creative Circle · Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Designed and developed responsive websites using WordPress, PHP, React Native, and Bootstrap.

Education

Designlab | AI in Product Design Certificate | 2026

Howard University | B.B.A. International Business & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude | 2009 - 2013

No graduate degree is claimed. Faculty eligibility depends on the institution, discipline, and course.

Selected presentations

SoCal React Meetup · 2017
To State, or Not to State. shouldComponentUpdate? - React application performance.

Tech Talk · 2017
Three.js, AR & Beyond - live JavaScript and three.js demonstrations for developers.

Codesmith Framework Cohorts · 2017
Why is UI/UX so Damn Sexy? - UX fundamentals and developer-designer collaboration.

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