Training from top pros in UX, design, advertising, marketing communications and letterpress

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It's SVC.

The pros are coming to your place.

Right now, all SVC classes are being taught remotely. That means you’ll have the same awesome instructors and the same small classes, just minus the classroom.

SVC online classes are live, real-time classes, but taught via Zoom. So, as always, you get personal attention and instant answers to your questions.

How good are they? Here’s what a couple of students said: “The online format was great! I liked it more than in-person.” “I’m happy as can be.” “It worked out beautifully.”

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I want some
pros to make me almost as smart
as they
are.

Meet the most formidable duo in UX writing and editing since Merriam and Webster.

Torrey Podmajersky and Elly Searle have been writing tight, smart, brand-expressive UX copy ever since UX writing first become a thing. In a field with few experts, these stalwart SVC instructors are definitely two of them.

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Elly &
Torrey

I want to go from
0 to 60
in one day.

Full- and half-day professional development workshops.

If you’re in a business like marketing, web development, or design, it’s hard to keep your skills sharp and your brain up-to-date. But, give us 6-hours or less, and our pro instructors will give you tips and ideas to use at work tomorrow.

2 Thursdays, 03/04/21 & 03/11/21

Basics of Brand Strategy

This workshop is designed for in-house and agency project managers, account managers, marketing coordinators, designers, copywriters, and anyone else in the position of influencing and developing brand touchpoints.

2 Thursdays, 05/13/21 & 05/20/21

Content Strategy Fundamentals

Through collaborative, hands-on exercises, and a little bit of good, old-fashioned lecture, we’ll help you get smart about the strategies that drive what sort of content should be on a website, social media, and other channels — and how often (and by whom) it needs to be refreshed.

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I want to turn
co-workers into
co-learners.

Custom classes and group discounts for smarter businesses.

Imagine how incredible your team would be if you were all on the same page. Or in the same class? SVC makes that very possible by creating workshops customized to your group’s needs. If it makes more sense to send a team to one of our public workshops, group discounts make that an easier decision.

I want
the
whole
dang deal.

Learn from the Pros

SVC offers certificate programs with classes taught by professionals in the field. Come learn with us!

Learn UX from A to Z

SVC’s 15-month certificate program in UX design will help you become job-ready with a complete portfolio, a real-world client project, your own personal mentor, and a brain full of knowledge

Have designs on a job in UI?

Then check out SVC’s 15-month certificate program in UI/Visual Design. You’ll get your portfolio tuned with the help of your instructors, your personal mentor, and a few gallons of midnight oil.

Certificate Programs at SVC

I want to get my hands very dirty.

Go analog the digital way

You’d think it might be hard to teach letterpress classes online, but thanks to Zoom, you can take part in demonstrations of creative printing techniques from top shops and legendary printers from across the country.

LIVE FROM SEATTLE.It's SVC.