So where is the best place to find a good UX designer? Looking for full time in CO.
About a year ago I found a new strategy: I find sites that I like and email the owner to ask who designed it. Half the time it's someone in house but the rest of the time they're usually happy to pass along the designer's contact info.
It's more time consuming this way because you have to do the outreach yourself, but the quality I've gotten has been spectacular.
The pre-qualified approach may require more up front time, but in the long run it saves a lot of hassle.
I ended up at my current job by being found on Sortfolio, might be worth a look there as well.