A Interaction Designer cover letter that gets read.

Dear Hiring Manager, When I redesigned the onboarding flow at [Company], I reduced drop-off rates by 34% by mapping user journeys and testing three interaction patterns with real users. As an Interaction Designer, I'm drawn to roles where thoughtful design directly impacts how people accomplish their goals. Your product's focus on [specific product feature] excites me because it requires the kind of deliberate interaction thinking—balancing competing user needs, system constraints, and business goals—that I've built my practice around. I work best in the space between research and implementation. I've created detailed interaction specifications using Figma and design systems, built clickable prototypes to validate assumptions before engineering investment, and run moderated usability sessions where I listen for the moments when users struggle. At [Previous Company], I owned the interaction layer for a data visualization tool, collaborating closely with engineers to solve edge cases around real-time updates and with product to clarify what "intuitive" actually meant for our specific audience. I care about specificity: not just "make it easier," but "reduce the number of steps a power user takes to filter by three parameters from seven to four." I'm motivated by the constraints that make design interesting—limited screen space, complex workflows, accessibility requirements—because they force better thinking. [Specific achievement] showed me how much clarity emerges from iteration with actual users rather than stakeholder assumptions. I'd bring that same rigor to your team, along with a track record of shipping interactions that users actually prefer to use. I'd welcome the chance to discuss how I can contribute to [Company]'s design practice.