Senior Designer, UI (Contract)

Responsibilities

• Partner in the creation, documentation, and evolution of scalable design systems, ensuring visual and functional consistency across platforms.
• Develop thoughtful, high-quality digital experiences that balance user needs, business goals, and brand expression.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, copywriters, developers / engineers, and product teams to create seamless, end-to-end experiences.
• Translate complex ideas and requirements into elegant, scalable design solutions across web, mobile, and emerging platforms.
• Collaborate to map and design user journeys across omnichannel ecosystems, ensuring consistency and cohesion across all touchpoints (web, mobile, apps, emerging platforms, and retail).
• Rapidly prototype ideas to explore interaction models, user flows, and design concepts.
• Advocate for best practices in design systems, UI patterns, and accessibility standards.
• Lead by example with exceptional attention to craft, consistency, and detail across all deliverables. 
• Present and articulate design decisions to stakeholders and clients, grounded in brand, user insight, and business strategy. 
• Support user testing initiatives with prototypes, using research findings to iterate and optimize designs.
• Contribute to and help evolve internal design processes and standards. 
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in digital product design, with a focus on user interface design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a range of high-quality, user-centered digital design work.
• Deep understanding of responsive design, mobile-first principles, and app platform-based experiences.
• Proficiency with digital design systems and component-driven design methodologies.
• Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and an ability to adapt to new software.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complex problems and translate them into intuitive experiences.
• A continuous learner — curious about new tools, technologies, and best practices in UI and product design.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in teams both internally and externally.
• An eye for detail and the ability to see the big picture.
• Excellent follow-through and ownership, ability to complete jobs on time, on-budget, and within tight deadlines.
• Digital agency experience and background preferred.
• Bonus: Experience working in highly regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or telecommunications.

Contract details:

• This contract opportunity requires a Central or Eastern Time zone work schedule.
• Contract is 40 hours/week for 4 months, to start.
• At the request of the client, a completed background check and drug screening is required for this project. (All expenses of this process, will be handled by CourtAvenue)