Senior UI/UX Designer (Custom Web + Mobile Apps) US Remote

** PLEASE READ THIS JOB DESCRIPTION TO THE END. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, WE WILL NOT CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION.

About the Role

We’re looking for a senior UI/UX designer who crafts distinctive, non-template websites and polished mobile app experiences. You’ll lead projects end-to-end—from discovery and UX strategy to high-fidelity UI, motion specs, and developer handoff—building design systems that feel truly bespoke while shipping fast with engineering.

What You’ll Do
•Own the product & brand experience: Turn vague goals into sharp briefs, user journeys, sitemaps, and information architecture. Establish a unique visual language (layout, typography, color, art direction) that does not read like a theme.
•Design custom marketing & product websites: Responsive layouts across breakpoints, performance-minded components, empty/loading/error/zero states, and conversion-focused flows.
•Design mobile apps (iOS & Android): Define navigation models, key flows, platform-native patterns, and micro-interactions; deliver tappable prototypes for usability tests.
•Ship scalable design systems: Tokens, components, variants, grid systems, and accessibility-first patterns (WCAG 2.2 AA). Maintain a living library in Figma.
•Prototype & spec motion: Create interaction prototypes (Figma prototyping/Framer/ProtoPie), motion guidelines, and Lottie-ready animations where useful.
•Test & iterate with data: Plan quick studies, run usability tests, and partner on analytics to move metrics (task completion, funnel conversion, retention).
•Partner tightly with engineering: Map designs to React/Next.js or React Native components, provide redlines and Dev Mode annotations, review staging, and resolve edge cases.


What You’ve Done

• 5+ years designing custom, non-template websites with shipped examples that show original art direction.
• 2+ years designing mobile apps (shipped to App Store/Play or robust prototypes).
• Deep mastery of Figma (Auto Layout, components/variants, constraints, styles/tokens, Dev Mode).
• Strong command of typography, grids, composition, and color; you can explain your decisions clearly.
• Solid UX research & strategy skills (journey mapping, heuristic evals, JTBD thinking) and accessibility know-how.
• Practical understanding of web fundamentals (responsive behavior, image optimization, Core Web Vitals) and dev handoff (design tokens, Storybook mapping, Tailwind-friendly specs).
• Excellent written UX copy for microcopy, labels, and in-product messaging (bonus).

Nice to Have
• E-commerce flows (checkout, PDPs, bundles), CMS-driven sites, dashboards/B2B SaaS.
• Motion design (After Effects/Lottie), illustration/icon systems.
• Experience with AI/LLM UX patterns, localization, and design for performance.


Portfolio Requirements (must include links)
1. 3–5 custom websites (no themes)—describe your role, constraints, and the specific choices that make each feel bespoke.
2. 2 mobile apps (store/TestFlight/Play links or prototypes).
3. 1 process case study showing discovery ? iterations ? results (include metrics or qualitative impact).


How We Work
• Weekly design reviews, async updates, and close PM/dev collaboration.
• Tools: Figma/FigJam, Framer or ProtoPie, Notion, Linear/Jira, Slack, Loom.
• We ship in focused design sprints with quick validation loops.


What Success Looks Like (90 Days)
• 30 days: Audit current brand/product, ship a bespoke homepage concept + mobile nav pattern, establish initial tokens/components.
• 60 days: Launch a custom web experience (one core flow) and a tappable mobile prototype; document the design system v1.
• 90 days: Improve a key metric (e.g., +15–25% on a target conversion or task success) through iterations and validated UX changes.


Application

Reply to the job post with subject line:
“Senior UI/UX Designer — [Your Name]”
Include:
• 3 bullet points on how you avoid “template look” on the web.
• 1 mobile pattern trade-off you recently made (and why).
• Your comp expectations, preferred engagement type (FT/contract), and timezone.

* If you do not follow this format, we will not consider your application.


Short, Paid Design Exercise (final stage)
• Brief: Redesign the above-the-fold of a local e-commerce homepage (desktop + one mobile breakpoint) to look unmistakably custom.
• Deliverables (within 48 hours): Figma file with grid, type scale, components, and a 1-page rationale for decisions (art direction, motion opportunities, performance & accessibility notes).