User Experience Designer

As a UI/UX Designer Contractor for our Boston-based client, a growing start-up, you will play a crucial role in designing the user experience and interface of our platform. You will be:

• Collaborating closely with founders, engineers, and legal professionals to design intuitive and impactful user interfaces for our platform.
• Leading the design of both platform and marketing assets, ensuring a cohesive branding and user experience.
• Ensuring a seamless handover of design assets and a clear understanding of the intended user experience to the engineering team.
• Helping establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Evaluating the usage of the platform using qualitative and quantitative metrics and leading ways to improve it.
• Doing a wide range of random design tasks that may come up from time to time

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer or in a similar role, with a portfolio showcasing your design work in B2B SaaS applications.
• At least three years of professional work experience in UI/UX design.
• Available to work for at least 10-20 hours per week.
• Proficiency in design tools, including Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and an understanding of web development technologies and evaluation systems.
• Experience in User Research and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working collaboratively in a team environment with other designers and engineers.
• (Bonus) Background in designing content management tools or related platforms.
• (Bonus) Experience in a high-growth startup environment.