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Associate User Experience Director - Freelance

7 hours, 18 minutes ago
United States
Freelance
Lead
Product Designer (UI/UX)
Design and User Experience
Design Systems Figma Prototyping Wireframing
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AKQA

AKQA

AKQA is an ideas and innovation company that specializes in creating digital services and products. With a team of 2,200 professionals across 20 countries, AKQA is known for its imaginative application of art and science. The company has been recognize...

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5K-10K
Founded 1994
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Description

  • Lead UX thinking and direction across one or more concurrent workstreams, balancing strategy with hands-on delivery.
  • Collaborate closely with visual and product designers to keep UX and design aligned throughout the process.
  • Contribute to, maintain, and champion design systems to support consistency, scalability, and adoption.
  • Define and communicate user journeys, flows, interaction patterns, and key design decisions with clear rationale.
  • Independently solve complex experience problems and introduce new patterns where existing ones fall short.
  • Distill research, data, and strategic inputs into clear UX direction for cross-functional partners.
  • Guide and provide feedback to junior UX practitioners to support quality and growth.
  • Partner with product, strategy, and technology leads to ground decisions in user needs and business goals.
  • Communicate work clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders on both agency and client sides.
  • Help raise UX standards, deliverables, and processes across the engagement.

Requirements

  • Compelling portfolio demonstrating strong UX craft across complex digital products or services.
  • Clear evidence of systems thinking in past work.
  • Deep expertise in design systems, including contributing to, scaling, and evangelizing them within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience in B2B contexts is a significant plus.
  • Mastery of Figma and relevant prototyping/collaboration tools such as Miro and FigJam.
  • Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to articulate decisions and rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Highly collaborative approach and comfort working with designers and cross-functional teammates.
  • Detail-oriented and delivery-focused, with the ability to manage workload independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Remote role open to U.S.-based candidates only.
  • 40 hours per week commitment.
  • Expected compensation of $4,000–$5,000 per week.

Benefits

  • Remote work for U.S.-based candidates.
  • Expected compensation of $4,000–$5,000 per week.
  • Opportunity to work on a massive global brand with high visibility.
  • Equal opportunity employer committed to a respectful and inclusive culture.
  • Accommodation and flexibility may be discussed during the interview process.

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