Freelance UI Designer

• Work collaboratively alongside a highly collaborative product team
• Contribute to a flagship digital product that will shape the experience of millions of people worldwide
• Work within an existing design system—creating and iterating components, and ensuring visual and interaction excellence across the product

• Strong UI design experience for digital products (web and/or native apps), with 3–5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Proven ability to work within and extend established design systems, including creating and updating components, variants, and patterns
• Advanced Figma expertise: Deep understanding of components, variants, auto layout, libraries, and interactive prototyping
• Hands-on experience creating and managing design tokens in Figma (color, type, spacing, radius, etc.)
• Comfort using the latest Figma features and workflows to drive efficiency and consistency
• Meticulous attention to detail in layout, spacing, typography, hierarchy, and interaction states
• Ability to translate requirements and wireframes into high-fidelity UI designs that are both on-brand and highly usable
• Experience iterating quickly—exploring options, refining details, and aligning designs to an existing system while pushing it forward where appropriate
• Capability to prepare developer-ready files and documentation that clearly express component behavior, states, and usage
• Comfort collaborating with product designers, UX designers, product managers, and engineers in an agile/iterative environment
• Understanding of accessibility considerations and how they apply to interface design
• Ability to work effectively within Pacific Time (PT) hours
• West Coast–based candidates preferred
• Willingness and ability to travel up to once per month for key onsite sessions, as needed

• Pixel-precise craft: You notice the details others miss—alignment, spacing, states, motion, and how components behave in real use
• Systems thinker: You naturally think in patterns, tokens, and components, and understand how small decisions scale across a large product
• Figma “power user”: Comfortable pushing Figma to its limits, leveraging its newest features, and maintaining clean, organized files and libraries
• Not “just production”: While you can execute production-level detail, you also bring thoughtful UI decision-making
• Structured and organized: You keep files, components, and documentation tidy and consistent, making it easy for others to work with your output
• Collaborative communicator: Able to clearly articulate design rationale, respond to feedback constructively, and partner closely with cross-functional teammates
• Adaptable and fast-moving: Comfortable working in a high-velocity environment, handling iteration and change while maintaining a high quality bar
• Ownership mindset: Proactive about spotting inconsistencies, closing gaps in the system, and raising opportunities to improve the experience

Travel likely up to once per month - covered by AKQA - for onsite sessions