AKQA is looking for a Senior Product Design Lead to shape digital experiences for marquee brands with household names. This remote freelance role starts ASAP and runs through the end of the year.
What You'll Do
- Shape digital experiences for marquee brands with household names.
- Tackle multi-step, multi-lane processes that impact millions of people worldwide.
- Translate complexity into intuitive, elegant design solutions that feel effortless to customers while maintaining brand integrity at scale.
What We're Looking For
- Strong demonstration of user-centered design principles with an emphasis on UI craft in complex systems.
- Ability to design efficient, functional, and engaging digital experiences across multi-step flows and platforms.
- Experience navigating and simplifying interconnected product ecosystems and multi-lane processes.
- Proficiency in working both strategically (vision, patterns, systems) and tactically (flows, components, prototypes).
- Deep empathy for end users, staff, and operators to inform design decisions.
- Strong understanding of web and app paradigms, interaction patterns, and design systems.
- High proficiency in Figma, including components, layouts, design systems, and interactive prototyping.
- Ability to plan, conduct, and synthesize research studies (e.g., usability testing, IDIs) to inform design decisions.
- Collaborative spirit—comfortable engaging with stakeholders, developers, and partners.
- Proactive in identifying opportunities for better design and innovation.
- Availability to work core business hours aligned to U.S. Eastern Time (ET).
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Technical Stack
- Figma
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $2,800 - $3,600/week
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position, open to candidates located in the U.S.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination.
