Lead UI/UX Designer

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  • JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C – see notes below)
  • LOCATION: Remote – Europe  (Time Zone: CET/WAT Full day overlap)
  • HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $40 – $60/hr
  • ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week – Long-term

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client building a decentralized and tokenized cohort-based learning and an on-demand talent network, powered by a curated global creative community
They are founded by an experienced team of entrepreneurs, community builders and product people – a team that has together built a company and exited to a global group
Now, they are boiling down everything they have learned in their previous journeys to revolutionize how creative individuals and businesses learn, collaborate and connect

What You’ll Do 

  • Create their first UI design system based on their Brand Strategy and Design, which will enable Design and Engineering teams to be highly efficient and effective
  • Collaborate with the Head of Design and Product Managers to research, ideate, prototype, and collect feedback on both new features and redesigns of existing features
  • Collaborate with the Head of Design and Engineers to optimize user flows, blending design with the technical feasibility to create delightful user experiences
  • Create wireframes, prototypes, and UI designs in Figma and implement them in Webflow
  • Document and share your knowledge and findings with the product teams
  • Get the rare opportunity to work closely with and support of Head of Design and the co-founders
  • First, do the work
    Then, make the work better

The Ideal Candidate

  • Have deep experience designing human-centered products and working with product teams and tech leads
  • Have a great eye for UI design, UX skills, and an understanding of how to sketch, wireframe, test, and iterate designs and ideas in a lean way
  • Are an advocate for both the experience of users and business strategy
  • Are passionate about sharing your knowledge and expertise
  • Have an excellent portfolio that shows the entire product design process from ideation to iteration to final delivery in a range of cross-platform work
  • Are a meticulous designer and raise the bar for design excellence 
  • Have strong communication and stakeholder management skills with an ability to build strong relationships both within and outside of the product organization
  • Have professional experience in a startup environment
  • Have an excellent command of both written and spoken English
  • Are passionate about networked thinking and ecosystem building
  • (Nice to have) Are interested in Web3 
  • (Nice to have) Experience in an environment that builds products with the Shape Up methodology

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