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Job Location drjobs

Chicago, IL - USA

Hourly Salary drjobs

$ 40 - 59

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Title: UX Designer (Contract)
Primary Location: Remote (USbased required)
Position Type: 12month Contract with Intent to Convert

Overview
TalentFish is casting a line for a UX Designer! This is a contracttohire role that is remote within the U.S.

This exciting opportunity places you at the heart of a missiondriven crossfunctional team of researchers frontend and backend engineers and data scientists. As the sole UX Designer on the team youll play a central role in bridging design and developmentensuring that digital interfaces are accessible usable and aligned with brand and research goals. The work has a meaningful impact on public interest and youll help shape the way information and experiences are delivered to users.

What You Bring to the Role. (Ideal Experience)

  • 35 years of professional experience in UX Design

  • Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator)

  • Ability to produce both traditional and technical design deliverables (e.g. vector files HTML/CSS mockups)

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to operate independently as the sole UX resource

  • Portfolio showcasing modern accessible web interfacesideally with public interest or researchoriented work

  • Comfortable working within crossfunctional agile product teams

Preferred / Bonus Experience:

  • Experience or interest in opensource software/tools (e.g. Penpot Inkscape)

  • Experience working on B2B applications or data visualization tools

  • Understanding of brand governance or researchfocused branding

  • Background in UX research (usability testing interviews analysis)

  • Familiarity with frontend frameworks or light development work

Cultural Fit

  • Curious selfmotivated and comfortable in a researchdriven environment

  • Aligned with public interest values and missiondriven work

  • Willing to get hands dirty and work handson with engineers

  • Passionate about opensource or social impact projects

What Youll Do. (Skills Used in this Position)

  • Lead UX design efforts across multiple webbased projects

  • Collaborate closely with frontend developers engineers and researchers

  • Facilitate design workshops and deliver highquality wireframes mockups and prototypes

  • Work within (or help develop) brand style guides and contribute to accessible userfriendly interfaces

  • Deliver frontend handoff assets (HTML/CSS SVGs vector formats)

  • Represent the user perspective in a highly technical and collaborative team environment

  • Support opensource design practices when applicable

Compensation Information
The expected salary range for this position is $4059 per hour depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance 401(k) and paid time off.

This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check which may include but is not limited to reference checks education verification employment verification drug testing criminal records checks and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end clients background check policies and applicable laws.


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