User Experience Designer

FRACTIONAL: 2.5 days per week | £500 - £550 per day | 3-month contract | Outside IR35 | Remote

Working for a creative digital publication targeting art communities (curators, museums and galleries) in Western Europe and the US, the UX Designer / D2C UI Designer will lead the design of a new web platform that will function partly as a magazine and partly as a community hub for users to read, discuss, and connect with one another.

The UX Designer / D2C UI Designer will be the sole designer on the team, so needs to be confident working independently to build out a platform from scratch, in a start-up environment.

This is a fully remote 50% FRACTIONAL (not full time) role for UK-based candidates who can work 2.5 days per week. This will initially be a 3-month contract and is OUTSIDE IR35.

Candidates for the UX Designer / D2C UI Designer role will:

• Design and test product flows for community and editorial features.
• Implement a consistent and scalable design system that aligns with the brand’s identity.
• Translate wireframes into appealing interfaces.
• Collaborate with editors, product leaders, and engineers to create a new web platform.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to help guide product decisions.

Candidates for the UX Designer / D2C UI Designer role must have:

• Strong design experience for a publishing/content organisation (in a start-up is an advantage).
• Ideally designed functionality for communities e.g. forums, direct messaging, discussions, etc.
• Ideally a demonstrable interest or experience in (contemporary) art.
• Ability to start immediately or max. within 2 weeks + work 2.5 days a week.