Senior UX/UI Designer (Figma)

About the role

We're looking for a senior UX/UI designer to work on a NextJS web application for a global online education company. This is a hands-on Figma role — you'll optimise our existing design system and design new screens and user flows for a platform that serves students across five online brands within Australia, Canada, and the United States.

What you'll do

• Maintain and extend a Figma design system (components, variants, tokens, documentation)
• Design new features and user flows from wireframe to high-fidelity, production-ready specs
• Create responsive designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Prepare developer-ready Figma files with clear annotations and handoff specs
• Collaborate directly with the founder and development team

What we're looking for

• Deep Figma expertise — auto-layout, components, variants, variables, prototyping
• Proven design system experience (building, maintaining, scaling)
• Strong portfolio of web application UI — dashboards, multi-step flows, data-rich interfaces
• Clean, systematic design with strong typography and layout fundamentals
• Responsive web design proficiency
• Clear written communication in English

Nice to have

• Familiarity with NextJS/React component architecture and CSS concepts
• Motion/interaction design skills
• EdTech or SaaS platform experience

Details

• Type: Freelance/contract, ongoing project-based
• Hours: ~15-25 hrs/week (flexible, project-dependent)
• Timezone: North America, EST overlap required
• Rate: $50-80 USD/hr based on experience
• Tools: Figma, Slack

To apply: Send your portfolio link (in Figma) and a brief note on your most relevant design system project. We're looking for quality over quantity — show us your best systematic UI work.