UI/UX Designer

Location: 100% Onsite

Address: Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Duration: Direct Hire

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design of intuitive, accessible, and meaningful user experiences across web, iOS, and Android platforms, grounded in deep understanding of user needs and behaviors.
Conduct and synthesize user research, usability testing, and customer feedback to identify pain points, guide design decisions, and continuously improve the experience.
Clearly articulate design rationale, user insights, and experience trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring shared understanding and alignment.
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, support teams, and marketing to ensure user needs are embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
Work closely with other UI/UX designers to co-create product flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that are consistent, scalable, and aligned with business priorities.
Lead platform-wide consistency efforts through periodic design audits and coordination with peers.
Keep design tasks, documentation, and research findings up to date in shared tools (e.g., Figma, ClickUp) to support visibility and accountability across development teams.
Support the development of fellow designers by sharing expertise, offering guidance, and modeling high standards of craft and collaboration.

Requirements:

Extensive UX/UI Experience: 7+ years of experience designing digital products across web and mobile platforms, with a strong portfolio showcasing exceptional UX, visual design, and interaction design.
Leadership & Mentorship: Proven experience mentoring designers, reviewing work constructively, and leading by example within a UX team or design chapter.
Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and data scientists.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present design ideas and rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Cross-Platform Expertise: Deep understanding of UX patterns and constraints across iOS, Android, and responsive web platforms, with experience in delivering cohesive experiences across them.
Design System Management: Experience building, maintaining, and scaling design systems with a focus on consistency, reusability, and collaboration with engineering.
Customer-Centered Mindset: Expertise in translating user insights, feedback, and analytics into meaningful product improvements and elegant design solutions.
Strategic Thinking: Comfortable working at both the conceptual and detailed design levels, with the ability to connect design decisions to business outcomes and roadmap priorities.

Core Requirements

7+ years of UI/UX experience with a strong portfolio of shipped digital products
Prior experience designing for SaaS or B2C applications
Experience working as part of a cross-functional team (product, engineering, QA, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to mentor or coach junior designers
Strong communication skills, especially when collaborating with non-design stakeholders
Proficient in Figma, including component-based design and handoff best practices
Comfortable designing across both mobile and web platforms (not just responsive web)

Mobile Platform Expertise - Candidate should specialize in one of the following:

Option A - Native iOS Design Expertise

Option B - Native Android Design Expertise