Senior UX/UI Designer (Figma)
<p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p><ul><li><p>Maintain and extend a Figma design system (components, variants, tokens, documentation)</p></li><li><p>Design new features and user flows from wireframe to high-fidelity, production-ready specs</p></li><li><p>Create responsive designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile</p></li><li><p>Prepare developer-ready Figma files with clear annotations and handoff specs</p></li><li><p>Collaborate directly with the founder and development team</p></li></ul><p><strong>What we're looking for</strong></p><ul><li><p>Deep Figma expertise — auto-layout, components, variants, variables, prototyping</p></li><li><p>Proven design system experience (building, maintaining, scaling)</p></li><li><p>Strong portfolio of web application UI — dashboards, multi-step flows, data-rich interfaces</p></li><li><p>Clean, systematic design with strong typography and layout fundamentals</p></li><li><p>Responsive web design proficiency</p></li><li><p>Clear written communication in English</p></li></ul><p><strong>Nice to have</strong></p><ul><li><p>Familiarity with NextJS/React component architecture and CSS concepts</p></li><li><p>Motion/interaction design skills</p></li><li><p>EdTech or SaaS platform experience</p></li></ul><p><strong>Details</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Freelance/contract, ongoing project-based</p></li><li><p><strong>Hours:</strong> ~15-25 hrs/week (flexible, project-dependent)</p></li><li><p><strong>Timezone:</strong> North America, EST overlap required</p></li><li><p><strong>Rate:</strong> $50-80 USD/hr based on experience</p></li><li><p><strong>Tools:</strong> Figma, Slack</p></li></ul><p><strong>To apply:</strong> 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.</p><p></p>