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.