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Senior UX Designer (UX/UI/Brand) (Remote, US-Based, Contractor)

Variate Remote (🇺🇸 Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America)

Remote $70 - $85 Contract Senior

Lead major client design initiatives from discovery through delivery, defining success measures and creating digital experiences that improve conversion, retention, adoption, and other business outcomes. Establish high-quality design standards, collaborate directly with senior client and product stakeholders, and use AI to accelerate exploration and delivery while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities

  • Lead major client design initiatives from discovery through delivery, defining success measures and creating digital experiences that improve conversion, retention, adoption, and other business outcomes. Establish high-quality design standards, collaborate directly with senior client and product stakeholders, and use AI to accelerate exploration and delivery while maintaining quality.

Requirements

  • Requires at least five years of UX or product design experience with demonstrable business impact, advanced Figma expertise, strategic understanding of user and business needs, and confident communication with senior stakeholders. Candidates should show strong UX and visual execution in their portfolio; experience building design systems, leading strategy workshops, mentoring designers, or delivering measurable impact for recognized brands is an advantage.

Key Skills

UX research UI design Brand design Figma (advanced) Design systems Strategic workshop facilitation Stakeholder communication AI‑assisted design exploration Prototyping Wireframing Usability testing Conversion optimization Retention and adoption metrics Cross‑functional collaboration Visual design execution User journey mapping Agile methodology Mentoring designers Presentation skills Problem solving

About Variate

Growth slows when customers hesitate. Variate is a customer experience design firm focused on designing the decisions inside experiences. Through our proprietary Decision Design™ system, we align emotion, logic, and behavior to remove friction, build trust, and make the next choice clear. From brand story to product experience to enterprise systems, we help ambitious companies turn hesitation into confidence, confidence into adoption, and adoption into growth. Our work has shaped 1B+ customer decisions and unlocked $16B+ in growth across more than 90 organizations, including Marriott International, Carnival Cruise Line, Macy’s, Amerant Bank, and Stanley Black & Decker. The results show what clarity can do: - Marriott: Unified 30+ brands to drive $10B+ growth. - Carnival: Simplified booking to drive a 400% lift in mobile bookings. - Amerant Bank: Aligned brand and customer journeys to drive 4x qualified leads. - Team Velocity: Improved the experience to drive $50M ARR growth. We

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