aKube, Inc.
Job Description
City: Century City, CAOnsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Hybrid (1-2 days a week onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Rate Range: Up to$100/hr on W2 depending on experience (no C2C or 1099 or sub-contract)
Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except OPT, CPT, H1B
Must Have:
City: Century City, CAOnsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Hybrid (1-2 days a week onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Rate Range: Up to$100/hr on W2 depending on experience (no C2C or 1099 or sub-contract)
Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except OPT, CPT, H1B
Must Have:
- 5+ years in UX / Product Design (at least 5 focused on digital product design)
- Experience designing AI-powered, conversational, or chatbot interfaces (voice or text)
- Strong mobile platform expertise (iOS / Android)
- Prototyping and animation skills using tools like Figma, ProtoPie, Principle, After Effects or equivalent
- Strong portfolio showing end-to-end UX work (wireframes, flows, prototypes, and final execution-not just finished screens)
- Familiarity with conversational design principles (tone of voice, error handling, turn-taking)
- Ability to present work clearly to product teams and executives
- Design intuitive voice-to-voice and multimodal conversational experiences for a next-gen AI product.
- Develop mobile-first interaction frameworks for user questions, responses, and re-engagement.
- Rapidly prototype and animate interactions to bring experiences to life and validate concepts.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and AI teams to align design with technical capabilities.
- Participate in iterative design reviews and user testing to refine flows, tone, and usability.
- Deliver detailed assets, design specs, and documentation for engineering handoff.
- Present designs and prototypes to stakeholders and leadership.
- Contribute reusable design patterns for conversational AI and multimodal engagement.
- Minimum 5 years of UX/Product Design experience (with at least 2 years focused on conversational AI or related experiences; flexibility if portfolio shows strong UX depth).
- Strong portfolio of work in AI-driven or chatbot experiences, showcasing clear design process.
- Proven ability to create high-fidelity prototypes and animations to communicate interaction design.
- Expertise in mobile design principles, usability, and interaction frameworks.
- Familiarity with leading AI/chat platforms and their UX patterns (e.g., Gemini, Groq, Perplexity).
- Excellent communication skills; able to clearly present and defend design decisions.
- Strong collaboration mindset, comfortable working across product, design, and development teams.
- Background in media, sports, or entertainment design.
- Experience designing consumer-facing apps with personality-driven experiences.