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TEKsystems is hiring: UI Designer in New York

TEKsystems, New York, NY, United States


UI Product Designer (Mobile) HYBRID IN Manhattan Must currently be based close enough to commute for this role. About the Role We're looking for a UI-focused Product Designer with exceptional visual design skills and 3-5 years of experience designing native mobile applications. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high‑fidelity interface design, has strong visual instincts, and enjoys elevating product experiences through polished UI, motion, and thoughtful interaction design. You’ll partner closely with a senior product and UX lead, owning visual execution and helping bring product concepts and UX direction to life through refined, production‑ready mobile interfaces. This role plays a critical part in raising the overall quality, creativity, and visual polish of a large‑scale mobile app. What You’ll Do Design high‑fidelity UI for new features and enhancements across a native mobile app. Translate product requirements, user flows, and low‑fidelity wireframes into polished, visually compelling interface designs. Elevate visual hierarchy, layout, typography, color, and interaction patterns to guide user behavior. Create interactive prototypes to clearly communicate flows, interaction behavior, and product logic. Design thoughtful loading states, progress indicators, and microinteractions to improve perceived performance and engagement. Work within and extend an established mobile design system to ensure consistency and scalability. Partner closely with engineers to ensure high‑fidelity implementation of designs. Balance multiple projects in parallel while maintaining a high bar for UI craft and execution. What We’re Looking For Strong visual UI craft and attention to detail demonstrated through portfolio work. 3‑5 years of experience designing native mobile applications (iOS and Android). Ability to take UX direction and product concepts and translate them into high‑quality, high‑fidelity UI. Deep understanding of visual hierarchy, typography, color, spacing, and layout in mobile design. Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, auto layout, variants, and libraries. Experience working within enterprise‑scale design systems and component libraries. Strong collaboration skills with product managers and engineering partners. Ability to produce production‑ready interface designs suitable for development handoff. Nice to Have Experience with animation and motion design. Strong interaction design instincts and comfort designing microinteractions. Experience creating visually engaging loading states, transitions, or progress feedback. Portfolio Expectations Portfolio should primarily feature native mobile work. Strong emphasis on visual UI craft and execution rather than research or UX artifacts. Demonstrated ability to elevate low‑fidelity concepts into polished, high‑fidelity designs. Real‑world or shipped product work preferred over speculative or sample projects. Bonus for showcasing subtle animation, motion, or interaction polish. Work Environment This is a hybrid role based in New York City, with in‑office collaboration expected several days per week. Why This Role Matters This role supports critical activation, onboarding, and acquisition experiences within a highly visible mobile product. You’ll act as a visual design counterpart to a UX‑leaning product lead, helping close a creativity gap and directly influencing the look, feel, and quality of the mobile experience used by millions. Job Type & Location This is a contract position based out of NewYork, NY. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $45.00–$55.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan – pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available Life Insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long‑term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in NewYork, NY. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Apr7,2026. About TEKsystems We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full‑Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real‑world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. Equal Opportunity Employer The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr

In Summary: UI Product Designer (Mobile) HYBRID in Manhattan is looking for a UI-focused Product Designer with exceptional visual design skills and 3-5 years of experience designing native mobile applications . The pay range for this position is $45.00–$55.00/hr . En Español:

UI Product Designer (Mobile) HYBRID IN Manhattan Debe estar actualmente basado lo suficientemente cerca como para desplazarse a este papel. Sobre el Role Buscamos un diseñador de productos centrado en la interfaz con habilidades excepcionales de diseño visual y 3-5 años de experiencia en el diseño de aplicaciones móviles nativas. Este rol es ideal para alguien que prospera en el design de interfaces de alta fidelidad, tiene fuertes instintos visuales y disfruta de elevar las experiencias del producto a través de una interface pulida, movimiento e interacción reflexiva. Esta función desempeña un papel crítico en la mejora de la calidad general, creatividad y visualización visual de una aplicación móvil a gran escala. Crear prototipos interactivos para comunicar claramente los flujos, el comportamiento de interacción y la lógica del producto. Diseñar UI de alta fidelidad para nuevas características y mejoras a través de una app móvil nativa. Transcribir requisitos de productos, flujos de usuarios e infraestructuras de baja fidelidad en diseños de interfaces pulidos y visualmente atractivos. Elevando jerarquías visuales, diseño, tipografía, color y patrones de intercambio que guíen el comportimiento del usuario. Los requisitos de elegibilidad se aplican a algunos beneficios y pueden depender de la clasificación de su trabajo y duración del empleo. Las prestaciones están sujetas a cambios y pueden estar sujetos a elecciones específicas, planes o términos del programa. Si son elegibles, los beneficios disponibles para este papel temporal pueden incluir los siguientes: Transporte médico, visión dental & Hospital crítico, Accidente y 401k) TEKsystems es una empresa del Grupo Allegis. Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades La compañía es un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades y considerará todas las solicitudes sin importar raza, sexo, edad, color, religión, origen nacional, estatus de veterano, discapacidad, orientación sexual, identidad de género, información genética o cualquier característica protegida por la ley. #J-18808-Ljbffr