smartdept. is searching for a Digital Product Designer for a travel and hospitality industry client. The ideal candidate will come with 4+ years of experience. This is a project-based, fully remote, ongoing contract opportunity with the possibility of extension.
This team operates within a highly technical digital product framework, supporting approximately 40 accounts with work spanning full website builds, feature updates, and new AI product design. The Digital Product Designer will collaborate closely with a small, senior-level UI/UX team and work within a structured design system built for seamless engineering handoff.
What You'll Do:
Design across multiple viewports (mobile-first through desktop) within an established Figma design system
Prepare and deliver developer-ready files including technical specs, developer annotations, and content annotations
Contribute to UX consulting work including heuristics evaluations and journey mapping
Ensure designs meet digital best practices: accessibility standards, mobile scaling, touch targets, and responsive layout logic
Collaborate with the internal team to diagnose product problems and present data-informed solutions to clients
Hand off structured, well-documented files to engineering teams
What You'll Need:
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
4+ years of experience in digital product design or UX/UI design
Strong proficiency in Figma, including design systems, components, and multi-viewport layouts
Demonstrated experience with engineering handoff - technical specs, annotations, and responsive design documentation
Solid understanding of digital best practices: mobile-first design, accessibility checks, web-safe fonts, and email design constraints
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret product data and communicate design rationale clearly to non-design stakeholders
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Experience with interactive prototyping tools (e.g., Make, Figma advanced prototyping, or Figma-to-code connections)
Familiarity with current digital trends including AI product design and evolving design system standards
Background in travel, hospitality, or agency environments supporting multiple client accounts

Digital Product Designer
smartdept. inc., Chicago, IL, United States