Freelance Senior Designer

We are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Designer with a strong emphasis on UI to support one of the most recognized and trusted names in financial services, a brand with deep roots in helping people plan, protect, and secure their futures. This is a transformative digital product work engagement where strong visual craft and systems‑level thinking directly impact real people at pivotal moments. It is a remote freelance role starting as soon as possible and running through December 23, 2026.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Deliver high‑quality UI design across digital product surfaces, with a strong grounding in user‑centered design principles and a meticulous eye for craft

Bring a strong UI sensibility and visual design expertise to digital product work, with complementary UX capabilities that inform and elevate your output

Contribute to, maintain, and evolve sophisticated design systems, working confidently across components, tokens, patterns, variants, and states with a focus on scalability and consistency

Develop and deliver high‑fidelity prototypes and interactive experiences primarily utilizing Figma, with expert‑level command of components, variants, auto layout, libraries, and prototyping capabilities

Translate UX direction and wireframes into polished, pixel‑precise designs that are both on‑brand and highly usable

Work both strategically and tactically, weighing trade‑offs and exploring multiple solution concepts across a complex ecosystem of digital products and services

Adept at utilizing AI tools to inform and streamline the design process, from research to prototyping

Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, strategists, and engineers to ensure design decisions are well‑integrated and grounded in user needs

Contribute to continuously raising the bar for design quality, process, and delivery standards within the engagement

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

A compelling portfolio of distinctive work demonstrating strong UI craft across digital products and services, with clear evidence of design systems experience

Expert‑level Figma skills, including advanced component management, variables, libraries, and design system architecture; Figma proficiency is a must

Able to develop simple and elegant design solutions to complex design problems

Comfortable working within complex and highly considered subject matter contexts

Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills, with experience partnering across UX, product, strategy, and engineering

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Fosters progressive and limitless thinking

Location & Commitment

Remote (United States only)

ASAP through December 23, 2026

40 hours/week

Expected weekly compensation: 2,600 to 3,400

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their career.

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