Careers

Senior UX Designer

Ready to push the boundaries of user experience? Variate is looking for a thoughtful and inventive Senior UX Designer who brings bold ideas, sharp instincts, and a customer-first mindset to every project. If you’re energized by complex challenges, confident presenting your work, and driven to align design craft with business strategy, we’d love to work with you.

This is a remote, US-based role with flexible hours during the Eastern Time Zone workday.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project Ownership: Lead multiple design initiatives simultaneously, managing large-scale projects with minimal oversight while aligning design strategies with client business goals.
  • Design Innovation: Build cohesive, high-impact designs, including new key brand assets and design systems, using both existing styles and creativity in the absence of established brand standards.
  • Client Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior client designers, directors, and product owners. Confidently present design work, gather and synthesize feedback, and ensure smooth delivery of designs to development teams, staying closely involved to uphold quality and intent.
  • Research Leadership: Conduct user research independently, synthesizing insights to inform innovative design solutions. Apply WCAG accessibility best practices to ensure inclusivity.
  • AI-Driven Workflow: Use AI tools daily to optimize workflows and build tools that enhance the efficiency of the design process.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Experience: 5+ years in UX or product design with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, autonomous work on complex projects.
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional problem-solving ability, proactive initiative in design, and confidence in presenting and defending design decisions with examples.
  • Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Figma, including creating components for design systems and building complex prototypes. Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, graphic design, and modernizing brand aesthetics.
  • Adaptability: Demonstrated ability to stay updated on design trends and implement innovative solutions that balance creativity with industry best practices.

What Sets You Apart

  • Experience creating new design systems tailored to client needs.
  • Strong ability to gather requirements and feedback effectively, ensuring alignment with both business goals and user needs.
  • Leadership in raising the bar of design quality within collaborative environments.
  • Skilled at interpreting complex enterprise requirements and producing polished, high-impact work.
  • Prior success in client services or in-house corporate design environments — you know how to work across systems, stakeholders, and shifting priorities with professionalism and care.

About Variate

At Variate, we believe in the power of exceptional design to create meaningful connections and drive real impact. What matters most to us is solving complex challenges with creativity, clarity, and collaboration.

We prioritize building strong relationships, both with our clients and within our team, grounded in trust, empathy, and a shared commitment to excellence.

With a track record of leading over 200 digital design projects and collaborating with more than 90 ambitious companies, including Marriott International, Carnival Cruise Line, Macy's,  Bloomingdale's, Stanley, Black & Decker, and Amerant Bank, we help brands stand out and succeed in a rapidly evolving world.

Compensation
$100,000-$120,000 annual fulltime - $70-90hr contractor


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