Senior Ecommerce UX/UI Designer (Contractor)

UN/COMMON; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

UN/COMMON is a digital experience and marketing agency helping emerging brands scale in the Middle East and APAC. As a freelance UX/UI Designer, you will shape high-conversion eCommerce journeys, collaborating with project managers, developers and strategists to deliver world-class digital experiences.

You will create wireframes, prototypes, and design systems, conduct UX audits, and craft user personas and customer journeys to inform digital strategy, with a transition to full-time within 6–9

Qualifications

• Freelance UX/UI Designer with strong eCommerce experience.
• Proven ability to collaborate with PMs, developers, and strategists.
• Strong portfolio of UX audits and conversion-focused designs.
• Experience creating design systems and scalable UI patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver world-class digital experiences.
• Conduct UX design audits for optimization.
• Develop user personas and map customer journeys.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and UI concepts for websites and apps.
• Support email templates and digital assets.
• Document and hand off design systems to developers.
• Present concepts to internal teams and clients.
• Lead and participate in design sprints.
• Apply UX/UI best practices to align business goals with user needs.
• Contribute fresh perspectives to UN/COMMON's process.

Skills

UX Design

UI Design

Design Systems

Wireframes

Prototypes

User Personas

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Sketch

InVision

Job description

UN/COMMON is a digital experience and marketing agency that launches and grows the world's best emerging brands. We believe the future of consumer-facing brands starts with creating authentic stories built for the consumer first and brand second. We are extremely proud to work with revolutionary brands such as Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty, Dermalogica, Liquid Death, Lemon Perfect, and more.

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to support UN/COMMON's expansion into the Middle East and APAC regions. As a freelance UX/UI Designer, you'll play a key role in working with some of the largest and fastest-growing brands in these regions, helping to build best-in-class digital experiences.

You’ll collaborate closely with our project managers, developers, and strategists to create seamless, high-converting eCommerce user journeys.

Location & Future Plans

This role is remote initially, but we are looking for candidates based in—or open to relocating to Dubai before the end of the year. This is a contract-to-hire role, with the expectation of transitioning into a full-time position within 6-9 months.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work with our Head of Delivery, developers, and strategists to deliver world-class digital experiences
• Conduct UX design audits to identify areas for optimization and improvement
• Develop user personas and define customer journeys to inform digital strategy
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and UX/UI concepts for websites, landing pages, and digital platforms
• Support the design and execution of email templates, digital assets, and campaign materials as needed
• Craft documentation and deliver design systems to developers and other team members
• Present design concepts and solutions that inspire internal teams and clients alike
• Lead and participate in design sprints, ensuring efficiency and measurable outcomes
• Apply best practices in UX/UI design to bridge business objectives with user goals, ensuring conversion-driven experiences
• Proactively bring fresh perspectives and contribute to UN/COMMON's creative process

Hours & Contract Details

• Freelance (Project-Based): No fixed hours initially; work will be assigned on a project-by-project basis
• Transition to Full-Time: We expect this role to become a full-time position within 6-9 months