Interaction Designer [AQ-24458]

Aquent; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio partnering with a leading Life Sciences client. We seek an experienced Interaction/Product/UX Designer to translate complex workflows into intuitive digital experiences on a global scale.

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers and researchers to shape how users engage with next-generation products. Role emphasizes architecture, screen states, micro-interactions and high-fidelity prototyping in Figma, plus design system collaboration and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of dedicated experience as an Interaction Designer, Product Designer, or UX Designer for digital product interfaces.
• Advanced mastery of Figma including components, auto-layout, interactive components, tokens and variables.
• Strong design portfolio showing end-to-end interaction design, user flows and dynamic prototypes.
• Solid grasp of HCI fundamentals, cognitive load, mental models and responsive patterns.
• Experience working in cross-functional, iterative Agile teams.
• Clear communication to explain design decisions to tech and non-tech stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Map end-to-end user journeys, task flows, wireframes and interaction models for complex product challenges.
• Build robust high-fidelity prototypes in Figma to evaluate usability and communicate logic.
• Define interface behaviors, edge cases, transitions, and component states across platforms.
• Collaborate with design, product, and engineering to contribute to design system guidelines and handoffs.
• Partner with researchers to run usability sessions and translate findings into refinements.

Skills

Interaction Design

Product Design

UX Design

Agile Collaboration

Communication

Figma Prototyping

Tools

Figma

Design Systems

Prototyping

Job description

Aquent Studios is proud to partner with a leading global client in the transformative Life Sciences industry, an organization dedicated to pioneering breakthroughs that enhance global health. This company stands at the forefront of innovation, translating complex scientific discoveries into life-changing solutions that reach diverse audiences worldwide. Joining this team means contributing to a mission-driven environment where every visual story has the power to educate, inspire, and make a tangible impact on the world, directly influencing how groundbreaking solutions are experienced by global audiences.

Role Overview

Transform complex workflows into seamless, elegant digital interactions on a global scale. Partnering with cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, visual designers, and researchers, you will define how users engage with next-generation digital products. This role bridges the gap between high-level user experience strategy and concrete digital interfaces, focusing deeply on system architecture, screen states, micro-interactions, and high-fidelity prototyping.

Key Responsibilities

• Interaction Architecture & User Flows: Map end-to-end user journeys, task flows, detailed wireframes, and interaction models that solve complex product challenges.
• High-Fidelity Prototyping in Figma: Build robust, realistic interactive prototypes using advanced Figma features (components, interactive variants, variables, auto-layout, and expressions) to evaluate usability and communicate functional logic.
• State & Edge-Case Definition: Define comprehensive interface behaviors, edge cases, transitions, error handling, and component state changes (hover, active, disabled, loading) to ensure intuitive experiences across platforms.
• Design Systems Collaboration: Partner closely with visual designers and front-end engineers to contribute interactive component specs, guidelines, and behavioral patterns to the shared design system.
• Concept Validation & Usability Testing: Partner with user researchers to run usability sessions on interactive Figma prototypes, translating evaluative findings into actionable iterative refinements.
• Technical & Engineering Handoff: Document interaction specifications, transition curves, and component behaviors clearly for engineers to ensure pixel-perfect and motion-accurate implementation.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Articulate interaction rationale, user-centric behavioral models, and design trade-offs across multidisciplinary product teams.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications

• Experience: 2+ years of dedicated experience as an Interaction Designer, Product Designer, or UX Designer specializing in digital product interfaces.
• Tooling Expertise: Advanced mastery of Figma as your primary tool, including deep experience with component architecture, auto-layout, interactive components, tokens, and variables.
• Portfolio Requirement: A strong design portfolio highlighting end-to-end interaction design problem-solving, detailed user flows, system thinking, and dynamic interactive Figma prototypes.
• Interaction Foundations: Strong grasp of human-computer interaction (HCI) fundamentals, cognitive load management, mental models, standard web/mobile interaction patterns, and responsive layout behavior.
• Agile Collaboration: Proven background working within cross-functional, iterative agile product teams alongside product managers and software engineers.
• Communication: Clear verbal and visual presentation skills to convey interaction mechanics and justify design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Technical Awareness: Foundational knowledge of front-end capabilities and constraints (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to optimize collaboration and feasibility with development teams.
• Accessibility: Deep familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG), keyboard navigation patterns, and inclusive design practices.
• Complex Systems Experience: Prior background designing for enterprise software, workflow tools, or creative professional suites.
• User Research Experience: Hands-on experience moderating prototype usability sessions or analyzing interaction heatmaps and behavioral analytics.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them - work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studios team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!

Other Requirements

Compensation Range: $45-$50/hour, W2.

The range provided is our reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location.