Rapid Usability Researcher — Remote Contract

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm is seeking a Usability Rapid Researcher for a remote, USA-based, six-month contract with a major online community platform. You will design and execute rapid usability studies, including moderated and unmoderated sessions, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

You will partner daily with design, product, engineering, and product marketing, scoping projects and prioritizing work across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional user research experience.
• Strong qualitative chops — interviews, concept testing, usability testing.
• Experience with remote and unmoderated research.
• Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and complex cross-functional work.

Responsibilities

• Design and run moderated + unmoderated usability studies and user interviews through a rapid research program.
• Partner daily with design, product management, engineering, and product marketing.
• Scope and prioritize usability projects with cross-functional teams.
• Turn research around fast — without cutting corners on quality.
• Build deliverables that actually move product and design decisions.

Skills

User research

Qualitative research

Remote research

Unmoderated research

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Psychology or related field

Job description

🔍 Usability Rapid Researcher — Remote (USA) | 6-Month Contract

We're hiring a Usability Rapid Researcher for a major online community platform — one of the most-visited consumer destinations on the internet. If you love watching real people use real products and turning that into decisions the same week, read on.

What you'll do:

✅ Design and run moderated + unmoderated usability studies and user interviews through a rapid research program

✅ Partner daily with design, product management, engineering, and product marketing

✅ Scope and prioritize usability projects with cross-functional teams

✅ Turn research around fast — without cutting corners on quality

✅ Build deliverables that actually move product and design decisions

What we're looking for:

🎯 3+ years of professional user research experience

🎯 Strong qualitative chops — interviews, concept testing, usability testing

🎯 Experience with remote and unmoderated research

🎯 Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and complex cross-functional work

🎯 BA/BS in Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Behavioral Science, CS, HCI or equivalent product experience