Remote Freelance Senior Digital Product Designer

AKQA; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 173,000; Part time

Job summary

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks an experienced Senior Designer - Freelance to support a flagship digital product experience in financial services. You will bring strong digital product design craft and design systems expertise, delivering polished work at scale.

You will design high-quality experiences, contribute to scalable design systems, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to present and defend design choices to clients.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showing strong digital product design across complex platforms.
• Experience designing within and contributing to design systems for scalability and consistency.
• Proficient in Figma with advanced component and library management.
• Strong knowledge of UI, mobile, and responsive design principles.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality digital product experiences from concept to delivery.
• Develop and maintain design systems and UI to ensure consistency and quality.
• Create high-fidelity designs, flows, and interactive prototypes in Figma.
• Translate complex requirements into simple, user-centered solutions.
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Present design decisions clearly to clients and stakeholders.
• Maintain high aesthetic and craft across deliverables.

Skills

Digital product design

Figma

Design systems

UI/UX principles

Cross-functional collaboration

Client presentation

Tools

Figma

Job description

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks an experienced Senior Designer - Freelance to support a flagship digital product experience in financial services. You will bring strong digital product design craft and design systems expertise, delivering polished work at scale.

You will design high-quality experiences, contribute to scalable design systems, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to present and defend design choices to clients.