Remote UX Research Assistant (Privacy-first)

Sequester; United States; Remote; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Async-first collaboration across time

Global hiring

Job summary

Sequester is seeking a UX Research Assistant to support user research for a privacy-first encrypted vault product for personal photos and videos. You will schedule interviews, synthesize feedback, and identify usability friction in sensitive areas.

Remote-friendly with async collaboration across time zones. You''ll maintain a research repository and help turn insights into actionable recommendations for Product and Design teams.

Qualifications

• Empathy and neutrality when users describe sensitive use cases.
• Strong note-taking and synthesis skills.
• Experience coordinating or assisting UX research studies.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants for moderated and unmoderated studies across a range of personas.
• Take structured notes and tag themes such as onboarding, backup anxiety, and sharing fears.
• Assist with usability test scripts and prototype walkthroughs.
• Maintain a research repository accessible to Product and Design.
• Summarize findings into actionable recommendations rather than raw transcripts.

Skills

Empathy

Neutrality

Note-taking

Synthesis

Observation

Tools

Zoom

Maze

UserTesting

Job description

Sequester is seeking a UX Research Assistant to support user research for a privacy-first encrypted vault product for personal photos and videos. You will schedule interviews, synthesize feedback, and identify usability friction in sensitive areas.

Remote-friendly with async collaboration across time zones. You''ll maintain a research repository and help turn insights into actionable recommendations for Product and Design teams.