Senior Product Designer (Contract) - Remote, 20hrs/wk

AERDF; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 276,000; Part time

Job summary

AugmentED is seeking a Product Designer to own the design vision and execution for experimental AI-powered learning tools co-created with high school teachers and academic researchers. You will work with a cross-disciplinary team to design tea​cher- and student-facing tools in a data-heavy space, focusing on usability and research-question validation.

This is a remote, part-time role (~20 hours/week) with an hourly rate of $150–$200 and potential renewal through 2026–2027.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of design experience shipping early-stage products to real users.
• Design experience on a research-adjacent or data-intensive user-facing application.
• Expertise creating flows, wireframes, and interaction designs for functional prototypes
• Experience testing for usability and validating a scientific or academic research question or hypothesis
• Strong communication skills, especially with both technical and non-technical colleagues, and translating between disciplines.
• Nice-to-haves: education experience, understanding of learning science research, past mission-driven or social impact work.

Responsibilities

• Own the design vision and execution for experimental AI-powered learning tools.
• Design flows, wireframes, and interaction designs for functional prototypes; collaborate with researchers and teachers.
• Facilitate co-design sessions and translate research needs into usable interfaces.

Skills

Design experience

Data visualization

Communication

Facilitation

Prototype design

AI/ML awareness

Job description

AugmentED is seeking a Product Designer to own the design vision and execution for experimental AI-powered learning tools co-created with high school teachers and academic researchers. You will work with a cross-disciplinary team to design tea​cher- and student-facing tools in a data-heavy space, focusing on usability and research-question validation.

This is a remote, part-time role (~20 hours/week) with an hourly rate of $150–$200 and potential renewal through 2026–2027.