UI/UX Designer Contract ($130k-$150k annualized rate)

Aurora; New York (NY); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Aurora, a leading AI-powered lifestyle management company, seeks a talented UI/UX Designer to reshape its internal tools and customer-facing applications. This mid-senior level contract role offers a unique opportunity with competitive pay and the chance to empower elite performers through design.

Benefits

Health & longevity perks

New tech setup

Annual education budget

Access to premium lifestyle management services

Qualifications

• Experience designing for web, iOS, and Android, with 3+ years of real product shipping.
• Fluent in conversational UI and hyper-personalized user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of internal operational tools and enhance member-facing platforms.
• Work directly with founders and report to the COO, taking immediate ownership.

Skills

Empathy

Design thinking

User feedback analysis

Communication

Job description

UI/UX Designer Contract ($130k-$150k annualized rate)

UI/UX Designer Contract ($130k-$150k annualized rate)

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This range is provided by Aurora. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

UI/UX Designer (Part-Time, Remote)

:15 to 20 hours/week | $72/hour (:$150,00 annualized)

Location: Remote USA/Europe

Example Schedule: :2 hours/day + one full day on the weekend

Opportunity to transition to full-time with equity, vesting from day one

About Aurora

Aurora is the AI-powered Premium Lifestyle Manager for the world's leading founders, athletes, and artists.

We empower ultra-high-performance individuals to master the art of living across relationships, exploration, and longevity.

We're a team of tier-1 backed and exited operators united by five core principles:

• We seek truth
• We are high-leverage
• We are courageous
• We care deeply
• We believe impossible is an attitude
  
  

Aurora has launched a globally operational product to a curated cohort of members in Miami and NYC - achieving industry-leading usage.

Now, we're enhancing our offering and expanding our membership base across the U.S.

About The Founders

Aurora was founded in 2024 by:

• Jonah Lowenstein, previously backed by Accel, 20VC, and the Co-Founder of Venmo
• Aurelius Zwick, UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Dmitry Ogurtsov, former Director of Engineering at Workbounce (acquired by ZoomInfo)
  
  

Aurora's Chairman is Alex Macdonald, founder of Velocity Black (acquired by Capital One for $300M).

We've raised $2.5M from tier-1 investors, including Boost Capital, Koro Capital, Profluence VC, EQT Angel Fund, the Founder of Cleo, the Founder of Velocity Black, and the President of VistaJet US. With your help, we expect to raise a significant round by Q1, 2026.

Requirements

The Role

We're looking for a standout UI/UX Designer to lead the design of:

• Internal operational tools that power our best-in-class member experience
• Enhancements to our member-facing app and web platforms
  
  

You'll work directly with the founders and report to our COO. This is a high-visibility role with immediate ownership and a rapid path to senior responsibilities.

Why Join Aurora?

• High Leverage: Design a daily-use product for elite performers - your work directly empowers global impact
• Cutting Edge AI: Shape the next generation of AI-powered lifestyle systems
• Category-Defining: Help define the new era of premium lifestyle management - a $10B+ opportunity at the intersection of technology, hospitality, and longevity
  
  
  

Who You Are

• A user-first thinker who designs with empathy and intentionality
• Confident prioritizing trade-offs and making high-leverage decisions
• Urgent with inputs, pragmatic about outputs
• Obsessed with early-stage user feedback, validation, and testing
• Excited by the idea of enabling ultra-high performers to maximize impact
• Passionate about (or eager to learn about) conversational UI, agentic AI, and hyper-personalized user experiences
• A brilliant communicator, both visually and verbally
• Experienced & comfortable collaborating with founders and C-suite leaders
• Fluent in web, iOS, and Android design, with 3+ years of shipping real products
• Willing to contribute to other priority areas when needed, such as marketing and brand assets, understand we are an early-stage company
  
  
  

Benefits

Perks & Benefits

• Health & longevity perks
• New tech setup
• Annual education budget
• Access to Aurora's premium lifestyle management services, including premium hospitality, experiences & exclusive longevity offerings

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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