UI/UX Specialist - Fully Remote | Up to $60/hr

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking UI/UX designers with 2–3 years of professional experience or current postgrad HCI/design students to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work on real product design tasks on your Mac, helping benchmark and improve AI models.

The role is part-time (10–20 hours/week) with responsibilities including completing and narrating UI/UX tasks to generate high-quality training data. Immediate start preferred.

Qualifications

• Own a MacBook or Mac with Apple M-series or Intel processor, macOS 15+.
• Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Framer, or Adobe XD.
• Experience designing web or mobile interfaces, wireframes, prototypes, and design systems; familiarity with user research and usability testing is a plus.
• Pursuing or recently completed Masters, or 2-3 years of relevant experience plus a Bachelor's from a prestigious institution.
• Ability to clearly explain design decisions and demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week.
• Complete and narrate real UI/UX design tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models.
• Responsibilities are clearly structured with low pressure compared to internships or full-time roles.
• Immediate start preferred.

Skills

UI/UX design

Wireframing

Prototyping

Design systems

User research

Education

Masters in HCI/design

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Framer

Adobe XD

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for UI/UX designers with 2-3 years of professional experience, or currently enrolled postgrad HCI/design students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real product design workflows on your own Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications:

• Required: You must own a MacBook or Mac with an Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15 or higher. Applicants without a Mac cannot be considered.

• Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Sketch, Framer, or Adobe XD

• Experience designing web or mobile interfaces, wireframes, prototypes, and design systems; familiarity with user research and usability testing is a plus

• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution

• Ability to clearly explain your design decisions while you work

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Details:

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week

• Responsibilities include completing and narrating real UI/UX design tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models

• Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles

• Immediate start preferred