UX Designer - Contractor

Modus Digital; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Modus Digital is seeking a UX Designer- Contractor to partner with our Experience Design team on a diverse set of client projects. You will shape strategy, conduct user research, and translate findings into actionable UX artifacts across devices and platforms.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams, leveraging AI-enabled design and productivity tools to deliver thoughtful, human-centered digital experiences. Strong portfolio, collaboration, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of UX design experience in digital consultancy, agency, or product-focused org.
• College degree or equivalent in communications, marketing, cognitive science, research, design, or related field; advanced degree is a plus.
• Strong portfolio showing user-centered solutions across devices and platforms.
• Mastery of core UX deliverables: research findings, personas, journeys, sitemaps, flows, wireframes, prototypes, data visualizations, specs.
• Experience uncovering user needs, defining UX problems, and translating insights into simple, powerful digital experiences.
• Experience with complex data apps, data sources, data models, and user-friendly data visualizations.
• Knowledge of user research methods across product lifecycle, from discovery to usability testing.
• Experience interviewing stakeholders, product teams, engineers, and end users (tech and non-tech).
• Ability to modernize legacy products with a clear UX vision.
• Experience with component-based enterprise design systems and Agile scrum teams.
• Proficiency with UX/design tools (Figma, Adobe Suite) and organization of structured design files for handoff and AI workflows.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows supporting UX, prototyping, synthesis, and collaboration (e.g., Figma Make, Claude).
• Strong understanding of UX principles, information architecture, interaction, accessibility, and emerging tech.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape creative strategy and UX direction for digital products and experiences.
• Participate in discovery: stakeholder interviews, user research, analytics review, and needs analysis.
• Synthesize research into clear insights, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Develop personas, journeys, sitemaps, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and functional specs.
• Conduct UX heuristic audits of existing software, websites, and digital products.
• Design annotated wireframes and prototypes to align stakeholders and guide development.
• Structure information architecture, navigation, taxonomies, components, and data-driven experiences.
• Design across conversational UI, responsive websites, large templated sites, native apps, enterprise platforms.
• Collaborate with product owners, UI designers, content strategists, engineers, PMs, account teams, and client stakeholders.
• Present research and design recommendations clearly to internal teams and clients.
• Work independently with remote cross-functional teams, managing priorities and deadlines.
• Report progress, risks, and dependencies; contribute to project planning.
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned.

Skills

UX design

User research

Information architecture

Wireframing

Prototyping

Collaboration

Presentation

Agile collaboration

Education

College degree or equivalent in communications/marketing/cognitive science/research/design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma Make

Claude

AI-enabled design tools

Job description

We're looking for a powerhouse UX practitioner with a proven track record of creating successful human-centered digital experiences. You bring strategic thinking, strong research synthesis, and hands-on design craft to complex digital challenges. You're comfortable collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams and using modern tools, including the latest AI-enabled design and productivity tools, to work smarter and push ideas further.Modus Digital is an independent company of Advisors & Creators for the world's leading brands. We define strategies that drive businesses forward and create experiences that people love. We believe digital experiences are human experiences, technology is transformative, and real innovation yields real results. We're headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.

Our UX Designer- Contractor collaborates with our Experience Design team, working across a wide range of clients and products.

Responsibilities

• Shape creative strategy and conceptual UX direction for digital products and experiences
• Participate in discovery, including stakeholder interviews, user research, analytics review, and user needs analysis
• Synthesize research findings into clear insights, opportunities, and recommendations
• Develop personas, customer journeys, sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and functional specifications
• Conduct UX heuristic audits of existing software, websites, and digital products
• Design conceptual prototypes and detailed annotated wireframes to align stakeholders and guide development
• Structure information architecture, navigation systems, content taxonomies, component models, and data-driven experiences
• Design across conversational UI, responsive websites, large templated sites, native mobile apps, enterprise platforms, and digital products
• Collaborate closely with product owners, UI designers, content strategists, engineers, project managers, account teams, and client stakeholders
• Present research, concepts, UX strategy, and design recommendations clearly and confidently to internal teams and clients
• Work independently and proactively with remote, cross-functional teams while managing priorities and deadlines
• Report progress, communicate risks or dependencies, and contribute to project planning as needed
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of UX design experience, preferably at a digital consultancy, agency, or product-focused organization
• College degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing, cognitive science, research, design, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus
• Strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful, user-centered solutions across multiple devices, platforms, and experience types
• Mastery of core UX deliverables, including research findings, personas, journey maps, sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, data visualizations, and functional specs
• Experience uncovering user needs and behaviors, defining UX problems, and translating insights into simple, powerful digital experiences
• Experience with complex data applications, multiple data sources, data models, and user-friendly data visualizations
• Knowledge of user research methods across the product development lifecycle, from discovery and persona research to usability testing
• Experience conducting stakeholder, product team, engineering, and end-user interviews with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to take legacy products and define a modern UX vision for them
• Experience working with component-based enterprise design systems
• Experience working with scrum teams and Agile methodologies
• Excellent proficiency in UX and design tools, including Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. Strong command of structured Figma practices, including auto layout, component properties, variants, slots, naming conventions, and file organization, with awareness of how well-structured design files support handoff and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Fluency with emerging AI tools and workflows that support UX design, prototyping, research synthesis, and collaboration, including Figma Make, Claude, and other AI-enabled tools
• Strong understanding of UX design principles, information architecture, interaction design, accessibility, and emerging technology
• Excellent communication, collaboration, writing, and presentation skills