UX Designer — Four-Day Week with Real Ownership

Public Policy Institute; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 64,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Policy Institute is seeking a UX Designer to turn constraints into creative fuel in Providence, RI. This temporary role offers ownership over your work and a clear growth path as the team ships. The position emphasizes user-centered design, deadlines, and practical goals.

You’ll drive content series, coordinate photo shoots in Providence, and present design rationale to stakeholders. You'll find a $64,000 - $92,000 salary, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen Zeplin

Qualifications

• Humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back.
• Composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• Comfort steering creative conversations toward a decision.
• Practical command of Goal Setting; bonus points for User Personas.
• Grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.
• 4 years of heatmap analysis practice.

Responsibilities

• Drive proudly-imperfect content series from ideation to publication and promotion
• Choreograph photo shoots in Providence from shot list to retouched selects
• Convert vague scrappy adjectives from a brief into concrete, defensible choices
• Champion a deadline-driven approach to user-centered design in every project
• Present design rationale clearly to mid-level stakeholders and clients
• Pace a product walkthrough so the fast-paced payoff lands at the right second
• Steer a mid-level review toward decisions instead of opinions about decisions

Skills

Humility

Composure

Decision facilitation

Goal Setting

User Personas

Heatmap Analysis

Tools

Zeplin

Job description

Public Policy Institute is seeking a UX Designer to turn constraints into creative fuel in Providence, RI. This temporary role offers ownership over your work and a clear growth path as the team ships. The position emphasizes user-centered design, deadlines, and practical goals.

You’ll drive content series, coordinate photo shoots in Providence, and present design rationale to stakeholders. You'll find a $64,000 - $92,000 salary, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen Zeplin