Ui / Ai Specialist

1840 & Company; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global outsourcing firm seeks a UI/UX Designer to create intuitive interfaces and improve user experiences. The role involves translating user stories into design prototypes, utilizing AI tools to enhance workflows, and ensuring design consistency across platforms. Candidates should have over three years of UI/UX experience, strong knowledge of responsive design and coding skills. This full-time position offers remote work flexibility and the chance to innovate in a rapidly evolving industry.

Benefits

Remote work flexibility

Opportunity for professional growth

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• 3+ years in UI / UX, product design, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, user flows, and accessibility best practices.
• Experience using AI tools for design and content generation.

Responsibilities

• Design responsive interfaces using modern web standards.
• Translate requirements into wireframes, prototypes, and UI assets.
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate AI-driven elements.

Skills

UI/UX design

Responsive design

Use of AI tools

Technical coding capabilities

Communication skills

Education

3+ years in UI/UX or product design

Tools

Figma

Shopify (Liquid code)

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Job description

Base Pay Range

$ / hr - $ / hr

Key Responsibilities

• Design clean, intuitive, responsive interfaces using modern web standards (HTML5, CSS3, WCAG accessibility guidelines, etc.)
• Translate requirements and user stories into wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI assets
• Conduct user‑centric design iterations informed by testing, feedback, and analytics
• Use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Midjourney, Figma AI, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate layout generation, component creation, content drafting, and workflow optimization
• Build reusable AI design prompts, templates, and automations that streamline production
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate AI‑driven elements directly into product experiences when applicable
• Partner with developers to ensure designs translate accurately into production‑ready components
• Maintain and evolve design systems with an AI‑accelerated approach (naming conventions, accessibility, component logic)
• Ensure consistency across web, mobile, and multi‑platform experiences
• Stay current on UI trends, AI tools, and modern front‑end frameworks
• Explore emerging AI workflows that reduce repetitive tasks and enhance creativity
• Recommend scalable solutions that keep the organization ahead of design and automation trends

Requirements

• 3+ years in UI / UX, product design, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, user flows, and accessibility best practices
• Must have experience using AI tools for design, prototyping, content generation, or automation
• Familiarity with front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks) is strongly preferred
• Needs to have coding capabilities, specifically for Shopify (Liquid code) and mobile‑first elements
• Marketplace experience (Amazon or similar) is important to ensure synergy and understanding of workflows
• Ability to think strategically while sweating the pixel‑perfect details
• Excellent communication skills — both with humans and with whatever AI companion you prefer

(If you can wield Figma like a lightsaber, we're listening.)

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Experience creating or maintaining a design system
• Understanding of LLM prompts and workflows
• Motion design / micro‑interactions experience
• Light humor and a healthy respect for robots... just in case

What This Role Brings

The opportunity to help define a new hybrid discipline blending UI and AI

About & Company

Company is a global leader in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and remote talent solutions, dedicated to propelling businesses forward through our comprehensive suite of services.

We specialize in connecting companies with world‑class freelance professionals and delivering top‑tier outsourcing services, across over countries worldwide.

Our mission is to empower growth for forward‑thinking businesses, seamlessly bridging any skill or resource gaps with our expertly vetted talent pool.

We firmly believe in fostering an environment where exceptional individuals can achieve an optimal work‑life balance, working remotely from any location, while maximizing their professional growth and earning potential.

We are headquartered in Overland Park, KS, USA with service delivery facilities in the Philippines, India, Ukraine, South Africa and Argentina.

We invite you to explore the opportunities we offer and consider joining our exclusive network of global freelance talent.

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Please visit our dedicated jobs portal at .

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.

These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.

Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

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Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Outsourcing / Offshoring