[Hiring] Freelance Senior Designer @Human Made, makers of Altis DXP

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior UX Designer to join our development team for a new website build project. The successful candidate will lead the UX/UI design efforts for a new publishing website for a major financial institution.

• Lead the UX/UI design process from concept to implementation.
• Take ownership at a project level for not only your own work, but work that interacts or impacts your own.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, including editorial teams, developers, and project managers, to gather requirements and understand the project’s vision.
• Work with clients and their expectations, navigating the relationship and taking ownership of client satisfaction.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups to communicate design ideas effectively.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and analyze feedback to inform design decisions and ensure the best user experience.
• Design responsive and accessible interfaces that work seamlessly across various devices and platforms.
• Develop a consistent design language and style guide for the project, ensuring a cohesive look and feel across all digital touchpoints.
• Work with the development team to ensure that designs are technically feasible and implemented as intended.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and best practices, and apply them to the project.
• Present design concepts and rationale to clients and internal teams, articulating the value of design choices in relation to business goals.
• Deliver work on time and according to specifications.
• Maintain regular communication with your team and the rest of the company.
• Proactively address technical issues as they arise.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and communicate issues to your team.
• Help others on your team when asked for assistance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in UX/UI design, with a strong portfolio showcasing editorial, publishing, or media-related projects.
• User Interface (UI) Design: Strong ability to create visually appealing, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.
• Systematic Design Approach: Understanding of design systems, reusable UI components, and pattern libraries to maintain consistency.
• Responsive Design: Experience designing responsive interfaces that adapt to different screen sizes and devices.
• Prototyping and Wireframing: Skilled in creating detailed wireframes and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
• Typography and Layout: A keen eye for typography, layout, and composition, particularly in the context of editorial design.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that designs meet the highest standards of quality.
• MVP thinking: Understanding of how to break down designs into an MVP and phased enhancements.
• Scalability & Maintainability: Ability to design with future extensibility in mind.
• CMS experience: Familiarity with modern WordPress or other CMS platforms.
• Accessibility: Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Animation: Understanding of basic motion design principles and micro-interactions.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Web Technologies: Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and how design translates into code.
• User Research: Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Design Systems: Experience in developing and maintaining design systems and style guides.
• Leadership: Proven experience leading design projects and collaborating and guiding development teams.
• Iterative Approach: Experience in an agile environment, working in short feedback loops.
• Upper Intermediate use of English and Japanese.

Requirements

• Experience designing for financial/institutional clients.
• Bilingual layout experience (English + Japanese typography).
• WCAG 2.2 AA+ accessibility compliance.
• Familiarity with WordPress Full Site Editing and block-based design systems.
• Ability to work with evolving brand guidelines.

Benefits

• Gain experience working in an agency, without a long-term commitment.
• Competitive day rates.
• Work alongside some of the WordPress industry’s top engineers.
• Access to Slack channels which will open up plenty of opportunities to network with other WordPress peers at Human Made.
• The opportunity to explore Human Made with the potential of becoming a full-time employee.