Freelance
Remote: Not specified
Salary: Not specified
> 5 years
Skills we're looking for
AI and machine learning
Communication skills
User research
Creative design
Problem-solving skills
You'll be part of
United States of America
149 employees
Software
Our take
ustwo is a group of digital product studios where creativity and cutting-edge technology blend together to create award-winning solutions. With a focus on design and tech excellence, ustwo partners with clients to tackle challenges and transform ideas into tangible, impactful products. At the heart of ustwo's process is a focus on the user. By understanding customers needs and outcomes, it crafts unique, innovative solutions that go beyond the ordinary. Driven by the belief that technology should improve lives, ustwo aims to bring joy and value to ever project it takes on, turning complex problems into simple, delightful solutions. It's also a B-Corporation, standing for social and ethical responsibility, integrating these values into its work and relationships with clients. And it has an impressive portfolio, including major brands like LEGo, Fresenius medical Care, Go Go, Bots, and the Body Coach. Known for its groundbreaking work on mobile ticketing platform DICE and the cionic game Monument Valley, ustwo continues to push boundaries, striving to create fun, meaningful products that improve lives and inspire positive change.
You'll be working on
- We’re looking for experienced freelance Product Design Leads to help design and build complex tools and platforms
- You’ll champion the user’s voice and confidently map and optimise end-to-end journeys across complex product ecosystems. You’ll bring a strong understanding of user research, with a toolkit of methods and techniques to uncover insights and test design concepts and prototypes
- AI is central to how we work, and you’ll use it throughout the design process, from research and concept development through to shipping production-ready code. You’ll also work closely with client stakeholders, often directly with founders and early-stage teams, so clear communication and the ability to build strong relationships are essential
- As a discipline lead on the project, you’ll work alongside a talented, collaborative team to shape, design and build new products
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement savings
- Profit share
- Wellness & resilience benefits
- Inclusivity training
- People manager training
- Referral bonuses
- 3 month sabbatical at 3 years
- Annual growth & development
- Work from anywhere policy
- 5 days vacation at 5 years
- 10 weeks & 10K at 10 years
We're looking for
- Skilled in crafting compelling interaction models and design solutions through visual expression, design, and prototyping
- Capable of high-level strategic thinking and conceptual exploration across the product ecosystem, while also detail-oriented enough to be able to get into the weeds of the designs and able to guide your team accordingly
- As a skilled storyteller and proactive communicator, you effectively convey every phase of your design process and tailor your communication to suit different audiences
- Able to communicate with and understand clients’ business goals, and technical limitations, working within those constraints to unpack the challenge and explore innovative solutions for users and drive value for clients
- Comfortable working at startup pace with a high degree of autonomy. You self-direct, make decisions, and manage your own output without needing close oversight
- Skilled in identifying and prioritizing the right problems to solve and alignments across teams and clients
- Experienced in leading design within cross-functional teams and able to distill complex information into actionable steps for the team
- You’ve reshaped how you work around AI, and you can explain where it accelerates the work and where design judgement matters most
- Fluent in AI-assisted design and development workflows. You can generate code with AI, understand how it fits within the technical stack, and contribute production-ready front-end work
- Adept in both qualitative and quantitative research methods to fill knowledge gaps, quickly translate insights, unearth opportunities, and translate complex requirements into tangible design artifacts
- You enjoy working through ambiguity and are able to adapt and guide your team through any difficult or changing client needs and you build trust by consistently delivering
- You thrive in a collaborative working style. You’re skilled in facilitating workshops and design reviews with clients and team members and ensure everyone’s perspectives are heard and incorporated
- Ability to craft designs that are grounded in user-centric decision making including experience journeys and end-to-end flows
- A strong product mindset. You can judge what the product needs at each stage (what to build, what to cut, how far to take it), keeping momentum toward the bigger vision