New

UI Designer

TEKsystems
$45.00 - $55.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, New York, New York
Mar 25, 2026
UI Product Designer (Mobile) HYBRID IN Manhattan Must currently be based close enough to commute for this role About the Role We're looking for a UIcraftfocused Product Designer with exceptional visual design skills and 3-5 years of experience designing native mobile applications. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highfidelity interface design, has strong visual instincts, and enjoys elevating product experiences through polished UI, motion, and thoughtful interaction design. You'll partner closely with a senior product and UX lead, owning visual execution and helping bring product concepts and UX direction to life through refined, productionready mobile interfaces. This role plays a critical part in raising the overall quality, creativity, and visual polish of a largescale mobile app. What You'll Do * Design highfidelity UI for new features and enhancements across a native mobile app * Translate product requirements, user flows, and lowfidelity wireframes into polished, visually compelling interface designs * Elevate visual hierarchy, layout, typography, color, and interaction patterns to guide user behavior * Create interactive prototypes to clearly communicate flows, interaction behavior, and product logic * Design thoughtful loading states, progress indicators, and microinteractions to improve perceived performance and engagement * Work within and extend an established mobile design system to ensure consistency and scalability * Partner closely with engineers to ensure highfidelity implementation of designs * Balance multiple projects in parallel while maintaining a high bar for UI craft and execution What We're Looking For * Strong visual UI craft and attention to detail demonstrated through portfolio work * 3-5 years of experience designing native mobile applications (iOS and Android) * Ability to take UX direction and product concepts and translate them into highquality, highfidelity UI * Deep understanding of visual hierarchy, typography, color, spacing, and layout in mobile design * Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, auto layout, variants, and libraries * Experience working within enterprisescale design systems and component libraries * Strong collaboration skills with product managers and engineering partners * Ability to produce productionready interface designs suitable for development handoff Nice to Have * Experience with animation and motion design * Strong interaction design instincts and comfort designing microinteractions * Experience creating visually engaging loading states, transitions, or progress feedback Portfolio Expectations * Portfolio should primarily feature native mobile work * Strong emphasis on visual UI craft and execution rather than research or UX artifacts * Demonstrated ability to elevate lowfidelity concepts into polished, highfidelity designs * Realworld or shipped product work preferred over speculative or sample projects * Bonus for showcasing subtle animation, motion, or interaction polish Work Environment This is a hybrid role based in New York City, with inoffice collaboration expected several days per week. Why This Role Matters This role supports critical activation, onboarding, and acquisition experiences within a highly visible mobile product. You'll act as a visual design counterpart to a UXleaning product lead, helping close a creativity gap and directly influencing the look, feel, and quality of the mobile experience used by millions. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of New York, NY. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in New York,NY. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Apr 7, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.