UI/UX Product Designer - Contractor Pool

Midwestern Interactive is looking to expand our network of contractors in Senior Product Design. MWI is one of the fastest-growing embedded teams providers in the US. Our team works hard so we can play even harder. Our culture landed us a spot on Inc.'s List of Best Workplaces in 2022 and it keeps our team member retention rate over 90%. We are relationally driven; this is a huge part of why brands like Lyft, Meetup, Coca-Cola, and plenty more trust us to embed into their team, culture, and success. We have an amazing clientele and now we just need you to join the incredible talent pool who serve them. We're looking for candidates who embody our mission: Serve Each Other, Serve Our Clients. 

Details: 

• Work remote 
• Contract opportunities can vary in a number of ways, including: 
  • Hours: Full-time, part-time, or project-specific hours
  • Length: small projects to long-term evergreen needs
  • Type: typically contracts, the occasional contract-to-hire or full-time staffing opportunity
  • Industry: Saas products in a wide range of verticals
• Must be a U.S. citizen currently residing in the U.S

What you'll do:

• Be the senior designer as part of a cross-functional product team leading the end-to-end product design process, shipping features across native mobile and web platforms (research, wireframes, prototypes, flows, detailed design specs, managing the visual QA and implementation process)
• Be autonomous and a team player - take full ownership of your work while also functioning effectively in a collaborate environment
• Produce multiple concepts; know when to apply attention to detail and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes
• Actively participate in design critiques to give and receive feedback from other designers
• Partner with the PM and team lead in a scrum environment to articulate the long, medium, and short-term goals (e.g. design sprints, workshops, planning)
• Problem solve, think big, and explore divergent concepts/ideas while understanding how to converge and build iteratively towards your vision; clearly present your work at various stages
• Influence the shape of the product with research and data while executing design work using high-quality wireframes, mockups, user journeys, and cross-platform interactive prototypes
• Inspire the entire team (including your cross-functional) partners by bringing new ideas to the table
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal

Who you are:

• 7+ years of experience working in UX, UI, HCI related fields with experience working on SaaS/internal tooling products
• Excellent communicator and can clearly articulate your design decisions
• Have a user- and data-focused design mentality and constantly looking to sharpen your skills through their insight
• Have the ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision
• Have a portfolio featuring examples of interaction design work backed data driven decisions 
• Highly proficient with design tools (Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Highly proficient with interactive prototyping tools
• Excellence in design craft
• Excited about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Our hiring process

We use a 4 step process.

• Application: Upload your resume, portfolio, and complete our questionnaire.
• Zoom Introduction: 20-30 minute video chat to get to know each other.
• Portfolio Review: Give our design team a walk-through of your work.
• Join our Network: We'll send you an invitation to join our Slack channel where we post opportunities on the reg!

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

It is the continuing policy of Midwestern Interactive to provide equal opportunity employment to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. This policy applies to all employment decisions, including those in connection with recruitment, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.