Job Description
Title: UX Designer
Location: Detroit, MI (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Month Contract with the chance of extension/converting to full time
(W2 ONLY, NO C2C)
Assignment: Eligible for Contract renewal
Resume must reflect the following:
- Visual Design acumen
- Implementation of Design Systems
- Use of Figma and/or Axure
UX Design Candidate Requirements
- Target candidate: UX Designer with 57 years of experience, with a strong portfolio demonstrating polished visual and interaction design work.
- Core expectation: Ability to partner directly with business units and internal customers to understand needs, clarify requirements, and translate them into intuitive user experiences and design solutions
- What to prioritize: Candidates who can synthesize research, stakeholder input, and business requirements into high-quality outputs (mockups, prototypes, user flows, and development-ready user stories)
- Core tools: Advanced proficiency in Figma and/or Axure.
Industry/product context: Experience designing for internal enterprise tools, complex workflows, or operational environments is highly relevant. Utility or other regulated-industry experience is a plus, but not required.
- Role scope: This is an individual contributor role, best suited for someone who can work independently while collaborating closely with senior designers, product teams and cross-functional partners.
Key traits to screen for: Empathy, collaboration, initiative, and the ability to communicate design rationale clearly and iterate designs based on feedback.
- Good signals: Candidates who show strong visual craft, examples of turning feedback into refined design work, and evidence of proactively driving design work from concept to delivery.