UX Designer
Irvine, CA | Fully Remote
Job Description
Title: Customer Experience & UX Designer
Location: Work from Home
Note: This is a part-time role, with work demand fluctuating between 15-20 hours/week
Note: This is a W2 contract position – C2C, 1099, & 3 rd party candidates WILL NOT be considered
The Customer Experience & UX Designer supports the beta launch and evolution of the Career Pathways platform, designing end-to-end user experiences at the intersection of research, UX, and product design. Working with cross-functional teams, this role shapes workflows from onboarding through participation and support, ensuring seamless experiences across touchpoints, handoffs, and moments of need delivering intuitive, on-brand experiences that bring the Foundations mission to life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage regularly with beta users to gather feedback on usability, accessibility, and overall experience
- Review AI coach transcripts, workflows, and interactions to identify improvements through the lens of usability and customer experience
- Evaluate core user journeys (onboarding, tuition assistance, mentorship participation) to identify friction points and opportunities to improve clarity and flow
- Design and evaluate connected user experiences across product interactions, operational handoffs, and support moments to reduce friction and improve continuity
- Document bugs, usability issues, and experience insights with clear, actionable recommendations
- Translate customer discovery into design and user experience improvements in Figma or workflows
- Audit the beta platform against approved designs to ensure quality, consistency, and design fidelity
- Design and document user flows, interaction patterns, and high-fidelity UI screens in Figma
- Translate product requirements and concepts into end-to-end, user-centered design solutions
- Work within established design systems to create consistent, scalable, production-ready design
- Use components, variants, and auto layout to support efficient handoff to engineering
- Enforce adherence to style, branding, and visual guidelines across all design
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and vendors to support rapid learning and iteration
- Share insights that inform design, product, and customer experience decisions
- Support documentation of customer support and program workflows, as needed
Key Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in UX, UI, or product design, including a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design work from user flows to final UI
- A strong background in user research or customer discovery, including synthesizing qualitative insights into improve user experience
- Demonstrated ability to translate user needs and product flows into thoughtful user journeys and polished UI
- Strong proficiency in Figma, including experience working within established design systems
- Experience designing digital products for web and/or mobile platforms
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across experiences
- Clear communication skills and comfort collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and program partners
- Experience with AI-driven, SaaS, or consumer platforms preferred
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology preferred
Note: This is a W2 contract position – C2C, 1099, & 3 rd party candidates WILL NOT be considered
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