AKQA

New York

Freelance Senior Designer

FULL TIME ON-SITE SENIOR

Posted 3 days ago

Quick Summary

Role Overview

This is a hybrid freelance Senior Designer role at AKQA focused on UI for a major technology and connectivity brand. You will work in a fast-moving, collaborative environment to design digital product experiences that reach millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

Apply strong UI sensibility and visual design craft to digital product work
Implement strategic and conceptual skills across various deliverable types
Create and manage original visually compelling work that remains on-brand
Establish and maintain scalable visual design systems using tokenized components
Utilize AI tools to streamline research and prototyping processes
Collaborate with clients and internal teams to foster continuous improvement

Requirements Snapshot

Four to six years of professional experience preferably within an agency setting
Expert knowledge of Figma including design systems and variable setup
Strong proficiency with industry standard UX design and prototyping tools
Compelling portfolio demonstrating high quality UI craft for digital products
Ability to work hybrid in the Soho NYC office once per week

Expected Impact

You will contribute to digital product experiences for one of the most widely recognized names in technology, reaching an enormous national audience. By applying artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insights, you will help bring to life beautiful ideas that deliver impressive returns for clients and delight millions of daily users.

This summary was generated from the original job posting (AI-assisted, human-reviewed).
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Job Description

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labors of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients. Designers play essential roles in the strategy, conception, and design of beautiful ideas, products and services, bringing exceptional creative thought and craft output from brief to end user.

We are seeking a Freelance Senior Designer with a strong emphasis on UI to support one of the most widely recognized names in connectivity and technology, a brand that is woven into the daily lives of millions of people across the country. This is an opportunity to contribute to digital product experiences that reach an enormous audience, working within a collaborative and fast-moving team environment. This is a hybrid freelance role from June 22 through December 23, 2026.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

4 to 6 years of experience, with an agency setting preferred
Bring a strong UI sensibility and visual design craft to digital product work, with complementary UX capabilities that inform and elevate your output
Implement a combination of strategic, conceptual, and design skills across a variety of deliverable types
Create and manage original, visually compelling work that is both on-brand and purposeful
Skilled in establishing and maintaining visual design systems, with experience creating and deploying tokenized components for scalable design
Adept at utilizing AI tools to inform and streamline the design process, from research to prototyping
Collaborate effectively with clients and various teams within AKQA, contributing to a culture of openness and continuous improvement

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

A compelling portfolio of work with clear evidence of strong UI craft across digital products and services
A drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind
Fearlessly and boundlessly creative, relentlessly attentive to detail
Excellent knowledge of Figma, including working with design systems, setting up variables and libraries
Strong proficiency with leading industry-standard UX design and prototyping tools
Motion design skills are a welcome complement to your UI capabilities

Location & Commitment

Hybrid; one day per week in our Soho office, must be commutable to NYC
June 22, 2026 through December 23, 2026
40 hours/week
Expected compensation: $2, 000 t o$ 2,560 per week

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

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