Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
UX/UI Designer- 6-month contract
Motion Recruitment Partners LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
This is a contract UX/UI Designer role supporting a public-facing digital platform used by a large and diverse user base. The position is hybrid within the BostonAreaand embedded within a small, collaborative design group. The focus of the role is on user research, usability testing, and high-fidelity interface design, with heavy use of Figma and modern accessibility standards. This is a short-term contract engagement with consistent weekly hours.
This role is ideal for a designer who enjoys owning meaningful research-driven work and seeing their designs quickly move into production. You’ll work closely with product partners, engineers, researchers, and senior stakeholders to improve real-world digital experiences that impact a broad audience. The work emphasizes thoughtful problem-solving, accessibility, and facilitation. Offering a strong opportunity to deepen experience in service design, usability testing, and design systems while maintaining solid work-life balance.
Contract Duration Approximately 5–6 months
Required Skills & Experience
3+ years of experience in UX/UI or digital product design
Strong experience planning and running usability testing
Advanced proficiency with Figma, including high-fidelity prototyping
Working knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards
Ability to synthesize research findings into actionable design recommendations
Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams
Desired Skills & Experience
Background working in complex or highly regulated environments
Experience contributing to or maintaining a design system
Comfort facilitating design workshops and stakeholder sessions
Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Miro
Strong systems‑thinking and service‑design mindset
What You Will Be Doing
Conducting and facilitating usability tests for web‑based applications and content
Translating research insights into accessible, user‑centered UI solutions
Designing and iterating on wireframes and production‑ready interfaces
Contributing components and patterns to an existing design system
Reviewing UX/UI work produced by partner teams
Collaborating with product, engineering, data, and policy stakeholders
Tech Breakdown
60% UX/UI Design & Prototyping (Figma)
25% User Research & Usability Testing
15% Design System Contributions & Documentation
Daily Responsibilities
75% Hands‑on design and research work
15% Stakeholder collaboration and facilitation
10% Documentation, reviews, and design system updates
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This role is ideal for a designer who enjoys owning meaningful research-driven work and seeing their designs quickly move into production. You’ll work closely with product partners, engineers, researchers, and senior stakeholders to improve real-world digital experiences that impact a broad audience. The work emphasizes thoughtful problem-solving, accessibility, and facilitation. Offering a strong opportunity to deepen experience in service design, usability testing, and design systems while maintaining solid work-life balance.
Contract Duration Approximately 5–6 months
Required Skills & Experience
3+ years of experience in UX/UI or digital product design
Strong experience planning and running usability testing
Advanced proficiency with Figma, including high-fidelity prototyping
Working knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards
Ability to synthesize research findings into actionable design recommendations
Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams
Desired Skills & Experience
Background working in complex or highly regulated environments
Experience contributing to or maintaining a design system
Comfort facilitating design workshops and stakeholder sessions
Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Miro
Strong systems‑thinking and service‑design mindset
What You Will Be Doing
Conducting and facilitating usability tests for web‑based applications and content
Translating research insights into accessible, user‑centered UI solutions
Designing and iterating on wireframes and production‑ready interfaces
Contributing components and patterns to an existing design system
Reviewing UX/UI work produced by partner teams
Collaborating with product, engineering, data, and policy stakeholders
Tech Breakdown
60% UX/UI Design & Prototyping (Figma)
25% User Research & Usability Testing
15% Design System Contributions & Documentation
Daily Responsibilities
75% Hands‑on design and research work
15% Stakeholder collaboration and facilitation
10% Documentation, reviews, and design system updates
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